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A fire safety code prepared by the National Fire Protection Association. The provisions of this Code (NFPA, 21st edition, 1967) relating to hospitals and nursing facilities must (except in instances where a waiver is granted) be met by facilities certified for participation under Medicare and Medicaid. The Secretary of HEW may accept a State’s fire…

Mortality, morbidity and suffering associated with a given medical procedure or disease. Life costs of diagnosis and therapy may be contrasted with their financial costs, the money required for their provision. Life costs of treating a disease can be compared with the mortality, morbidity and suffering (life costs) resulting from the untreated disease, while financial…

A subgroup of the Coordinating Council on Medical Education intended to serve as the accrediting agency for graduate medical education; application to be officially designated in this role is expected to be submitted to the U.S. Office of education. The committee includes representatives of the American Board of Medical Specialties. American Hospital Association, American Medical…

The length of an inpatients stay in a hospital or other health facility. It is one measure of use of health facilities, reported as an average number of days spent in a facility per admission or discharge. It is calculated as follows: total number of days in the facility for all discharges and deaths occurring…

The written record of the writing of an Act of Congress. It may be used in writing rules or by courts in interpreting the law, to ascertain or detail the intent of the Congress if the Act is ambiguous or lacking in detail. The legislative history is listed in the slip law and consists of…

The statement, ”Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription,” required by section 503(b)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act as a part of the labeling of all prescription drugs (and only such drugs). Legend drug is thus synonymous with prescription drug.  

Insurance coverage without upper limits or maximums no matter how great the benefits payable.  

In the Federal budget, unobligated budget authority that by law has ceased to be available for obligation because of the expiration of the period for which it was available.  

Certification by the U.S. Department of Labor which certain aliens (such as foreign medical graduates) seeking to immigrate to the United States in order to work must obtain before they may obtain a visa. People in occupations which the Department of Labor feels are in short supply throughout the country (such as physicians and nurses…