42 U.S.C. § 1395
Section 1395 · Prohibition against any Federal interference
This is § 1801 of the Social Security Act of 1935
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 1,629 court decisions — leading case Plyler v. Doe (1982)
Most recently applied in Landor v. Louisiana Dept of Corrections and Public Safety Revisions: 6/24/26 (U.S. 2026, slip opinion) (June 2026)
Applied most in the District Circuit Circuit (240 decisions)
Cases citing this section usually also cite 42 U.S.C. § 1395X · 42 U.S.C. § 1395F · 42 U.S.C. § 1395O
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize any Federal officer or employee to exercise any supervision or control over the practice of medicine or the manner in which medical services are provided, or over the selection, tenure, or compensation of any officer or employee of any institution, agency, or person providing health services; or to exercise any supervision or control over the administration or operation of any such institution, agency, or person.
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Short Title
For short title of title I of Pub. L. 89–97, which enacted this subchapter as the “Health Insurance for the Aged Act”, see section 100 of Pub. L. 89–97, set out as a Short Title of 1965 Amendment note under section 1305 of this title.