{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-456.601","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 456.601","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For purposes of this subpart—\nFacility means an institution for mental diseases, or an intermediate care facility.\nIntermediate care facility includes institutions for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities or persons with related conditions but excludes religious nonmedical institutions as defined in § 440.170(b) of this chapter.\nInstitution for mental diseases includes a mental hospital, a psychiatric facility, and an intermediate care facility that primarily cares for mental patients.\nPsychiatric facility includes a facility or program that provides inpatient psychiatric services for individuals under 21, as specified in § 441.151 of this chapter, but does not include psychiatric wards in acute care hospitals.","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 456—UTILIZATION CONTROL","Subpart I—Inspections of Care in Intermediate Care Facilities and Institutions for Mental Diseases"],"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":"256fd98373932875c4f703950567f8a6cc24535c0994277bbb48805d8038ce29","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-456.600","next":"us/42-cfr-456.602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}