42 CFR § 456.601 - Definitions.

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# 456.601 Definitions.

For purposes of this subpart—

*Facility* means an institution for mental diseases, or an intermediate care facility.

*Intermediate care facility* includes institutions for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities or persons with related conditions but excludes religious nonmedical institutions as defined in § 440.170(b) of this chapter.

*Institution for mental diseases* includes a mental hospital, a psychiatric facility, and an intermediate care facility that primarily cares for mental patients.

*Psychiatric facility* includes a facility or program that provides inpatient psychiatric services for individuals under 21, as specified in § 441.151 of this chapter, but does not include psychiatric wards in acute care hospitals.

[44 FR 56337, Oct. 1, 1979, as amended at 61 FR 38399, July 24, 1996; 64 FR 67052, Nov. 30, 1999]