§409.26. Transfer agreement hospital services.
42 C.F.R. § 409.26
Services furnished by an intern or a resident-in-training. Medicare pays for medical services that are furnished by an intern or a resident-in-training (under a hospital teaching program approved in accordance with the provisions of § 409.15) as posthospital SNF care, if the intern or resident is in—
A participating hospital with which the SNF has in effect an agreement under § 483.70(j) of this chapter for the transfer of patients and exchange of medical records; or
A hospital that has a swing-bed approval, and is furnishing services to an SNF-level inpatient of that hospital.
Other diagnostic or therapeutic services. Medicare pays for other diagnostic or therapeutic services as posthospital SNF care if they are provided—
By a participating hospital with which the SNF has in effect a transfer agreement as described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section; or
By a hospital or a CAH that has a swing-bed approval, to its own SNF-level inpatient.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[63 FR 26307, May 12, 1998; 82 FR 32258, July 13, 2017]
Authority
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh.
Source
Source: 48 FR 12541, Mar. 25, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[63 FR 26307, May 12, 1998; 82 FR 32258, July 13, 2017]