{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-419.80","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 419.80","heading":"Basis and scope of this subpart.","body":"(a) Basis. The provisions in this subpart are issued under the authority of section 1833(t)(2)(F) of the Act, which authorizes the Secretary to develop a method for controlling unnecessary increases in the volume of covered hospital outpatient department services.\n(b) Scope. This subpart specifies the process and requirements for prior authorization for certain hospital outpatient department services as a condition of Medicare payment.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B—MEDICARE PROGRAM","PART 419—PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEMS FOR HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT SERVICES","Subpart I—Prior Authorization for Outpatient Department Services"],"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":"f793612a027c70c4349833759fc38522f4c619d3619c9c7234d7de1532321493","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-419.71","next":"us/42-cfr-419.81"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}