42 C.F.R. § 421.103 Options available to providers and CMS.
Title 42 - Public Health
(a) Except for hospices (which are covered under §421.117), a provider may elect to receive payment for covered services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries— (1) Directly from CMS (subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this section); or (2) Through an intermediary, when both CMS and the intermediary consent. (b) Whenever CMS determines it appropriate, it may contract with any organization (including an intermediary with which CMS has previously entered into an agreement under §421.105 and §421.110 or designated as a regional or alternative regional intermediary under §421.117) for the purposes of making payments to any provider that does not elect to receive payment from an intermediary. [49 FR 3659, Jan. 30, 1984; 49 FR 9174, Mar. 12, 1984]
Title 42: Public Health
PART 421—INTERMEDIARIES AND CARRIERS
Subpart B—Intermediaries
§ 421.103 Options available to providers and CMS.
