42 CFR 424.70
§ 424.70 Basis and scope.
United States · 42 CFR — Public Health · Status: effective
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- 42 CFR 424.70, § 424.70 Basis and scope, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/205200
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(a) Statutory basis. This subpart implements sections 1815(c) and 1842(b)(6) of the Act, which establish limitations on who may receive payments due a provider or supplier of services or a beneficiary.
(b) Scope. This subpart—
(1) Prohibits the assignment, reassignment, or other transfer of the right to Medicare payments except under specified conditions;
(2) Sets forth the sanctions that CMS may impose on a provider or supplier that violates this prohibition, or on a supplier that violates the conditions to which it agreed in accepting assignment from the individual; and
(3) Specifies the conditions for payment under court-ordered assignments or reassignments.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.