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CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 30, § 150.6
Advance Beneficiary Notice Standards for Waiver of Refund
Requirement
(Rev. 1, 10-01-03)
A refund is not required of the supplier if, before the medical equipment or supplies were
furnished, the beneficiary was informed by the supplier that Medicare would not pay for
the specific item or service and, after receiving such an advance beneficiary notice, the
beneficiary agreed to pay for the item or service. This requirement for advance notice
may be satisfied by a properly executed Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) Form
CMS-R-131 used in accordance with the instructions at §50.
History
(Rev. 1, 10-01-03)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
0627f1daf1df3727a9e9796344afcf19899604cf975cc045498b0ce7d253900f
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