[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR423.112]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                    CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE
                          & MEDICAID SERVICES,
                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 423_VOLUNTARY MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart C_Benefits and Beneficiary Protections
 
Sec.  423.112  Establishment of prescription drug plan service areas.

    (a) Service area for prescription drug plans. The service area for a 
prescription drug plan other than a fallback prescription drug plan 
consists of one or more PDP regions as established under paragraphs (b) 
and (c) of this section.
    (b) Establishment of PDP regions--(1) General. CMS establishes PDP 
regions in a manner consistent with the requirements for the 
establishment of MA regions as described at Sec.  422.455 of this 
chapter.
    (2) Relation to MA regions. To the extent practicable, PDP regions 
are the same as MA regions. CMS may establish PDP regions that are not 
the same as MA regions if CMS determines that the establishment of these 
regions improves access to prescription drug plan benefits for Part D 
eligible individuals.
    (c) Authority for territories. CMS establishes a PDP region or 
regions for

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States that are not within the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
    (d) Revision of PDP regions. CMS may revise the PDP regions 
established under paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section.
    (e) Regional or national plan. Nothing in this section prevents a 
prescription drug plan from being offered in two or more PDP regions in 
their entirety or in all PDP regions in their entirety.