United States Code

The term "MBDA Rural Business Center" means an MBDA Business Center that provides technical business assistance to minority business enterprises located in rural areas.

The term "MBDA Rural Business Center agreement" means an MBDA Business Center agreement that establishes the terms by which the recipient of the Federal assistance award

the term “Mcf” means, when used in relation to natural gas, 1,000 cubic feet of natural gas.

For purposes of this section, the term "mead" means a wine— (i) containing not more than 0.64 gram of carbon dioxide per hundred milliliters of wine, except that the Secr

In this subsection, the term “meal program” means a program established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) or the Richard B. Russell National School Lu

the term “meaningful disruption”— (A) means a change in production that is reasonably likely to lead to a reduction in the supply of a drug by a manufacturer that is more than negl

The term “means of conveyance” means any personal property used for or intended for use for the movement of any other personal property. / The term “means of conveyance” means any

The term “means of emission limitation” means a system of continuous emission reduction (including the use of specific technology or fuels with specified pollution characteristics)

the term “means of identification” means any name or number that may be used, alone or in conjunction with any other information, to identify a specific individual, including any—

“Means or instrumentality of interstate commerce” includes any facility of a national securities exchange. / “Means or instrumentality of interstate commerce” includes any facility

The term “means-tested Federal benefit program” means any of the following: (i) The supplemental security income program under title XVI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1381

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “measurement period” means, with respect to the taxable year of the acquiring person for which the credit is determined, any period of t

The term “measure of energy consumption” means energy use, energy efficiency, estimated annual operating cost, or other measure of energy consumption.

The term “meat articles” means carcasses, meat and meat food products of cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, that are capable of use as human food.

The term “meat broker” means any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of buying or selling carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, or meat food products of cattle, she

The term “meat food product” means any product capable of use as human food which is made wholly or in part from any meat or other portion of the carcass of any cattle, sheep, swin

The term “meat food products” means all products and byproducts of the slaughtering and meat-packing industry—if edible;

The term “meat item” means— (A) a portion of meat; and (B) a meat food product.

The term “mechanic’s lienor” means any person who under local law has a lien on real property (or on the proceeds of a contract relating to real property) for services, labor, or m

The term “mechanical licensing collective” means the entity most recently designated as such by the Register of Copyrights under subsection (d)(3).

The term “mechanical licensing collective budget” means a statement of the financial position of the mechanical licensing collective for a fiscal year or quarter thereof based on e

The term “mechanical restraint” means the use of devices as a means of restricting a resident's freedom of movement.

The term “Medal of Honor recipient” has the meaning given that term in section 1074h(c) of this title . / The term “Medal of Honor recipient” means a person who has been awarded a

The term “median family income” means for any year— (A) the median family income both calculated and reported by the Bureau of the Census in the then most recent year; and (B) if n

The term “median income” means, with respect to an area, the unadjusted median family income for the area, as determined and published annually by the Director. / The term “median

The term “media of mass communications” includes television, radio, cable television, multipoint distribution service, direct broadcast satellite service, and other services, the l

The term “media organization” means a person or entity engaged in disseminating information to the general public through a newspaper, magazine, other publication, radio, televisio

Third. The term “Mediation Board” means the National Mediation Board created by this chapter.

The term “Medicaid” means the program to provide grants to States for medical assistance programs established under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).

The term “medicaid applicable income level” means, with respect to a child, the effective income level (expressed as a percent of the poverty line) that has been specified under th

The term "Medicaid cap increase" means, with respect to a specified territory and fiscal year, any increase in the amounts otherwise determined under this subsection for

The term “medicaid-eligible” means, with respect to a child, a child who is entitled to medical assistance under a state 1 plan approved under this subchapter.

The term “medicaid managed care organization” means a health maintenance organization, an eligible organization with a contract under section 1395mm of this title or a Medicare+Cho

The term “Medicaid managed care program” means a program under sections 1396b(m), 1396d(t), and 1396u–2 of this title and includes a managed care program operating under a waiver u

The term “medicaid program” means the program of medical assistance under a State plan or under a waiver of the plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et

In this subsection and subsection (a)(3)(F), the term “Medicaid provider” means— (A) an eligible professional (as defined in paragraph (3)(B))— (i) who is not hospital-based and ha

The term “Medicaid taxable unit” means a unit that is being taxed within a health care related tax that is applicable to the program under this subchapter. Such term includes a uni

the term “medical activity” means the performance of a medical or surgical procedure on a body, but shall not include (i) the use of a patented machine, manufacture, or composition

The term “medical and other health services” means any of the following items or services: (1) physicians’ services; (2) (A) services and supplies (including drugs and biologicals

In this paragraph, the term “medical assistance” refers to medical assistance under a State plan approved under title XIX of the Social Security Act [ 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.]. / Th

The term “medical benefit” means a benefit which consists of the providing (directly or through insurance) of medical care (as defined in section 213(d)).

The term “medical care” means amounts paid— (A) for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or for the purpose of affecting any structure or function

The term "medical child support order" means any judgment, decree, or order (including approval of a settlement agreement) which— (i) provides for child support with resp

In this section, the term "medical countermeasures" means antibiotics, antivirals, antidotes, therapeutics, radiological countermeasures, and other countermeasures that m

The term “medical countermeasure submission” means an investigational new drug application under section 355(i) of this title , a new drug application under section 355(b) of this

The term "medical device" means a device, as defined in section 321(h) of this title, and includes any device component of any combination product as that term is used in

The term “medical director” means a physician who is registered under subsection (g) and provides medical oversight for an emergency medical services agency.

the term “medical emergency” means a medical condition of an employee or a family member of such employee that is likely to require the prolonged absence of such employee from duty

The term “medical equipment and supplies” means— (A) durable medical equipment (as defined in section 1395x(n) of this title ); (B) prosthetic devices (as described in section 1395

The term “medical evaluation” means key components performed by a physician including history, examination, and medical decisionmaking focused on symptomatic and related body syste

The term "medical examination or screening"— (A) means a physical examination provided by a health care provider; and (B) does not include an evaluation by, or an encount

“medical examiner” means an individual licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with regulations issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as a medical exam

the term "medical expenses" includes, to the extent provided under the eligible crime victim compensation program, expenses for eyeglasses or other corrective lenses, for

The term “medical facility” means any facility or part thereof which is, or will be, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, or as otherwise authorized by law, for the provision o

the term “medical food” has the meaning given the term in section 5(b) of the Orphan Drug Act; and

The term "medical forensic examination" or "MFE" means an examination of a sexual assault patient by a health care provider, who has specialized education and c

The term “medical gas” means a drug that— (A) is manufactured or stored in a liquefied, nonliquefied, or cryogenic state; and (B) is administered as a gas.

The term “medical group” means a partnership, association, or other group— (A) which is composed of health professionals licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy and of such oth

The term “medical information”— (1) means information or data, whether oral or recorded, in any form or medium, created by or derived from a health care provider or the consumer, t

The term “medical intervention” means the process by which a physician provides medical diagnosis and direction for medical or surgical treatment options for hearing loss or other

The term “medical isotope” includes Molybdenum 99, Iodine 131, Xenon 133, and other radioactive materials used to produce a radiopharmaceutical for diagnostic, therapeutic procedur

the term “medical library” means a library related to the sciences related to health; and

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “medically accepted indication” has the meaning given that term— (i) in the case of a covered part D drug used in an anticancer chemotherape

The term "medically accurate and complete" means verified or supported by the weight of research conducted in compliance with accepted scientific methods and— (A) publish

In this section, the term “medically necessary leave of absence” means, with respect to a dependent child described in subsection (b)(2) in connection with a group health plan, a l

The term “medically underserved” has the meaning applicable under section 295p(6) of this title .

The term "medically underserved area" has the meaning given the term "medically underserved community" in section 295p(6) of this title.

The term “medically underserved children and adolescents” means a population of children and adolescents who are residents of an area designated as a medically underserved area or

The term "medically underserved community" has the meaning given the term in section 295p(6) of this title. / The term “medically underserved community” means an urban or

The term “medically underserved population” has the meaning given that term in section 254b(b)(3) of this title . / The term “medically underserved population” means the population

The term “medical malpractice action or claim” means a written claim or demand for payment based on a health care provider's furnishing (or failure to furnish) health care services

The term “medical malpractice or medical product liability action or claim” means a medical malpractice action or claim (as defined in section 11151(7) of this title ) and includes

The term “medical nutrition therapy services” means nutritional diagnostic, therapy, and counseling services for the purpose of disease management which are furnished by a register

The term “medical officer” means an officer of the Medical Corps of the Army, an officer of the Medical Corps of the Navy, or an officer in the Air Force designated as a medical of

The term “medical or dental group” means a partnership or other association or group of persons licensed to practice medicine, osteopathy, or surgery in the State, or of persons li

In this subsection, the terms "vacation leave", "personal leave", and "medical or sick leave" mean those 3 types of leave, within the meaning of secti

The term “medical or surgical benefits” means benefits with respect to medical or surgical services, as defined under the terms of the plan, but does not include mental health or s

In this subsection, the term “medical outcomes” means those outcomes affecting the HIV-related clinical status of an individual with HIV/AIDS. / In this subsection, the term “medic

The term “medical oversight” means supervision of the provision of medical care by an emergency medical services agency.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “medical personnel” includes— (A) in the case of the Army, members of the Medical Corps, Dental Corps, Nurse Corps, Medical Service Corps,

The term “medical practice facility” means an adequately equipped facility in which not more than four persons licensed to practice medicine in the State where the facility is loca

the term “medical practitioner” means any natural person who is licensed by a State to provide the medical activity described in subsection (c)(1) or who is acting under the direct

the term “medical product” means a drug, biological product, device, medical food, or infant formula; / In this section, the term “medical product” includes a drug, a biological pr

The term “medical quality assurance program” means any peer review activity carried out before, on, or after November 14, 1986 by or for the Department of Defense to assess the qua

The term “medical quality assurance record” means the proceedings, records, minutes, and reports that emanate from quality assurance program activities described in paragraph (1) a

For purposes of this section, the term “medical rehabilitation research” means the science of mechanisms and interventions that prevent, improve, restore, or replace lost, underdev

Medical Research.—For purposes of this section, the term “medical research” means medical research described in section 7303(a)(2) of this title.

The term “medical review officer”— (A) means a licensed physician with knowledge of substance abuse disorders; and (B) does not include any— (i) employee of the small business conc

The term "medical service line" means a clinic within a Department medical center.

The term "medical services" includes, in addition to medical examination, treatment, and rehabilitative services, the following: (A) Surgical services. (B) Dental service

In this subsection, the term "medical supervision model adult day health care" means adult day health care that includes the coordination of physician services, dental se

“medical, surgical, and hospital services and supplies” includes services and supplies by podiatrists, dentists, clinical psychologists, optometrists, chiropractors, osteopathic pr

The term “medical waste” means isolation wastes; infectious agents; human blood and blood products; pathological wastes; sharps; body parts; contaminated bedding; surgical wastes a

The term “Medicare” means the program established under this subchapter, including parts A, B, C, and D.

The term “medicare administrative contractor” means an agency, organization, or other person with a contract under this section.

For purposes of this section, the term "Medicare Advantage MSA" means an Archer MSA (as defined in section 220(d))— (1) which is designated as a Medicare Advantage MSA, (

The term “medicare beneficiary” means an individual entitled to benefits under part A, or enrolled under part B, of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, but does not include suc

In this subchapter, the term “Medicare+Choice eligible individual” means an individual who is entitled to benefits under part A and enrolled under part B.

The term “Medicare+Choice monthly MSA premium” means, with respect to a Medicare+Choice plan, the amount of such premium filed under subsection (a)(3)(A) for the plan.

The term “Medicare+Choice organization” means a public or private entity that is certified under section 1395w–26 of this title as meeting the requirements and standards of this pa