[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
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[CITE: 42CFR483.5]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
                 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES--(Continued)
 
PART 483--REQUIREMENTS FOR STATES AND LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart B--Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities
 
Sec. 483.5  Definitions.

    For purposes of this subpart--
    Facility means, a skilled nursing facility (SNF) or a nursing 
facility (NF) which meets the requirements of sections 1819 or 1919 (a), 
(b), (c), and (d) of the Act. ``Facility'' may include a distinct part 
of an institution specified in Sec. 440.40 of this chapter, but does not 
include an institution for the mentally retarded or persons with related 
conditions described in Sec. 440.150 of this chapter. For Medicare and 
Medicaid purposes (including eligibility, coverage, certification, and 
payment), the ``facility'' is always the entity which participates in 
the program, whether that entity is comprised of all of, or a distinct 
part of a larger institution. For Medicare, a SNF (see section 
1819(a)(1)), and for Medicaid, a NF (see section 1919(a)(1)) may not be 
an institution for mental diseases as defined in Sec. 435.1009.

[56 FR 48867, Sept. 26, 1991, as amended at 57 FR 43924, Sept. 23, 1992]