[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: 42CFR424.37]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 424--CONDITIONS FOR MEDICARE PAYMENT--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart C--Claims for Payment
 
Sec. 424.37  Evidence of authority to sign on behalf of the beneficiary.

    (a) Beneficiary incapable. When a party specified in Sec. 424.36(b) 
signs a

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claim or request for payment statement, he or she must also submit a 
brief statement that--
    (1) Describes his or her relationship to the beneficiary; and
    (2) Explains the circumstances that make it impractical for the 
beneficiary to sign the claim or statement.
    (b) Beneficiary not present for services. When a representative of 
the provider, nonparticipating hospital, or supplier signs a claim or 
request for payment statement under Sec. 424.36(c), he or she must 
explain why it was not possible to obtain the beneficiary's signature. 
(For example: ``Patient not physically present for test.'')

[53 FR 6640, Mar. 2, 1988; 53 FR 12945, Apr. 20, 1988]