488.3—Conditions of participation; conditions for coverage; and long-term care requirements.
(a) Basic rules.
In order to be approved for participation in or coverage under the Medicare program, a prospective provider or supplier must:
(1)
Meet the applicable statutory definition in section 1138(b), 1819, 1832(a)(2)(F), 1861, 1881, or 1919 of the Act; and
(2)
Be in compliance with the applicable conditions or long-term care requirements prescribed in subpart N, Q or U of part 405, part 416, subpart C of part 418, part 482, part 483, part 484, part 485, subpart A of part 491, or part 494 of this chapter.
(b) Special Conditions.
(1)
The Secretary, after consultation with the JCAHO or AOA, may issue conditions of participation for hospitals higher or more precise than those of either those accrediting bodies.
(2)
The Secretary may, at a State's request, approve health and safety requirements for providers and suppliers in that State, which are higher than those otherwise applied in the Medicare program.
(3)
If a State or political subdivision imposes higher requirements on institutions as a condition for the purchase of health services under a State Medicaid Plan approved under Title XIX of the Act, (or if Guam, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands does so under a State plan for Old Age Assistance under Title I of the Act, or for Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled under the original Title XVI of the Act), the Secretary is required to impose similar requirements as a condition for payment under Medicare in that State or political subdivision.
[53 FR 22859, June 17, 1988, as amended at 58 FR 61838, Nov. 23, 1993]