[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR406.2]

[Page 173]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 406--HOSPITAL INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENT--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 406.2  Scope.

    Subparts A through D of this part specify the conditions of 
eligibility for hospital insurance and set forth certain specific 
conditions that affect entitlement to benefits. Hospital insurance is 
authorized under Part A of title XVIII and is also referred to as 
Medicare Part A. It includes inpatient hospital care, posthospital SNF 
care, home health services, and hospice care.

[48 FR 56026, Dec. 16, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 33033, Aug. 16, 1985. 
Redesignated and amended at 51 FR 41338, Nov. 14, 1986]