{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-424.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 424.15","heading":"Requirements for inpatient CAH services.","body":"(a) Medicare Part A pays for inpatient CAH services only if a physician certifies that the individual may reasonably be expected to be discharged or transferred to a hospital within 96 hours after admission to the CAH, and that the services are provided in accordance with § 412.3 of this chapter.\n(b) Certification begins with the order for inpatient admission. All certification requirements must be completed, signed, and documented in the medical record no later than 1 day before the date on which the claim for payment for the inpatient CAH service is submitted.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B—MEDICARE PROGRAM","PART 424—CONDITIONS FOR MEDICARE PAYMENT","Subpart B—Certification and Plan Requirements"],"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":"92e481f21c03fcb6ce65bd3c1c2f906a3509e09f123f27cf6430e5416d3cef2a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-424.14","next":"us/42-cfr-424.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}