42 CFR § 440.90, The “Four Walls Rule”
On November 13, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published this Title 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) regarding the "Four Walls Rule". This CFR defines clinic services as preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, or palliative services that are furnishedby a facility that is not part of a hospital but is organized and operated to provide medical care to outpatients . . .