[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR440.130]

[Page 239-240]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 440_SERVICES: GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart A_Definitions
 
Sec. 440.130  Diagnostic, screening, preventive, and rehabilitative services.

    (a) ``Diagnostic services,'' except as otherwise provided under this 
subpart, includes any medical procedures or

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supplies recommended by a physician or other licensed practitioner of 
the healing arts, within the scope of his practice under State law, to 
enable him to identify the existence, nature, or extent of illness, 
injury, or other health deviation in a recipient.
    (b) ``Screening services'' means the use of standardized tests given 
under medical direction in the mass examination of a designated 
population to detect the existence of one or more particular diseases or 
health deviations or to identify for more definitive studies individuals 
suspected of having certain diseases.
    (c) ``Preventive services'' means services provided by a physician 
or other licensed practitioner of the healing arts within the scope of 
his practice under State law to--
    (1) Prevent disease, disability, and other health conditions or 
their progression;
    (2) Prolong life; and
    (3) Promote physical and mental health and efficiency.
    (d) ``Rehabilitative services,'' except as otherwise provided under 
this subpart, includes any medical or remedial services recommended by a 
physician or other licensed practitioner of the healing arts, within the 
scope of his practice under State law, for maximum reduction of physical 
or mental disability and restoration of a recipient to his best possible 
functional level.