Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§2005e Definitions

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 22— - INDIAN HOSPITALS AND HEALTH FACILITIES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - CONSTRUCTION OF HEALTH FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY HOSPITALS › § 2005e

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Gives short meanings for key words used in this part of the law. Hospital — includes diagnostic or treatment centers and other hospital-related places like labs, outpatient units, nurses’ homes, training facilities, and central service areas, but not hospitals that mainly provide domiciliary care. Diagnostic or treatment center — a place that diagnoses or treats patients who do not stay overnight; it must be run with a hospital or supervised by state-licensed doctors (or dentists for dental care). Nonprofit — an organization whose profits cannot go to private owners. Construction — building new, expanding, remodeling, and buying the first equipment (including medical transport), with architect and engineer fees included but not legal fees, off-site improvements, or land purchase.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §2005e

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As used in this subchapter:

(a)“Hospital” includes diagnostic or treatment centers and general hospitals, and related facilities, such as laboratories, outpatient departments, nurses’ home and training facilities, and central service facilities operated in connection with hospitals, but does not include any hospital furnishing primarily domiciliary care;

(b)“Diagnostic or treatment center” means a facility for the diagnosis or diagnosis and treatment of ambulatory patients—

(1)which is operated in connection with a hospital, or

(2)in which patient care is under the professional supervision of persons licensed to practice medicine or surgery in the State, or, in the case of dental diagnosis or treatment, under the professional supervision of persons licensed to practice dentistry in the State.

(c)“Nonprofit” means owned or operated by one or more corporations or associations no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.

(d)“Construction” means construction of new buildings, expansion, remodeling, and alteration of existing buildings, and initial equipment of any such buildings (including medical transportation facilities), including architects and engineering fees, but excluding legal fees, the cost of off-site improvements and the cost of the acquisition of land.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 2005e

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73