Medicaid Program; Required Coverage of Nurse Practitioner Services
medicaid · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 1995-04-21 · Effective 1995-05-22 · 60 FR 19856
Document
Document number
95-9954
Federal Register citation
60 FR 19856
CFR reference
42 CFR 440
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicaid
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
1995-04-21
Effective date
1995-05-22
HHS docket
MB-41-F
Abstract
This final rule stipulates the requirements for coverage of and payment for pediatric and family nurse practitioner services under the Medicaid program. The coverage of these additional services under the Medicaid program increases the availability and accessibility of medical care for specified Medicaid recipients. This final rule adds to the Medicaid regulations provisions of sections 1902(a)(10)(A) and 1905(a)(21) of the Social Security Act, as amended by section 6405 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989.