[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR415.178]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                    CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE
                          & MEDICAID SERVICES,
                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 415--SERVICES FURNISHED BY PHYSICIANS IN PROVIDERS, SUPERVISING PHYSICIANS IN TEACHING SETTINGS, AND RESIDENTS IN CERTAIN 
SETTINGS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart D--Physician Services in Teaching Settings
 
Sec. 415.178  Anesthesia services.

    (a) General rule. An unreduced physician fee schedule payment may be 
made if a physician is involved in a single anesthesia procedure 
involving an anesthesia resident. In the case of anesthesia services, 
the teaching physician must be present during all critical portions of 
the procedure and immediately available to furnish services during the 
entire service or procedure. The teaching physician cannot receive an 
unreduced fee if he or she performs services involving other patients 
during the period the anesthesia resident is furnishing services in a 
single case. For additional rules for payment of anesthesia services 
involving residents, see Sec. 414.46(c)(1)(iii)).
    (b) Documentation. Documentation must indicate the physician's 
presence or participation in the administration of the anesthesia.

[60 FR 63178, Dec. 8, 1995; 61 FR 42385, Aug. 15, 1996]