HEALTH SERVICES ASSOCIATES

Many people in the RHC community recognize the Ron Nelson Award, presented annually by the National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC) to honor individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, service, and advocacy on behalf of RHCs. What many may...

CMS recently published a proposal that could significantly change the future RHC recertification process. The proposal would allow clinics to complete a self-attestation process in place of routine periodic on-site recertification surveys currently performed through...

  As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting rural healthcare compliance efforts, we want to make all clinics aware of important federal accessibility requirements under Section 504 that may impact healthcare organizations over the next several years. In...

Healthcare privacy law is evolving — and February 16, 2026 is a firm compliance deadline for new federal privacy requirements that affect how clinics handle and communicate about substance use disorder (SUD) treatment records. These changes come from HHS’s update...

CMS is improving the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program by switching to electronic fee coupons and CLIA certificates. After March 1, 2026, paper fee coupons and CLIA certificates will no longer be available; we’ll stop mailing paper...

Medicare has extended medical telehealth billing for RHCs using CPT code G2025 through December 31, 2026.  Effective January 1, 2026, Medicare has updated the virtual communication codes for RHCs, terming G0071 and replacing it with 3 codes: 98016, G2010 and...

December 18, 2025 Effective January 1, the application fee is $750 for institutional providers who are: Initially enrolling in the Medicare or Medicaid programs or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Revalidating their Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP enrollment...

National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC) needs your help! As many of you know, Congress failed to extend Medicare medical telehealth coverage by September 30, so these flexibilities have lapsed. While our top priority is to reinstate these critical...

NARHC is thrilled to announce the introduction of three new bills to strengthen and modernize the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) program: the Modernizing Rural Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Utilization Act (H.R.5199), Rural Health Clinic Location Modernization...