---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 424.86"
title: "42"
number: "424.86"
heading: "Prohibition of assignment of claims by beneficiaries."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/424.86"
---

# §424.86. Prohibition of assignment of claims by beneficiaries.

- (a) **Basic prohibition.** Except as specified in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section, Medicare does not pay amounts that are due a beneficiary under [§ 424.53](/cfr/42/424.53.md) to any other person under assignment, power of attorney, or any other direct payment arrangement.
- (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](/usc/31/3727.md)), Medicare may pay a government agency or entity under an assignment by a beneficiary (or by the beneficiary's legal guardian or representative payee).
  - (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](/cfr/42/424.90.md).

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

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