What is an associated site for Community Health Centers and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)?

An associated site is terminology used by HRSA’s OPAIS to indicate sites that share grant numbers (CHCs) or a designation number (Federally Qualified Health Center Look-alikes). Prior to September 2017, these covered entity types had a parent-child relationship. The 340B ID numbers of these entity types will not changing only the terminology: from parent-child to “associated sites.” No other type of covered entity will have the associated site terminology.