[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR411.26]

[Page 309]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 411--EXCLUSIONS FROM MEDICARE AND LIMITATIONS ON MEDICARE PAYMENT--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart B--Insurance Coverage That Limits Medicare Payment: General 
                               Provisions
 
Sec. 411.26  Subrogation and right to intervene.

    (a) Subrogation. With respect to services for which Medicare paid, 
CMS is subrogated to any individual, provider, supplier, physician, 
private insurer, State agency, attorney, or any other entity entitled to 
payment by a third party payer.
    (b) Right to intervene. CMS may join or intervene in any action 
related to the events that gave rise to the need for services for which 
Medicare paid.