42 CFR § 414.1 - Basis and scope.

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title: "42 CFR § 414.1 - Basis and scope."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "414.1"
section_name: "Basis and scope."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_number: "414"
part_name: "PAYMENT FOR PART B MEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH SERVICES"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302, 1395hh, and 1395rr(b)(l)."
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# 414.1 Basis and scope.

This part implements the following provisions of the Act:

1802—Rules for private contracts by Medicare beneficiaries.

1833—Rules for payment for most Part B services.

1834(a) and (h)—Amounts and frequency of payments for durable medical equipment and for prosthetic devices and orthotics and prosthetics.

1834(l)—Establishment of a fee schedule for ambulance services.

1834(m)—Rules for Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services.

1834A—Improving policies for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests

1842(o)—Rules for payment of certain drugs and biologicals.

1847(a) and (b)—Competitive bidding for certain durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS).

1848—Fee schedule for physician services.

1881(b)—Rules for payment for services to ESRD beneficiaries.

1887—Payment of charges for physician services to patients in providers.

[67 FR 9132, Feb. 27, 2002, as amended at 69 FR 1116, Jan. 7, 2004; 71 FR 48409, Aug. 18, 2006; 81 FR 41098, June 23, 2016; 90 FR 20808, May 16, 2025]