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42 CFR 482.22 Condition of participation: Medical staff
Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School (text of the Code of Federal Regulations), n.d.
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- What it is
- The federal Medicare rule that a hospital's medical staff must follow, including the timing of the medical history and physical examination relative to admission and surgery.
- How much weight it carries
- Official regulation text as published by the Cornell Legal Information Institute, which reproduces the Code of Federal Regulations. The rule applies to hospitals that participate in Medicare, and it sets minimum requirements rather than the practice of every facility.
Facts taken from this source
- Medicare's hospital rules require the medical history and physical examination to be completed and documented no more than 30 days before, or 24 hours after, admission, and before surgery or a procedure that needs anesthesia.
“no more than 30 days before or 24 hours after admission or registration” (Paragraph (c)(5)(i))