continuing care patient
(1) Continuing care patient The term “continuing care patient” means an individual who, with respect to a provider or facility— (A) is undergoing a course of treatment for a serious and complex condition from the provider or facility; (B) is undergoing a course of institutional or inpatient care from the provider or facility; (C) is scheduled to undergo nonelective surgery from the provider, including receipt of postoperative care from such provider or facility with respect to such a surgery; (D) is pregnant and undergoing a course of treatment for the pregnancy from the provider or facility; or (E) is or was determined to be terminally ill (as determined under section 1395x(dd)(3)(A) of this title ) and is receiving treatment for such illness from such provider or facility.