Medicare General Information, Eligibility and Entitlement Manual (Pub. 100-01), Ch. 5 § 20.3
Psychiatric Hospital
20.3 - Psychiatric Hospital
(Rev. 1, 09-11-02)
A psychiatric hospital is an institution which is primarily engaged in providing by or
under the supervision of a physician, psychiatric services for the diagnosis and treatment
of mentally ill persons. To be eligible for participation in the program as a psychiatric
hospital, it must meet the Medicare conditions of participation for hospitals or be deemed
to meet those conditions based on accreditation by the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH), have a utilization review plan, and comply with
additional staffing and medical record requirements necessary to carry out an active
program of treatment and intensive care.