42 CFR §440.10
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- (a)Inpatient hospital services means services that—
- (1)Are ordinarily furnished in a hospital for the care and treatment of inpatients;
- (2)Are furnished under the direction of a physician or dentist; and
- (3)Are furnished in an institution that—
- (i)Is maintained primarily for the care and treatment of patients with disorders other than mental diseases;
- (ii)Is licensed or formally approved as a hospital by an officially designated authority for State standard-setting;
- (iii)Meets the requirements for participation in Medicare as a hospital; and
- (iv)Has in effect a utilization review plan, applicable to all Medicaid patients, that meets the requirements of § 482.30 of this chapter, unless a waiver has been granted by the Secretary.
- (b)Inpatient hospital services do not include SNF and ICF services furnished by a hospital with a swing-bed approval.