{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-489.22","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 489.22","heading":"Special provisions applicable to prepayment requirements.","body":"(a) A provider may not require an individual entitled to hospital insurance benefits to prepay in part or in whole for inpatient services as a condition of admittance as an inpatient, except where it is clear upon admission that payment under Medicare, Part A cannot be made.\n(b) A provider may not deny covered inpatient services to an individual entitled to have payment made for those services on the ground of inability or failure to pay a requested amount at or before admission.\n(c) A provider may not evict, or threaten to evict, an individual for inability to pay a deductible or a coinsurance amount required under Medicare.\n(d) A provider may not charge an individual for (1) its agreement to admit or readmit the individual on some specified future date for covered inpatient services; or (2) for failure to remain an inpatient for any agreed-upon length of time or for failure to give advance notice of departure from the provider's facilities.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER G—STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION","PART 489—PROVIDER AGREEMENTS AND SUPPLIER APPROVAL","Subpart B—Essentials of Provider Agreements"],"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":"0658ded34336216d96186b6d1b22ec90c57c98a24310635d049532fedfb5705e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-489.21","next":"us/42-cfr-489.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}