[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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

[CITE: 42CFR440.130]



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                         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 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.