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42 CFR 124.3: Eligibility.

(a) Eligible applicants. A grant under section 1625 may only be made to a State or political subdivision of a State, including any city, town, county, borough, hospital district authority, or public or quasi-public corporation for a project described in paragraph (b) of this section for a medical facility owned, operated, or owned and operated by the State or political subdivision.
(b) Eligible project. A grant under section 1625 may be made only for a construction and/or modernization project designed to:
(1) Eliminate or prevent safety hazards which under Federal, State, and/or local fire, building or life safety codes or regulations, will, in the judgment of the Secretary result in one or more of the following:
(i) Loss of licensure for the facility.
(ii) Closing of all or a substantial part of the facility,
(iii) Loss of eligibility for reimbursement under title XVIII or title XIX of the Social Security Act; or
(2) Avoid noncompliance with State licensure or voluntary accreditation standards where noncompliance will, in the judgment of the Secretary, result in one or both of the following:
(i) Loss of licensure for the facility,
(ii) Loss of accreditation resulting in loss of eligibility for reimbursement under title XVIII or title XIX of the Social Security Act.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 42—Public Health
CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER K—HEALTH RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
PART 124—MEDICAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AND MODERNIZATION
Subpart A—Project Grants for Public Medical Facility Construction and Modernization

(b) Eligible project. A grant under section 1625 may be made only for a construction and/or modernization project designed to:

(1) Eliminate or prevent safety hazards which under Federal, State, and/or local fire, building or life safety codes or regulations, will, in the judgment of the Secretary result in one or more of the following:

(i) Loss of licensure for the facility.

(ii) Closing of all or a substantial part of the facility,

(iii) Loss of eligibility for reimbursement under title XVIII or title XIX of the Social Security Act; or

(2) Avoid noncompliance with State licensure or voluntary accreditation standards where noncompliance will, in the judgment of the Secretary, result in one or both of the following:

(i) Loss of licensure for the facility,

(ii) Loss of accreditation resulting in loss of eligibility for reimbursement under title XVIII or title XIX of the Social Security Act.

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