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CMS Pub. 100-02, ch. 10, § 20.1
Mandatory Assignment Requirements
When an ambulance provider/supplier, or a third party under contract with the
provider/supplier, furnishes a Medicare-covered ambulance service to a Medicare
beneficiary and the service is not statutorily excluded under the particular circumstances,
the provider/supplier must submit a claim to Medicare and accept assignment of the
beneficiary's right to payment from Medicare.
History
(Rev. 1, 10-01-03)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
e5d773c7b811cb350118fa6cdfac39471b27922ceb3a7eb4453f7972e99a9d12
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