42 CFR § 6.2 - Definitions.

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title: "42 CFR § 6.2 - Definitions."
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part_name: "FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT COVERAGE OF CERTAIN GRANTEES AND INDIVIDUALS"
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# 6.2 Definitions.

*Act* means the Public Health Service Act, as amended.

*Attorney General* means the Attorney General of the United States and any other officer or employee of the Department of Justice to whom the authority involved has been delegated.

*Covered entity* means an entity described in § 6.3 which has been deemed by the Secretary, in accordance with § 6.5, to be covered by this part.

*Covered individual* means an individual described in § 6.4.

*Effective date* as used in § 6.5 and § 6.6 refers to the date of the Secretary's determination that an entity is a covered entity.

*Secretary* means the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and any other officer or employee of the Department of HHS to whom the authority involved has been delegated.

*Subrecipient* means an entity which receives a grant or a contract from a covered entity to provide a full range of health services on behalf of the covered entity.