{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-424.70","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 424.70","heading":"Basis and scope.","body":"(a) Statutory basis. This subpart implements sections 1815(c) and 1842(b)(6) of the Act, which establish limitations on who may receive payments due a provider or supplier of services or a beneficiary.\n(b) Scope. This subpart—\n(1) Prohibits the assignment, reassignment, or other transfer of the right to Medicare payments except under specified conditions;\n(2) Sets forth the sanctions that CMS may impose on a provider or supplier that violates this prohibition, or on a supplier that violates the conditions to which it agreed in accepting assignment from the individual; and\n(3) Specifies the conditions for payment under court-ordered assignments or reassignments.","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 F—Limitations on Assignment and Reassignment of Claims"],"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":"fe822b7d611d90a5e20412883b4fc7f22ae96f76071b6316fc8b64b84090a865","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-424.68","next":"us/42-cfr-424.71"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}