Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 1320c–11

Exemptions for religious nonmedical health care institutions

section 1395x(ss)(1) of this titleThe provisions of this part shall not apply with respect to a religious nonmedical health care institution (as defined in ).

Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531Pub. L. 97–248, title I, § 14396 Stat. 393Pub. L. 105–33, title IV, § 4454(c)(2)111 Stat. 431(, title XI, § 1162, as added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI, § 1162Pub. L. 92–603, title II, § 249F(b)86 Stat. 1440Pub. L. 96–499, title IX94 Stat. 262895 Stat. 795Pub. L. 97–248A prior section 1320c–11, , as added , , ; amended , , §§ 922(a), 927(b), , 2630; , 97–35, title XXI, § 2113(h), , related to Statewide Professional Standards Review Councils, prior to the general revision of this part by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 105–33section 1395x(ss)(1) of this title1997— substituted “Exemptions for religious nonmedical health care institutions” for “Exemptions of Christian Science sanatoriums” in section catchline and substituted “religious nonmedical health care institution (as defined in )” for “Christian Science sanatorium operated, or listed and certified, by the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts” in text.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1997 Amendment

Pub. L. 105–33section 4454(d) of Pub. L. 105–33section 1395i–5 of this titleAmendment by effective , and applicable to items and services furnished on or after such date, with provision that Secretary of Health and Human Services issue regulations to carry out such amendment by not later than , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .