Federally Qualified Health Center look-alikes

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Federally Qualified Health Center look-alikes are community-based health care providers that meet all federal requirements for Health Center Program funding but do not receive grant support, yet still qualify for certain benefits such as enhanced Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal health program status
health care provider designation
safety net provider category
administeredBy Bureau of Primary Health Care NERFINISHED
Health Resources and Services Administration NERFINISHED
arePartOf U.S. health care safety net
country United States of America
surface form: United States
distinguishedFrom Health Center Program grantees by lack of Section 330 grant funding
doesNotReceive Section 330 grant funding
governanceRequirement a majority of board members must be patients of the health center
must have a community-based governing board
isNot direct Health Center Program grantee
legalBasis Section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act
mayBe nonprofit organizations
public entities
meetsAllRequirementsOf Health Center Program NERFINISHED
Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act
mustApplyTo Health Resources and Services Administration for look-alike designation NERFINISHED
mustComplyWith federal access to care requirements
federal clinical quality requirements
federal financial management requirements
federal governance requirements
mustDemonstrate capacity to provide required services
need for services in the service area
sound financial management
mustHave sliding fee discount program
mustProvide comprehensive primary health care services
enabling services such as case management and translation
preventive health services
services regardless of patients’ ability to pay
mustReport clinical performance measures to HRSA
financial and operational data to HRSA
mustServe medically underserved areas
medically underserved populations
primaryGoal improve access to primary care in underserved communities
qualifiesFor 340B Drug Pricing Program eligibility
National Health Service Corps provider site eligibility
enhanced Medicaid reimbursement
enhanced Medicare reimbursement
federal tort claims coverage eligibility (limited and conditional)
recognizedAs Federally Qualified Health Centers for Medicaid purposes
Federally Qualified Health Centers for Medicare purposes
subjectTo ongoing compliance monitoring by HRSA
periodic HRSA operational site visits
targetPopulation low-income individuals
publicly insured individuals
uninsured individuals

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Health Center Program supports Federally Qualified Health Center look-alikes