INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE VERIFICATION OF CLINIC DATA
RURAL HEALTH CLINIC PROGRAM
The filing of this verification of clinic data is part of the process of obtaining a decision as to whether the rural
health clinic conditions for certification are met.
Please do not delay returning the form. Assistance in filling out the form is available from the State agency.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Please answer all questions as of the current date.
Do not complete the categories identified as State/County or State Region. Return the form to the State agency
in the envelope provided; retain a copy for your files. If a return envelope is not provided, the name and address
of the State agency may be obtained from your Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regional office at
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/RegionalOffices/.
Detailed Instructions for Specific Questions
These instructions are designed to clarify certain questions on the form. Instructions are listed in question order for
easy reference. No instructions have been given for questions considered self-explanatory.
The Following to be Completed by the Clinic
Question I – Identifying Information
Insert the full name under which the clinic operates. A rural health clinic site is the location at which health
services are furnished. If a central organization operates more than one permanent clinic site, a separate
Verification of Clinic Data form for each rural health clinic site must be submitted. In these instances, the location
of the health clinic site, rather than of the central organization, will determine eligibility to participate. The
applicant site must be situated in a rural area which is designated as either an area with a shortage of personal
health services or as a health manpower shortage area because of its shortage of primary medical care manpower.
If the name of the rural health clinic site does not identify the owner(s), the name and address of the owner(s) are
to be inserted in the space provided; otherwise, that space is to be left blank.
Question II – Medical Direction
Insert the name and address of the physician(s) responsible for providing medical direction for the health clinic site.
Question III – Clinic Personnel
(A), (B), and (C) – Personnel are to be described in terms of full-time equivalents. To arrive at full-time equivalents,
add the total number of hours worked by personnel in each category in the week ending prior to the week of filing
the request and divide by the number of hours in the standard work week (as determined by the clinic policies). If
the result is not a whole number, express it as a quarter fraction only (e.g., .00, .25, .50, or .75).
Exclude all trainees and volunteers.
In addition to the physician, a nurse practitioner, physician assistant or a certified nurse-midwife is required for
clinic eligibility and must be shown in B and/or C respectively.
(D) – Where other types of personnel are utilized (e.g., technicians, aides, etc.), the discipline, by name is to be
indicated in addition to the full-time equivalents.
Under (A), (B), and (C), include in the count only those personnel defined as follows:
PhysicianA doctor of medicine or osteopathy legally authorized to practice medicine or surgery in the State in
which such function or action is performed. (A physician listed in II, above, should be included in this category for
purposes of determining full-time equivalents.)
Form CMS-29 (11/11) INSTRUCTIONS
According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays
a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0938-0074. The time required to complete
this information collection is estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing
data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collection. If you have any comments concerning the
accuracy of the time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form, please write to CMS, Attn: PRA Reports Clearance Officer, 7500
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Nurse practitionerA registered professional nurse who is currently licensed to practice in the State, who meets
the State’s requirements governing the qualifications of nurse practitioners and who meets one of the following
conditions:
1. Is currently certified as a primary care nurse practitioner by the American Nurses’ Association or by the National
Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Associates; or
2. Has satisfactorily completed a formal one academic year educational program that:
(i) prepares registered nurses to perform an expanded role in the delivery of primary care;
(ii) includes as least four months (in the aggregate) of classroom instruction and a component of supervised
clinical practice; and
(iii) awards a degree, diploma, or certificate to persons who successfully complete the program; or
3. Has successfully completed a formal educational program for preparing registered nurses to perform an
expanded role in the delivery of primary care that does not meet the requirements of paragraph (2) of this
section, and has been performing an expanded role in the delivery of primary care for a total of 12 months
during the 18-month period immediately preceding the effective date of this subpart.
Physician assistant A person who meets the applicable State requirements governing the qualifications for
assistants to primary care physicians and who meets at least one of the following conditions:
1. Is currently certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants to assist primary care
physicians; or
2. Has satisfactorily completed a program for preparing physician’s assistants that:
(i) was at least one academic year in length:
(ii) consisted of supervised clinical practice and at least four months (in the aggregated) of classroom
instruction directed toward preparing students to deliver health care; and
(iii) was accredited by the American Medical Association’s Committee on Allied Health Education and
Accreditation; or
3. Has satisfactorily completed a formal educational program for preparing physician assistants that does not
meet the requirements of paragraph (2) of this section and has been assisting primary care physicians for a total
of 12 months during the 18-month period immediately preceding the effective date of this subpart.
Question IV – Type of Control
Identify the rural health clinic in terms of its type of control by checking the appropriate column and row under A,
B, C or D. Nonprofit status is based on Internal Revenue Service tax exemption interpretation; i.e., section 501 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
Indicate if the rural health clinic site is or will be a provider-based entity to a hospital or critical access hospital
(CAH), in accordance with the provider-based rules located at 42 CFR 413.65. If yes, provide the hospital or CAH’s
CMS Certification Number (CCN) for the main provider to which the clinic is/will be provider-based.
State Agency Responsibility
A function of the resurvey process is to obtain updated statistical information on organizations providing rural
health clinic services. At the time of resurvey, the surveyor will bring this form and request that a representative of
the organization complete, sign, and date it by the completion of the onsite visit. The surveyor will review the form
for completeness and accuracy and initial after the signature of the organization’s representative. On all resurveys
insert the clinic’s assigned CCN.
Form CMS-29 (11/11) INSTRUCTIONS
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES
FORM APPROVED
OMB N0. 0938-0074
VERIFICATION OF CLINIC DATA – RURAL HEALTH CLINIC PROGRAM
Medicare program must complete this form and return it to the State agency that is
handling the certification process. If a return envelope is not provided, the name and
address of the State agency may be obtained from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) regional office at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/RegionalOffices/.
This form is also to be completed when the State agency surveys a participating RHC.
CMS CERTIFICATION NO.
(RH1)
STATE/COUNTY
(RH2)
STATE REGION
(RH3)
I.
IDENTIFYING
INFORMATION
(TO BE COMPLETED
FOR EACH CLINIC SITE)
NAME OF CLINIC STREET ADDRESS
CITY, COUNTY AND STATE ZIP CODE
TELEPHONE NO. (Including Area Code)
(RH4)
NAME AND
ADDRESS OF
CLINIC OWNER(S)
(RH5)
II.
MEDICAL
DIRECTION
III.
CLINIC
PERSONNEL
(FULL TIME
EQUIVALENTS)
(A) PHYSICIAN
(RH6)
(B) NURSE PRACTITIONER
(RH7)
(C) PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
(RH8)
(D) OTHER
(RH9)
IV.
TYPE OF
CONTROL
(check one)
1. PROFIT
A. INDIVIDUAL B. CORPORATION C. PARTNERSHIP D. GOVERNMENT
STATE LOCAL FEDERAL
3.
4. 5.
2. NON- PROFIT
Is the RHC a provider-based entity to a hospital or critical access hospital (CAH)? Yes No (RH11)
If yes, please indicate the CMS Certification Number of the hospital/CAH ____________________ (RH12)
(check one)
(RH10)
I certify that this information is true, correct, and complete. I agree, if approval is granted, that all services rendered by the
clinic shall be in conformity with Federal, State, and local laws. I further understand that a violation of such laws will constitute
grounds for withdrawal of approval under the regulations. If any information within this application (or attachments thereto)
constitutes a trade secret or privileged or confidential information (as such terms are interpreted under the Freedom of
Information Act and applicable case law), or is of a highly sensitive personal nature such that disclosure would constitute a
clearly unwarranted invasion of the personal privacy of one or more persons, then such information will be protected from
release by CMS under 5 U.S.C. §§ 552(b)(4) and/or (b)(6), respectively.
SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL TITLE
DATE
(RH13)
Form CMS-29 (11/11)