Code of Federal Regulations Title 45. Public Welfare § 45.182.20 Definitions

The following definitions and abbreviated terms apply to this part:

Cash price means the charge that applies to an individual who pays cash (or cash equivalent) for a COVID–19 diagnostic test.

COVID–19 for purposes of this part is the abbreviated term for the virus called SARS–CoV–2 and the disease it causes, called coronavirus disease 2019.

Diagnostic test for COVID–19 (“COVID–19 diagnostic test”) means a COVID–19 in vitro diagnostic test described in section 6001 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Pub.L. 116–127, March 18, 2020), as amended by section 3201 of the CARES Act (Pub.L. 116–136, March 27, 2020).

Provider of a diagnostic test for COVID–19 (“provider”) means any facility that performs one or more COVID–19 diagnostic tests.