### Question
Can you define what physician owner or investor means?


### Answer
**Physician owner or investor** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 1395nn*:

> a physician (or an immediate family member of such physician) with a direct or an indirect ownership or investment interest in the hospital

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

