42 CFR § 417.2 - Basis and scope.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s417.2"
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title: "42 CFR § 417.2 - Basis and scope."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "417.2"
section_name: "Basis and scope."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "MEDICARE PROGRAM"
part_number: "417"
part_name: "HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS, COMPETITIVE MEDICAL PLANS, AND HEALTH CARE PREPAYMENT PLANS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh, and 300e, 300e-5, and 300e-9, and 31 U.S.C. 9701."
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# 417.2 Basis and scope.
(a) Subparts B through F of this part pertain to the Federal qualification of HMOs under title XIII of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act.
(b) Subparts G through R of this part set forth the rules for Medicare contracts with, and payment to, HMOs and competitive medical plans (CMPs) under section 1876 of the Act and 8 U.S.C. 1611.
(c) Subpart U of this part pertains to Medicare payment to health care prepayment plans under section 1833(a)(1)(A) of the Act.
(d) Subpart V of this part applies to the administration of outstanding loans and loan guarantees previously granted under title XIII of the PHS Act.
[56 FR 51985, Oct. 17, 1991, as amended at 60 FR 45675, Sept. 1, 1995; 80 FR 7958, Feb. 12, 2015]