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[Laws in effect as of January 23, 2000]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
  January 23, 2000 and December 4, 2001]
[CITE: 42USC2005e]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
           CHAPTER 22--INDIAN HOSPITALS AND HEALTH FACILITIES
 
SUBCHAPTER II--CONSTRUCTION OF HEALTH FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY HOSPITALS
 
Sec. 2005e. Definitions

    As used in this subchapter:
    (a) ``Hospital'' includes diagnostic or treatment centers and 
general hospitals, and related facilities, such as laboratories, 
outpatient departments, nurses' home and training facilities, and 
central service facilities operated in connection with hospitals, but 
does not include any hospital furnishing primarily domiciliary care;
    (b) ``Diagnostic or treatment center'' means a facility for the 
diagnosis or diagnosis and treatment of ambulatory patients--
        (1) which is operated in connection with a hospital, or
        (2) in which patient care is under the professional supervision 
    of persons licensed to practice medicine or surgery in the State, 
    or, in the case of dental diagnosis or treatment, under the 
    professional supervision of persons licensed to practice dentistry 
    in the State.

    (c) ``Nonprofit'' means owned or operated by one or more 
corporations or associations no part of the net earnings of which 
inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder 
or individual.
    (d) ``Construction'' means construction of new buildings, expansion, 
remodeling, and alteration of existing buildings, and initial equipment 
of any such buildings (including medical transportation facilities), 
including architects and engineering fees, but excluding legal fees, the 
cost of off-site improvements and the cost of the acquisition of land.

(Pub. L. 85-151, Sec. 6, Aug. 16, 1957, 71 Stat. 371.)
