# 42 U.S.C. § 1395bbb: Conditions of participation for home health agencies; home health quality

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## Section

- **Citation:** 42 U.S.C. § 1395bbb
- **Heading:** Conditions of participation for home health agencies; home health quality
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE > CHAPTER 7—SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER XVIII—HEALTH INSURANCE FOR AGED AND DISABLED > Part E—Miscellaneous Provisions

## Text

The right to be fully informed in advance about the care and treatment to be provided by the agency, to be fully informed in advance of any changes in the care or treatment to be provided by the agency that may affect the individual’s well-being, and (except with respect to an individual adjudged incompetent) to participate in planning care and treatment or changes in care or treatment.

( Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531 , title XVIII, § 1891, as added and amended Pub. L. 100–203, title IV , §§ 4021(b), 4022(a), 4023(a), Dec. 22, 1987 , 101 Stat. 1330–67 , 1330–69, 1330–71; Pub. L. 100–360, title IV, § 411(d)(1)(A) , (2)–(3)(B), July 1, 1988 , 102 Stat. 773 , 774; Pub. L. 100–485, title VI, § 608(d)(20)(A) , Oct. 13, 1988 , 102 Stat. 2419 ; Pub. L. 101–508, title IV , §§ 4206(d)(2), 4207(i)(1), formerly 4027(i)(1), Nov. 5, 1990 , 104 Stat. 1388–116 , 1388–123, renumbered Pub. L. 103–432, title I, § 160(d)(4) , Oct. 31, 1994 , 108 Stat. 4444 ; Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101(d) [title V, § 516(a)] , Apr. 26, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1321–211 , 1321–246; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a) , May 2, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1327 ; Pub. L. 105–33, title IV, § 4604(a) , Aug. 5, 1997 , 111 Stat. 472 ; Pub. L. 108–173, title VII, § 736(c)(3) , Dec. 8, 2003 , 117 Stat. 2356 .)

## Nearby sections

- [42 U.S.C. § 1395aa Agreements with States](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1395aa.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1395aaa Contract with a consensus-based entity regarding performance measurement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1395aaa.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1395aaa–1 Quality and efficiency measurement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1395aaa%E2%80%931.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1395bb Effect of accreditation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1395bb.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1395bbb Conditions of participation for home health agencies; home health quality](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1395bbb.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1395c Description of program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1395c.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1395cc Agreements with providers of services; enrollment processes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1395cc.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1395cc–1 Demonstration of application of physician volume increases to group practices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1395cc%E2%80%931.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1395cc–2 Provisions for administration of demonstration program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1395cc%E2%80%932.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1395cc–3 Health care quality demonstration program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1395cc%E2%80%933.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1395cc–4 National pilot program on payment bundling](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1395cc%E2%80%934.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1395cc–5 Independence at home medical practice demonstration program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1395cc%E2%80%935.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1395cc–6 Opioid use disorder treatment demonstration program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1395cc%E2%80%936.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1395cc–7 Extension of Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1395cc%E2%80%937.md)

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