42 CFR § 406.2 - Scope.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s406.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 406.2 - Scope."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "406.2"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "MEDICARE PROGRAM"
part_number: "406"
part_name: "HOSPITAL INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302, 1395i-2, 1395i-2a, 1395p, 1395q and 1395hh."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 12536, Mar. 25, 1983, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 51 FR 41338, Nov. 14, 1986."
cfr_part: "406"
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# 406.2 Scope.
Subparts A through D of this part specify the conditions of eligibility for hospital insurance and set forth certain specific conditions that affect entitlement to benefits. Hospital insurance is authorized under Part A of title XVIII and is also referred to as Medicare Part A. It includes inpatient hospital care, posthospital SNF care, home health services, and hospice care.
[48 FR 56026, Dec. 16, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 33033, Aug. 16, 1985. Redesignated and amended at 51 FR 41338, Nov. 14, 1986]