{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-57.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 57.2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the regulations in this part:\nSecretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.\nDepartment means the Department of Health and Human Services.\nVolunteer services are services performed by individuals (hereafter called volunteers) whose services have been offered to the Government and accepted under a formal agreement on a without compensation basis for use in the operation of a health care facility or in the provision of health care.\nHealth care means services to patients in Department facilities, beneficiaries of the Federal Government, or individuals or groups for whom health services are authorized under the programs of the Department.\nHealth care facility means a hospital, clinic, health center, or other facility established for the purpose of providing health care.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","SUBTITLE A—Department of Health and Human Services","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION","PART 57—VOLUNTEER SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"36a00f816a088962f6d0aa99c4d443488315482dbc1d0ed28503ec9ff6e66b0a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-57.1","next":"us/45-cfr-57.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}