Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§300d–46 Definition
Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER X — TRAUMA CARE › Part D — Trauma Centers Operating in Areas Severely Affected by Drug-Related Violence › § 300d–46
Summary
Uncompensated care costs are unreimbursed emergency and trauma costs for self-pay, charity, or Medicaid patients, including inpatient admissions, despite section 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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102