[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 42, Volume 3] [Revised as of October 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 42CFR485.601] [Page 588] TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES--(Continued) PART 485--CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: SPECIALIZED PROVIDERS--Table of Contents Subpart F--Conditions of Participation: Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) Sec. 485.601 Basis and scope. Source: 58 FR 30671, May 26, 1993, unless otherwise noted. (a) Statutory basis. This subpart is based on section 1820 of the Act which sets forth the conditions for designating certain hospitals as CAHs. (b) Scope. This subpart sets forth the conditions that a hospital must meet to be designated as a CAH. [58 FR 30671, May 26, 1993, as amended at 62 FR 46037, Aug. 29, 1997]