{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-424.37","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 424.37","heading":"Evidence of authority to sign on behalf of the beneficiary.","body":"(a) Beneficiary incapable. When a party specified in § 424.36(b) signs a claim or request for payment statement, he or she must also submit a brief statement that—\n(1) Describes his or her relationship to the beneficiary; and\n(2) Explains the circumstances that make it impractical for the beneficiary to sign the claim or statement.\n(b) Beneficiary not present for services. When a representative of the provider, nonparticipating hospital, or supplier signs a claim or request for payment statement under § 424.36(c), he or she must explain why it was not possible to obtain the beneficiary's signature. (For example: “Patient not physically present for test.”)","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 C—Claims for Payment"],"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":"bcc3a28b4118bdea8ac2e0532e6c14a5be82b95ff0f259f2af0bf7bc6cce8a18","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-424.36","next":"us/42-cfr-424.40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}