[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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

[CITE: 42CFR6.2]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

                                SERVICES

 

PART 6_FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT COVERAGE OF CERTAIN GRANTEES AND 

INDIVIDUALS--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 6.2  Definitions.



    Act means the Public Health Service Act, as amended.

    Attorney General means the Attorney General of the United States and 

any other officer or employee of the Department of Justice to whom the 

authority involved has been delegated.

    Covered entity means an entity described in Sec. 6.3 which has been 

deemed by the Secretary, in accordance with Sec. 6.5, to be covered by 

this part.

    Covered individual means an individual described in Sec. 6.4.

    Effective date as used in Sec. 6.5 and Sec. 6.6 refers to the date 

of the Secretary's determination that an entity is a covered entity.

    Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and 

any other officer or employee of the Department of HHS to whom the 

authority involved has been delegated.

    Subrecipient means an entity which receives a grant or a contract 

from a covered entity to provide a full range of health services on 

behalf of the covered entity.