42 CFR §424.124
- (a)Basic rules. Medicare Part B pays for physician and ambulance services if—
- (1)They are furnished—
- (i)To an individual who is entitled to Part B benefits; and
- (ii)In connection with covered inpatient hospital services; and
- (2)They meet the conditions set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section.
- (b)Physician services.
- (1)The physician services are services covered under Medicare Part B and are furnished—
- (i)In the hospital, during a period of covered inpatient services; or
- (ii)Outside the hospital, on the day of admission and for the same condition that required inpatient admission; and
- (2)The physician is legally authorized to practice in the country where he or she furnishes the services.
- (c)Ambulance services. The ambulance services are—
- (1)Necessary because the use of other means of transportation is contraindicated by the beneficiary's condition; and
- (2)Furnished by an ambulance that meets the definition in § 410.41 of this chapter.