# 42 CFR § 51a.2: Definitions

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-51a.2

## Section

- **Citation:** 42 CFR § 51a.2
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 42—Public Health > CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER D—GRANTS > PART 51a—PROJECT GRANTS FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

## Text

Act means the Social Security Act, as amended.
Genetic diseases means inherited disorders caused by the transmission of certain aberrant genes from one generation to another.
Hemophilia means a genetically transmitted bleeding disorder resulting from a deficiency of a plasma clotting factor.
Institution of higher learning means any college or university accredited by a regionalized body or bodies approved for such purpose by the Secretary of Education, and any teaching hospital which has higher learning among its purposes and functions and which has a formal affiliation with an accredited school of medicine and a full-time academic medical staff holding faculty status in such school of medicine.
Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services or his or her designee.

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- [42 CFR § 51.1 § 51.1 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-51.1.md)
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- [42 CFR § 51a.4 § 51a.4 How is application made for Federal funding?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-51a.4.md)
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