{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-409.26","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 409.26","heading":"Transfer agreement hospital services.","body":"(a) Services furnished by an intern or a resident-in-training. Medicare pays for medical services that are furnished by an intern or a resident-in-training (under a hospital teaching program approved in accordance with the provisions of § 409.15) as posthospital SNF care, if the intern or resident is in—\n(1) A participating hospital with which the SNF has in effect an agreement under § 483.70(j) of this chapter for the transfer of patients and exchange of medical records; or\n(2) A hospital that has a swing-bed approval, and is furnishing services to an SNF-level inpatient of that hospital.\n(b) Other diagnostic or therapeutic services. Medicare pays for other diagnostic or therapeutic services as posthospital SNF care if they are provided—\n(1) By a participating hospital with which the SNF has in effect a transfer agreement as described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section; or\n(2) By a hospital or a CAH that has a swing-bed approval, to its own SNF-level inpatient.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B—MEDICARE PROGRAM","PART 409—HOSPITAL INSURANCE BENEFITS","Subpart C—Posthospital SNF Care"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"cd14139e8c8ace885fccb6d5168cf8d361fa0839dee89d308fdaa1e57e4c432d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-409.25","next":"us/42-cfr-409.27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}