Compliance Assistance

The healthcare and social assistance industry is classified under code 62 of the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and under 80 in the previous system, the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC). Most of the material contained here focuses on activities performed at hospitals. However, since many of these activities can be performed by others in the healthcare industry this material applies to those providers as well. The healthcare industry includes the following:

• general medical and surgical hospitals,
• psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals,
• specialty hospitals,
• physicians’ offices,
• dentists’ offices,
• outpatient care centers,
• medical and diagnostic laboratories,
• home healthcare services,
• nursing care and assisted living facilities,
• residential mental retardation/health and substance abuse facilities,
• community care facilities for the elderly,
• licensed veterinary practitioners primarily in the practice of veterinary medicine, dentistry, or surgery for animals, and
• establishments providing testing services for licensed veterinary practitioners.

Additional Compliance Assistance Resources

• State-Specific Regulatory Information

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