42 CFR §424.108
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- (a)Conditions for payment. Medicare pays the hospital for emergency services if the hospital—
- (1)Has in effect a statement of election to claim payment for all covered emergency services furnished during a calendar year, in accordance with § 424.104;
- (2)Claims payment in accordance with § 424.32; and
- (3)Submits evidence requested by CMS to establish that the services meet the requirements of this subpart.
- (b)Subsequent claims. If the hospital files subsequent claims because the initial claim did not include all the services furnished, those claims must include physicians' statements that—
- (1)Contain sufficient information to clearly establish that, when the additional services were furnished, the emergency still existed; and
- (2)Indicate when the emergency ended, which, for inpatient hospital services, is the earliest date on which the beneficiary could be safely discharged or transferred to a participating hospital or other institution.