WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a notice called: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Application From the Accreditation Commission for Health Care for Continued Approval of Its Critical Access Hospital Accreditation Program.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 23 by Vanessa Garcia, Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Summary: This notice acknowledges the receipt of an application from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care for continued recognition as a national accrediting organization for critical access hospitals that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs.

For more information, contact Danielle Adams, 410/786-8818.

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