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Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) & Conditions of Participations (CoPs)

Hospitals

Publication and effective dates:

  • Original publication date – June 17, 1986; effective September 15, 1986
  • Organ, Tissue and Eye Procurement Final Rule(42 CFR 482.45), published June 22, 1998, effective August 21, 1998
  • Patients' Rights Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (42 CFR 482.13) published July 2, 1999, effective August 2, 1999
  • Anesthesia Services—CRNA supervision Final Rule(42 CFR 482.52), published November 13, 2001, effective November 13, 2001
  • Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Health Care Facilities Final Rule (42 CFR 482.41), published January 10, 2003, effective March 11, 2003
  • Quality Assessment Performance Improvement Final Rule (42 CFR 482.21), published January 24, 2003, effective March 25, 2003
  • Discharge Planning Requirements - Contained within the Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 200r Rates Final Rule (42 CFR 482.43), published August 11, 2004, effective October 1, 2004
  • Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Health Care Facilities; Amendment, Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (42 CFR 482.41), published March 25, 2005, effective May 24, 2005
  • Requirements for History and Physical Examinations; Authentication of Verbal Orders; Securing Medications; and Postanesthesia Evaluations Proposed Rule (42 CFR §§482.22, 42,  482.23, 482.24, 482.25, and 482.52), published March 25, 2005, not yet effective

CFR section numbers:

    42 CFR 482

CFR section descriptions:

    Conditions of Participation for Hospitals

Brief description of document(s):

    42 CFR 482 contains the minimum health and safety requirements that hospitals must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid program.

    Social Security Act Title XVIII, §1861 Definitions of Services, Institutions, etc.

Downloads
Final Patient Rights Rule [PDF, 332 KB]
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