Medicare Program; Coverage of, and Payment for, Paramedic Intercept Ambulance Services
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2000-03-15 · Effective 2000-04-14 · 65 FR 13911
Document
Document number
00-6420
Federal Register citation
65 FR 13911
CFR reference
42 CFR 405
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2000-03-15
Effective date
2000-04-14
HHS docket
HCFA-1813-F
Abstract
This final rule responds to public comments received on a final rule with comment period published on January 25, 1999 that implemented section 4531(c) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 concerning Medicare coverage of, and payment for, paramedic intercept ambulance services in rural communities. It also implements section 412 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Programs Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 by adding a new definition of a rural area.