Rural Health
News by Topic: Accreditation
Dec 17, 2025 - Request from the Public Health Accreditation Board for feedback on Standards & Measures Version 2026, the accreditation standards for public health departments. Feedback requested includes, but is not limited to, clarity of the requirements, feasibility of providing documentation, and the importance of the standards to public health. Comments are due December 31, 2025.
Source: Public Health Accreditation Board
Dec 8, 2025 - Announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of receipt of an application for continued recognition of American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, dba QUAD A, for continued recognition as a national accrediting organization for Rural Health Clinics that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. Comments are due by January 7, 2026.
Source: Federal Register
CMS: Medicare Program; Announcement of the Re-Approval of COLA Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988; Correction
Federal Register
Nov 19, 2025 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) making corrections to the March 6, 2024, notice to add urinalysis to the list of specialties and subspecialties. This correction is effective November 19, 2025.
Source: Federal Register