[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR403.702]

[Page 60]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 403_SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart G_Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institutions_Benefits, 
                Conditions of Participation, and Payment
 
Sec.  403.702  Definitions and terms.

    For purposes of this subpart, the following definitions and terms 
apply:
    Election means a written statement signed by the beneficiary or the 
beneficiary's legal representative indicating the beneficiary's choice 
to receive nonmedical care or treatment for religious reasons.
    Excepted medical care means medical care that is received 
involuntarily or required under Federal, State, or local laws.
    FFY stands for Federal fiscal year.
    Medical care or treatment means health care furnished by or under 
the direction of a licensed physician that can involve diagnosing, 
treating, or preventing disease and other damage to the mind and body. 
It may involve the use of pharmaceuticals, diet, exercise, surgical 
intervention, and technical procedures.
    Nonexcepted medical care means medical care (other than excepted 
medical care) that is sought by or for a beneficiary who has elected 
religious nonmedical health care institution services.
    Religious nonmedical care or religious method of healing means 
health care furnished under established religious tenets that prohibit 
conventional or unconventional medical care for the treatment of a 
beneficiary, and the sole reliance on these religious tenets to fulfill 
a beneficiary's total health care needs.
    RNHCI stands for ``religious nonmedical health care institution,'' 
as defined in section 1861(ss)(1) of the Act.
    Religious nonmedical nursing personnel means individuals who are 
grounded in the religious beliefs of the RNHCI, trained and experienced 
in the principles of nonmedical care, and formally recognized as 
competent in the administration of care within their religious 
nonmedical health care group.