Evidence of authority to sign on behalf of the beneficiary.

  1. Law
  2. CFR 42
  3. Public Health
  4. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
  5. Medicare Program
  6. Conditions for Medicare Payment
  7. Claims for Payment
  8. Evidence of authority to sign on behalf of the beneficiary.

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§ 424.37 Evidence of authority to sign on behalf of the beneficiary.

(a) Beneficiary incapable. When a party specified in § 424.36(b) signs a claim or request for payment statement, he or she must also submit a brief statement that -

(1) Describes his or her relationship to the beneficiary; and

(2) Explains the circumstances that make it impractical for the beneficiary to sign the claim or statement.

(b) Beneficiary not present for services. When a representative of the provider, nonparticipating hospital, or supplier signs a claim or request for payment statement under § 424.36(c), he or she must explain why it was not possible to obtain the beneficiary's signature. (For example: “Patient not physically present for test.”)

[53 FR 6640, Mar. 2, 1988; 53 FR 12945, Apr. 20, 1988]


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