§412.300. Scope of subpart and definition.
42 C.F.R. § 412.300
Purpose. This subpart implements section 1886(g)(1)(A) of the Act by establishing a prospective payment system for inpatient hospital capital-related costs. Under this system, payment is made on the basis described in § 412.304 through § 412.374 for inpatient hospital capital-related costs furnished by hospitals subject to the prospective payment system under subpart B of this part.
Definition. For purposes of this subpart, a new hospital means a hospital that has operated (under previous or present ownership) for less than 2 years. The following hospitals are not new hospitals:
A hospital that builds new or replacement facilities at the same or another location even if coincidental with a change of ownership, a change in management, or a lease arrangement.
A hospital that closes and subsequently reopens.
A hospital that has been in operation for more than 2 years but has participated in the Medicare program for less than 2 years.
A hospital that changes its status from a hospital that is excluded from the prospective payment systems to a hospital that is subject to the capital prospective payment systems.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[56 FR 43449, Aug. 30, 1991, as amended at 57 FR 39827, Sept. 1, 1992]
Source
Source: 56 FR 43449, Aug. 30, 1991, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh.
Source
Source: 50 FR 12741, Mar. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[56 FR 43449, Aug. 30, 1991, as amended at 57 FR 39827, Sept. 1, 1992]