GroundRules
42 CFR 441.30: Optometric services.
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 C—MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
- PART 441—SERVICES: REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC SERVICES
- Subpart A—General Provisions
The plan must provide for payment of optometric services as physician services, whether furnished by an optometrist or a physician, if—
(a) The plan does not provide for payment for services provided by an optometrist, except for eligibility determinations under §§ 435.531 and 436.531 of this subchapter, but did provide for those services at an earlier period; and
(b) The plan specifically provides that physicians' services include services an optometrist is legally authorized to perform.
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