La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-7601
BPCRH-Department of Health and Hospital, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Primary Care and Rural Health.
CAH- Critical Access Hospital.
CMS- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
EACH/RPCH- Essential Access Community Hospital/Rural Primary Care Hospital-a limited service rural hospital program.
EMS- Emergency Medical Services.
Health Care Network- an organization consisting of at least one CAH and one acute care hospital with agreements for patient referrals, emergency/non-emergency transportation and other services as feasible.
HPSA- Health Professional Shortage Area.
HSS- Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, Health Standards Section.
MRHF- Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program.
MSA- Metropolitan Statistical Area.
MUA- Medically Underserved Area designated by the federal Office of Shortage Designations.
Necessary Provider- a facility located in a primary care HPSA or MUA; or located in a parish in which the percentage of Medicare beneficiaries is higher than the percentage of Medicare beneficiaries residing in the state; or a facility located in a parish in which the percentage of the population under 100 percent of the federal poverty level is higher than the percentage of the state population under 100 percent of the federal poverty level or qualifies as a "rural hospital" under the Louisiana Rural Preservation Act.
Not-for Profit- incorporated as a non-profit corporate entity.
Primary Care- basic ambulatory health services that provide preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic care.
Primary Care Physicians- includes general, family and internal medicine, pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology.
QIO- Quality Improvement Organization
Public Hospital- hospital supported by public funds including city, service district and state hospitals.
Rural- The CAH is located outside any area that is a Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget or qualifies as a rural hospital under the Louisiana Rural Preservation Act.
La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-7601