### Question
How does the law define intensive cardiac rehabilitation program?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 1395x*, **intensive cardiac rehabilitation program** is defined as:

> a physician-supervised program (as described in paragraph (2)) that furnishes the items and services described in paragraph (3) and has shown, in peer-reviewed published research, that it accomplished—


(i) one or more of the following:


(I) positively affected the progression of coronary heart disease

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1395x*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 7-SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER XVIII-HEALTH INSURANCE FOR AGED AND DISABLED > Part E-Miscellaneous Provisions**

