{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-441.251","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 441.251","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this subpart:\nHysterectomy means a medical procedure or operation for the purpose of removing the uterus.\nInstitutionalized individual means an individual who is (a) involuntarily confined or detained, under a civil or criminal statute, in a correctional or rehabilitative facility, including a mental hospital or other facility for the care and treatment of mental illness; or (b) confined, under a voluntary commitment, in a mental hospital or other facility for the care and treatment of mental illness.\nMentally incompetent individual means an individual who has been declared mentally incompetent by a Federal, State, or local court of competent jurisdiction for any purpose, unless the individual has been declared competent for purposes which include the ability to consent to sterilization.\nSterilization means any medical procedure, treatment, or operation for the purpose of rendering an individual permanently incapable of reproducing.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER C—MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS","PART 441—SERVICES: REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC SERVICES","Subpart F—Sterilizations"],"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":"9d765fb8246629732cc7848638f83107fe4f3a82207c91e3c45f07400c707983","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-441.250","next":"us/42-cfr-441.252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}