42 CFR § 485.500 - Basis and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s485.500"
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title: "42 CFR § 485.500 - Basis and scope."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "485.500"
section_name: "Basis and scope."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION"
part_number: "485"
part_name: "CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: SPECIALIZED PROVIDERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395(hh)."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 56293, Dec. 15, 1982, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 50 FR 33034, Aug. 16, 1985."
cfr_part: "485"
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# 485.500 Basis and scope.

Section 1861(kkk) of the Act requires the Secretary to establish the conditions REHs must meet in order to participate in the Medicare program and which are considered necessary to ensure the health and safety of patients receiving services at these entities.