(a) The department will accept a request for designation only by letter.
(b) The request must include the following:
  (1) name of the hospital as it appears on its hospital license;
  (2) an explanation of how the hospital meets the criteria that constitute the basis of the request for designation set forth in §30.121 of this subchapter (relating to Definitions), including data and documentation necessary to support the request; and
  (3) signature of the chief administrative officer or chairperson of the hospital's board of directors.
(c) The department will review each request and notify the requesting hospital of its final decision.
(d) Once a hospital has received its designation as a rural hospital from the department, the hospital is responsible for applying directly to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for reclassification under Medicare provisions.

Source Note: The provisions of this §30.222 adopted to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 10395