### Question
How is the "subsection (d) Puerto Rico hospital" defined?


### Answer
The term **subsection (d) Puerto Rico hospital** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 1395ww* as follows -

> a hospital that is located in Puerto Rico and that would be a subsection (d) hospital (as defined in paragraph (1)(B)) if it were located in one of the fifty States

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

