{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-424.86","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 424.86","heading":"Prohibition of assignment of claims by beneficiaries.","body":"(a) Basic prohibition. Except as specified in paragraph (b) of this section, Medicare does not pay amounts that are due a beneficiary under § 424.53 to any other person under assignment, power of attorney, or any other direct payment arrangement.\n(b) Exceptions—(1) Payment to a government agency or entity. Subject to the requirements of the Assignment of Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3727), Medicare may pay a government agency or entity under an assignment by a beneficiary (or by the beneficiary's legal guardian or representative payee).\n(2) Payment under an assignment established by court order. Medicare may pay under an assignment established by, or in accordance with, a court order if the assignment meets the conditions set forth in § 424.90.","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":"25bf906a4d47525dd33f07114d34997ce8297caada47f3bb96c67e46c5faa8eb","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-424.84","next":"us/42-cfr-424.90"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}