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CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 19, § 100.12
A/B MAC - Ambulance Services
Section 630 of the MMA allows for the reimbursement of ambulance services provided
by IHS hospital-based ambulance providers, CAHs, and entities owned and operated by a
CAH, for the 5 year period beginning January 1, 2005. Section 2902 of the Affordable
Care Act indefinitely extends Section 630 of the MMA, retroactive to January 1, 2010.
Effective January 1, 2005, claims for ambulance services submitted by hospital-based
ambulance providers and CAHs shall be processed by the designated A/B MAC.
All claims processing requirements in Chapter 15 of Pub. 100-04, Medicare Claims
Processing Manual, shall apply to ambulance service claims submitted by IHS hospital-based ambulance providers and ambulance service claims submitted by IHS CAHs.
History
(Rev. 2102, Issued: 11-19-10, Effective: 04-01-11, Implementation: 04-04-11)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
3e094ff6d2145dad69bd26949ab7f90c114e16e2f0dd1a1989779ef5e1623c4f
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