- (a) An applicant for certification as a CCO seeking to operate in a county designated as rural by the Health Care Financing Administration or in a rural Health Professional Shortage area may request an exemption from compliance with one or more requirements of section 306(f.2)(2) and (3) of the act (77 P. S. § 531.1(2) and (3)). A request shall justify the exemption sought.
- (b) In reviewing the request for exemption, the Department will consider whether the potential public benefit outweighs the potential public harm attributable to the requested exemption.