Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§300d–46 Definition
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER X— - TRAUMA CARE › Part Part D— - Trauma Centers Operating in Areas Severely Affected by Drug-Related Violence › § 300d–46
Summary
"Uncompensated care costs" means the unpaid expenses for emergency and trauma care (including later inpatient stays) for self-pay, charity, or Medicaid patients, regardless of payment under 1396r–4.
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Title 42, §300d–46
The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In this part, the term “uncompensated care costs” means unreimbursed costs from serving self-pay, charity, or Medicaid patients, without regard to payment under section 1396r–4 of this title, all of which are attributable to emergency care and trauma care, including costs related to subsequent inpatient admissions to the hospital.
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42 U.S.C. § 300d–46
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73