[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: 42CFR424.1]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 424--CONDITIONS FOR MEDICARE PAYMENT--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 424.1  Basis and scope.


    (a) Statutory basis. (1) This part is based on the indicated 
provisions of the following sections of the Act:

    1814--Basic conditions for, and limitations on, Medicare payments 
for Part A services.
    1815--Payment to providers for Part A services.
    1820--Conditions for designating certain hospitals as critical 
assess hospitals.
    1835--Procedures for payment to providers for Part B services.
    1842(b)(3)(B)(ii)--Assignment of Part B Medicare claims.
    1842(b)(6)--Payment to entities other than the supplier.
    1848--Payment for physician services.
    1870(e) and (f)--Settlement of claims after death of the 
beneficiary.

    (2) Section 424.444(c) is also based on section 216(j) of the Act.

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    (b) Scope. This part sets forth certain specific conditions and 
limitations applicable to Medicare payments and cites other conditions 
and limitations set forth elsewhere in this chapter. This subpart A 
provides a general overview. Other subparts deal specifically with--
    (1) The requirement that the need for services be certified and that 
a physician establish a plan of treatment (subpart B);
    (2) The procedures and time limits for filing claims (subpart C);
    (3) The individuals or entities to whom payment may be made 
(subparts D and E);
    (4) The limitations on assignment and reassignment of claims 
(subpart F);
    (5) Special requirements that apply to services furnished by 
nonparticipating U.S. hospitals and foreign hospitals (subparts G and 
H); and
    (6) The replacement and reclamation of Medicare payment checks 
(subpart M).
    (c) Other applicable rules. Except for Sec. 424.40(c)(3), this part 
does not deal with the conditions for payment of rural health clinic 
(RHC) services, Federally qualified health center (FQHC) services, or 
ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services. Those conditions are set 
forth in part 405, subpart X, and part 481 subpart A of this chapter for 
RHC and FQHC services; and in part 416 of this chapter, for ASC 
services. The rules for physician certification of terminal illness, 
required in connection with hospice care, are set forth in Sec. 418.22 
of this chapter.

[53 FR 6634, Mar. 2, 1988, as amended at 60 FR 38271, July 26, 1995; 60 
FR 50442, Sept. 29, 1995; 62 FR 46035, Aug. 29, 1997]