US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-16, ch. 4, § 20.5.1
Definition of Post-Stabilization
Post-stabilization care services are covered services that are:
• Related to an emergency medical condition;
• Provided after an enrollee is stabilized; and
• Provided to maintain the stabilized condition, or under certain circumstances (see
below), to improve or resolve the enrollee’s condition.
History
(Rev. 120, Issued: 01-16-15, Effective: 01-01-15, Implementation: 01-01-15)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
85d509ced61513b8367eacc53205325150ea6ee3292b754cfed142431322d226
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