### Question
How is the "applicable hospital" defined?


### Answer
The term **applicable hospital** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 1395nn* as follows -

> a hospital—


(i) that is located in a county in which the percentage increase in the population during the most recent 5-year period (as of the date of the application under subparagraph (A)) is at least 150 percent of the percentage increase in the population growth of the State in which the hospital is located during that period, as estimated by Bureau of the Census

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

