; (E) long-term care hospitals as defined in section 1861 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(ccc) ); and (F) independent dialysis facilities and independent end-stage renal disease facilities as described in 42 CFR 413.174(b); (4) the term medically necessary or appropriate means the health care items and services or supplies are needed or appropriate to prevent, diagnose, or treat an illness, injury, condition, disease, or its symptoms for an individual and are determined to be necessary or appropriate for such individual by the physician or other health care professional treating such individual, after such professional performs an assessment of such individual’s condition, in a manner that meets— (A) the scope of practice, licensing, and other law of the State in which such items and services are to be furnished; and (B) appropriate standards established by the Secretary for purposes of carrying out this Act; (5) the term provider means an institutional provider or a supplier (as defined in section 1861(d) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(d) ) if the reference to this title were a reference to the Medicare for All Program); (6) the term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services; (7) the term State means a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States; and (8) the term United States shall include the States, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States. 1102. Rules of construction (a) In general A State or local government may set additional standards or apply other State or local laws with respect to eligibility, benefits, and minimum provider standards, only if such State or local standards— (1) provide equal or greater eligibility than is available under this Act; (2) provide equal or greater in-person access to benefits under this Act; (3) do not reduce access to benefits under this Act; (4) allow for the effective exercise of the professional judgment of physicians or other health care professionals