---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 424.37"
title: "42"
number: "424.37"
heading: "Evidence of authority to sign on behalf of the beneficiary."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/424.37"
---

# §424.37. Evidence of authority to sign on behalf of the beneficiary.

- (a) **Beneficiary incapable.** When a party specified in [§ 424.36(b)](/cfr/42/424.36.md?p=b) signs a claim or request for payment statement, he or she must also submit a brief statement that—
  - (1) Describes his or her relationship to the beneficiary; and
  - (2) Explains the circumstances that make it impractical for the beneficiary to sign the claim or statement.
- (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)](/cfr/42/424.36.md?p=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.”)

## Notes

### Amendments

[53 FR 6640, Mar. 2, 1988; 53 FR 12945, Apr. 20, 1988]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 6634, Mar. 2, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[53 FR 6640, Mar. 2, 1988; 53 FR 12945, Apr. 20, 1988]