GroundRules
42 CFR 411.45: Basis for conditional Medicare payment in workers' compensation cases.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 42—Public Health
- CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- SUBCHAPTER B—MEDICARE PROGRAM
- PART 411—EXCLUSIONS FROM MEDICARE AND LIMITATIONS ON MEDICARE PAYMENT
- Subpart C—Limitations on Medicare Payment for Services Covered Under Workers' Compensation
(a) A conditional Medicare payment may be made under either of the following circumstances:
(1) The beneficiary has filed a proper claim for workers' compensation benefits, but the intermediary or carrier determines that the workers' compensation carrier will not pay promptly. This includes cases in which a workers' compensation carrier has denied a claim.
(2) The beneficiary, because of physical or mental incapacity, failed to file a proper claim.
(b) Any conditional payment that CMS makes is conditioned on reimbursement to CMS in accordance with subpart B of this part.
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