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Title 42 → Chapter IV → Subchapter G → Part 482 → Subpart E → §482.60

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Title 42: Public Health
PART 482—CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION FOR HOSPITALS
Subpart E—Requirements for Specialty Hospitals

§482.60 Special provisions applying to psychiatric hospitals.

Psychiatric hospital must—

(a) Be primarily engaged in providing, by or under the supervision of a doctor of medicine or osteopathy, psychiatric services for the diagnosis and treatment of mentally ill persons;

(b) Meet the conditions of participation specified in §§482.1 through 482.23 and §§482.25 through 482.57;

(c) Maintain clinical records on all patients, including records sufficient to permit CMS to determine the degree and intensity of treatment furnished to Medicare beneficiaries, as specified in §482.61; and

(d) Meet the staffing requirements specified in §482.62.

[72 FR 60788, Oct. 26, 2007]

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