[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: 42CFR417.400]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 417--HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS, COMPETITIVE MEDICAL PLANS, AND HEALTH CARE PREPAYMENT PLANS--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart J--Qualifying Conditions for Medicare Contracts
 
Sec. 417.400  Basis and scope.

    Source: 50 FR 1346, Jan. 10, 1985, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) Statutory basis. The regulations in this subpart implement 
section 1876 of the Act, which authorizes Medicare payment to HMOs and 
CMPs that contract with CMS to furnish covered services to Medicare 
beneficiaries.
    (b) Scope. (1) This subpart sets forth the requirements an HMO or 
CMP must meet in order to enter into a contract with CMS under section 
1876 of the Act. It also specifies the procedures that CMS follows to 
evaluate applications and make determinations.
    (2) The rules for payment to HMOs and CMPs are set forth in subparts 
N, O, and P of this part.
    (3) The rules for HCPP participation in Medicare under section 
1833(a)(1)(A) of the Act are set forth in subpart U of this part.

[60 FR 45675, Sept. 1, 1995]