{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-403.702","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 403.702","heading":"Definitions and terms.","body":"For purposes of this subpart, the following definitions and terms apply:\nElection means a written statement signed by the beneficiary or the beneficiary's legal representative indicating the beneficiary's choice to receive nonmedical care or treatment for religious reasons.\nExcepted medical care means medical care that is received involuntarily or required under Federal, State, or local laws.\nFFY stands for Federal fiscal year.\nMedical care or treatment means health care furnished by or under the direction of a licensed physician that can involve diagnosing, treating, or preventing disease and other damage to the mind and body. It may involve the use of pharmaceuticals, diet, exercise, surgical intervention, and technical procedures.\nNonexcepted medical care means medical care (other than excepted medical care) that is sought by or for a beneficiary who has elected religious nonmedical health care institution services.\nReligious nonmedical care or religious method of healing means health care furnished under established religious tenets that prohibit conventional or unconventional medical care for the treatment of a beneficiary, and the sole reliance on these religious tenets to fulfill a beneficiary's total health care needs.\nRNHCI stands for “religious nonmedical health care institution,” as defined in section 1861(ss)(1) of the Act.\nReligious nonmedical nursing personnel means individuals who are grounded in the religious beliefs of the RNHCI, trained and experienced in the principles of nonmedical care, and formally recognized as competent in the administration of care within their religious nonmedical health care group.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL PROVISIONS","PART 403—SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS","Subpart G—Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institutions—Benefits, Conditions of Participation, and Payment"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"187386e45b8c2f2a5865bf9690db551f983bad0d45f22b4222a4b86a65f6064e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-403.700","next":"us/42-cfr-403.720"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}