[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: 42CFR440.160]



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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. 440.160  Inpatient psychiatric services for individuals under age 21.



    ``Inpatient psychiatric services for individuals under age 21'' 

means services that--

    (a) Are provided under the direction of a physician;

    (b) Are provided by--

    (1) A psychiatric hospital or an inpatient psychiatric program in a 

hospital, accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of 

Healthcare Organizations, or

    (2) A psychiatric facility which is accredited by the Joint 

Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the Council on 

Accreditation of Services for Families and Children, the Commission on 

Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, or by any other accrediting 

organization, with comparable standards, that is recognized by the 

State.

    (c) Meet the requirements in Sec. 441.151 of this subchapter.



[63 FR 64198, Nov. 19, 1998]