[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: 42CFR489.26]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 489_PROVIDER AGREEMENTS AND SUPPLIER APPROVAL--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart B_Essentials of Provider Agreements
 
Sec. 489.26  Special requirements concerning veterans.

    For inpatient services, a hospital that participates in the Medicare 
program must admit any veteran whose

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admission is authorized by the Department of Veterans Affairs under 38 
U.S.C. 603 and must meet the requirements of 38 CFR part 17 concerning 
admissions practices and payment methodology and amounts. This section 
applies to services furnished to veterans admitted on and after July 1, 
1987.

[59 FR 32123, June 22, 1994]