§1395a. Free choice by patient guaranteed — Inbound Citations
42 U.S.C. § 1395a
Cited by 3 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to 42 U.S.C. § 1395a as a whole
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(H) Consistent with section 1395a of this title, the discharge plan shall—(i) not specify or otherwise limit the qualified provider which may provide post-hospital home health services, and(ii) identify (in a form and manner specified by the Secretary) any entity to whom the individual is referred in which the hospital has a disclosable financial interest (as specified by the Secretary consistent with section 1395cc(a)(1)(S) of this title) or which has such an interest in the hospital.
Citations to §1395a(b)
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(19) which are for items or services which are furnished pursuant to a private contract described in section 1395a(b) of this title;
Citations to §1395a(b)(6)(D)
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(II) during the emergency period described in section 1320b–5(g)(1)(B) of this title, and, in the case that such emergency period ends before December 31, 2024, during the period beginning on the first day after the end of such emergency period described in such section 1320b–5(g)(1)(B) of this title and ending on December 31, 2027, a hospice physician or nurse practitioner may conduct a face-to-face encounter required under this clause via telehealth, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, but only if, in the case of such an encounter occurring on or after January 1, 2027, any hospice claim includes 1 or more modifiers or codes (as specified by the Secretary) to indicate that such encounter was conducted via telehealth, except that this subclause shall not apply in the case of such an encounter with an individual occurring on or after January 31, 2026, if such individual is located in an area that is subject to a moratorium on the enrollment of hospice programs under this subchapter pursuant to section 1395cc(j)(7) of this title, if such individual is receiving hospice care from a provider that is subject to enhanced oversight under this subchapter pursuant to section 1395cc(j)(3) of this title, or if such encounter is performed by a hospice physician or nurse practitioner who is not enrolled under section 1395cc(j) of this title and is not an opt-out physician or practitioner (as defined in section 1395a(b)(6)(D) of this title); and