Medicare program; forms used for applying for entitlement or enrollment or claiming payment--HCFA. Final rule

This final rule revises the Medicare regulations to include provisions pertaining to various forms used in requesting enrollment in and payment for services under the Medicare program. The rule includes an up-to-date listing of forms and procedures for providers of services and other practitioners to obtain billing forms that meet requirements for Medicare and other insurers. In addition, the rule requires hospitals, institutional providers, and physicians and suppliers to obtain certain recently development billing forms by commercial purchase.