42 CFR § 410.45 - Rural health clinic services: Scope and conditions.

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title: "42 CFR § 410.45 - Rural health clinic services: Scope and conditions."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "410.45"
section_name: "Rural health clinic services: Scope and conditions."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "MEDICARE PROGRAM"
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part_name: "SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL INSURANCE (SMI) BENEFITS"
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# 410.45 Rural health clinic services: Scope and conditions.

(a) Medicare Part B pays for the following rural health clinic services, if they are furnished in accordance with the requirements and conditions specified in part 405, subpart X, and part 491 of this chapter:

(1) Physicians' services.

(2) Services and supplies furnished as an incident to physicians' professional services.

(3) Nurse practitioner and physician assistant services.

(4) Services and supplies furnished as an incident to nurse practitioners' or physician assistants' services.

(5) Visiting nurse services.

(b) Medicare pays for rural health clinic services when they are furnished at the clinic, at a hospital or other medical facility, or at the beneficiary's place of residence.