# Rural Health Care Support Mechanism
> **Federal Communications Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2017-06-21 · Effective 2017-06-21 · 82 FR 28244
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-12879
- **Category:** other
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 28244
- **CFR reference:** 47 CFR 54
- **Publication date:** 2017-06-21
- **Effective date:** 2017-06-21
- **FCC docket:** WC Docket No. 02-60
## Abstract

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) amends the Rural Health Care (RHC) Program rule which defines "health care provider" to implement the provision of the Rural Healthcare Connectivity Act of 2016 amending the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act) to include skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) amongst the list of health care providers eligible to receive support.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/06/21/2017-12879/rural-health-care-support-mechanism)
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