US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 12, § 90.1
Physicians in Federal Hospitals
B3-2020.5
There are many physicians performing services in hospitals operated by the Federal
Government, e.g., military, Veterans Administration, and Public Health Service hospitals.
Normally Medicare does not pay for the services provided by a physician in a Federal hospital
except when the hospital provides services to the public generally as a community institution.
Such a physician working in the scope of his Federal employment may be considered as
coming within the statutory definition of physician even though he may not have a license to
practice in the State in which he is employed.
History
(Rev. 1, 10-01-03)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
27732e4a28cd5d0cc76d62ff539987da339d0eed1c588939771197bdb5dad8a8
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