Hospitals - Definition and Citations

2020 - Hospitals - Definition and Citations (Rev. 1, 05-21-04) A hospital is defined in §1861(e)(1) of the Act. A hospital is an institution primarily engaged in providing, by or under the supervision of physicians, inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services or rehabilitation services. The remainder of §1861(e) defines a hospital eligible for Medicare participation. Section 1861(f) defines Medicare eligible psychiatric hospitals. 42 CFR 482 sets forth the CoPs for hospitals, including psychiatric hospitals. The interpretive guidelines for hospitals appear in Appendix A and Appendix AA.