42 C.F.R. § 23.8

Current through September 30, 2024
Section 23.8 - What operational requirements apply to an entity to which National Health Service Corps personnel are assigned?

Each National Health Service Corps site must:

(a) Operate a health care delivery system within a planned or existing community structure to assure:
(1) The provision of high quality comprehensive health care;
(2) To the extent feasible, full professional health care coverage for the health manpower shortage area;
(3) Continuum of care; and
(4) The availability and accessibility of secondary and tertiary health care (the two more sophisticated levels of health care beyond primary care);
(b) Establish and maintain a patient record system;
(c) Implement a system for maintaining the confidentiality of patient records;
(d) Meet the requirements of applicable fire and safety codes;
(e) Develop, to the extent feasible, linkages with other health care facilities for the provision of services which supplement or complement the services furnished by the assigned Corps personnel;
(f) Operate a quality assurance system which meets the requirements of 42 CFR 51c.303(c) for the establishment and operation of a quality assurance system in a community health center; and
(g) Establish basic data, cost accounting, and management information and reporting systems as prescribed by the Secretary.

42 C.F.R. §23.8