participating emergency facility
Defined in 3 places across 3 titles of the United States Code.
The term "participating emergency facility" means, with respect to an item or service and a group health plan, an emergency department of a hospital, or an independent freestanding emergency department, that has a contractual relationship directly or indirectly with the plan, with respect to the furnishing of such an item or service at such facility.
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- 2020–present26 U.S.C. § 9816Internal Revenue Code · Preventing surprise medical bills · in this subchapter
The term "participating emergency facility" means, with respect to an item or service and a group health plan or group health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer, an emergency department of a hospital, or an independent freestanding emergency department, that has a contractual relationship directly or indirectly with the plan or issuer, respectively, with respect to the furnishing of such an item or service at such facility.
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- 2020–present29 U.S.C. § 1185eLabor · Preventing surprise medical bills · in this subpart
The term "participating emergency facility" means, with respect to an item or service and a group health plan or group or individual health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer, an emergency department of a hospital, or an independent freestanding emergency department, that has a contractual relationship directly or indirectly with the plan or issuer, respectively, with respect to the furnishing of such an item or service at such facility.
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- 2020–present42 U.S.C. § 300gg-111The Public Health and Welfare · Preventing surprise medical bills · in this part