[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: 42CFR424.45]

[Page 944]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 424--CONDITIONS FOR MEDICARE PAYMENT--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart C--Claims for Payment
 
Sec. 424.45  What constitutes a claim for purposes of meeting the time limits.

    A written statement of intent to claim Medicare benefits constitutes 
a claim if--
    (a) The statement is filed with CMS or any carrier or intermediary 
within the time limits specified in Sec. 424.44;
    (b) The statement indicates the intent to claim Medicare payment for 
specified services furnished to an identified beneficiary; and
    (c) A claim that meets the requirements of Sec. 424.32(a) is filed 
within 6 months after the month in which the intermediary or carrier, as 
appropriate, advises the claimant to file that claim.