[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR35.6]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 35--HOSPITAL AND STATION MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 35.6  Admissions; determination of eligibility for care.

    Except as may otherwise be provided for specific classes of patients 
by the regulations of this chapter, the officer in charge of the station 
or hospital to which application is made is authorized to determine the 
eligibility of applicants, as beneficiaries of the Service, for care and 
for treatment. Such determinations shall be subject to review by the 
chief of the division of the Service responsible for administration of 
the station or hospital concerned upon referral made by the officer in 
charge in doubtful cases or upon appeal made by an applicant who has 
been denied care or treatment.