[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: 42CFR414.63]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 414--PAYMENT FOR PART B MEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart B--Physicians and Other Practitioners
 
Sec. 414.63  Payment for outpatient diabetes self-management training.

    (a) Payment under the physician fee schedule. Except as provided in 
paragraph (d) of this section, payment for outpatient diabetes self-
management training is made under the physician fee schedule in 
accordance with Secs. 414.1 through 414.48.
    (b) To whom payment may be made. Payment may be made to an entity 
approved by CMS to furnish outpatient diabetes self-management training 
in accordance with part 410, subpart H of this chapter.
    (c) Limitation on payment. Payment may be made for training sessions 
actually attended by the beneficiary and documented on attendance 
sheets.
    (d) Payments made to those not paid under the physician fee 
schedule. Payments may be made to other entities not routinely paid 
under the physician fee schedule, such as hospital outpatient 
departments, ESRD facilities, and DME suppliers. The payment equals the 
amounts paid under the physician fee schedule.
    (e) Other conditions for fee-for-service payment. The beneficiary 
must meet the following conditions:
    (1) Has not previously received initial training for which Medicare 
payment was made under this benefit.
    (2) Is not receiving services as an inpatient in a hospital, SNF, 
hospice, or nursing home.
    (3) Is not receiving services as an outpatient in an RHC or FQHC.

[65 FR 83153, Dec. 29, 2000]

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