[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR406.2]



[Page 247]

 

                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

                    CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE

                          & MEDICAID SERVICES,

                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

                             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]