130 Mass. Reg. 433.414

Current through Register 1527, August 2, 2024
Section 433.414 - Outpatient Hospital Services: Payment
(A)Time Limit. Payment for outpatient hospital visits is limited to one outpatient hospital visit per day per member per physician.
(B)Visit and Treatment/Procedure.
(1) The physician may bill for either a hospital outpatient visit, or for a treatment/procedure during a hospital outpatient visit, but may not bill for both a visit and a treatment/procedure for the same member on the same date at the same hospital. This limitation does not apply to a significant, separately identifiable outpatient hospital visit provided by the same physician on the same day as the procedure or other service.
(2) The MassHealth agency pays either a physician or an outpatient hospital, but not both, for physician services provided in an outpatient hospital setting. The MassHealth agency does not separately pay a hospital for other professional services provided in an outpatient hospital setting.
(3) An outpatient hospital setting includes a hospital's outpatient department, emergency department, HLHC, and any other satellite of the hospital. A hospital outpatient visit includes a visit to any outpatient hospital setting.

130 CMR 433.414

Amended by Mass Register Issue 1319, eff. 8/12/2016.
Amended by Mass Register Issue S1345, eff. 8/11/2017.