42 CFR § 441.12 - Inpatient hospital tests.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s441.12"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 441.12 - Inpatient hospital tests."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "441.12"
section_name: "Inpatient hospital tests."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "441"
part_name: "SERVICES: REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC SERVICES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 45229, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "441"
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# 441.12 Inpatient hospital tests.
Except in an emergency situation (see § 440.170(e)(1) of this chapter for definition), FFP is not available in expenditures for inpatient hospital tests unless the tests are specifically ordered by the attending physician or other licensed practitioner, acting within the scope of practice as defined under State law, who is responsible for the diagnosis or treatment of a particular patient's condition.
[46 FR 48554, Oct. 1, 1981]