The Flex Program has two goals:
- To provide training and support to Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) as they seek to improve services.
- To support hospitals seeking a CAH designation.
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Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Designation
The standard location of a CAH is more than a 35-mile drive on primary roads (or, in the case of mountainous terrain or areas with only secondary roads available, a 15-mile drive) from another hospital. CAHs maintain no more than 25 inpatient beds. The 25 inpatient beds may be used for either inpatient or swing-bed services. CAHs provide acute in-patient care for a period that does not exceed, on an annual average basis, 96 hours per patient. Additional information regarding CAH designation can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and the Wyoming license information and application can be found Here.
Flex Scholarship Program
Who can apply?
Wyoming Flex Program scholarship funds are available to support anyone working at a Wyoming CAH that reports Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) Measures. Flex scholarships are also available for all rural Wyoming Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel—they do not have to be attached to a CAH. Funds are reimbursed to the CAH or independent EMS personnel upon receipt of all documentation
For information on scholarships or MBQIP please contact the Flex Program Manager.
What can scholarships be used for?
Training scholarships must advance one of the Flex program goals: quality, finances, operations, population health, or EMS improvement.
Approval Process
The funds will be approved based on availability and the training’s fit to the Flex goals. Scholarships cannot be used for hands-on-training with patients.
Application Link
Click here for the application
Another source of training funds: Workforce Services
This project is/was supported by the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U2WRH33330-01-00 Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program and 0% financed with nongovernmental sources. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements to be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.