42 CFR 441.30
§ 441.30 Optometric services.
United States · 42 CFR — Public Health · Status: effective
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- 42 CFR 441.30, § 441.30 Optometric services, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/206278
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The plan must provide for payment of optometric services as physician services, whether furnished by an optometrist or a physician, if—
(a) The plan does not provide for payment for services provided by an optometrist, except for eligibility determinations under §§ 435.531 and 436.531 of this subchapter, but did provide for those services at an earlier period; and
(b) The plan specifically provides that physicians' services include services an optometrist is legally authorized to perform.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.