[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR57.2]

[Page 152]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 57_VOLUNTEER SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 57.2  Definitions.

    As used in the regulations in this part:
    Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
    Department means the Department of Health and Human Services.
    Volunteer services are services performed by individuals (hereafter 
called volunteers) whose services have been offered to the Government 
and accepted under a formal agreement on a without compensation basis 
for use in the operation of a health care facility or in the provision 
of health care.
    Health care means services to patients in Department facilities, 
beneficiaries of the Federal Government, or individuals or groups for 
whom health services are authorized under the programs of the 
Department.
    Health care facility means a hospital, clinic, health center, or 
other facility established for the purpose of providing health care.