Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 2
Subtitle 09 - MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS
Chapter 10.09.87 - Free-Standing Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities
Section 10.09.87.01 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.09.87.01
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "CMS" means Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services.
(2) "Department"
means The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
(3) "Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility
(IDTF)" means a fixed location or mobile entity independent of a hospital or
physician's office where diagnostic services are performed by licensed
certified non-physician personnel under appropriate physician
supervision.
(4) "Major medical
equipment" means:
(a) All cardiac
catheterization equipment necessary to perform heart catheterization;
(b) A computerized tomography (CT)
scanner;
(c) A
lithotriptor;
(d) Radiation therapy
equipment, including a linear accelerator; and
(e) A Magnetic Resonance Imager
(MRI).
(5) "Mammography"
means the radiographic examination of the soft tissues of the breast.
(6) "Medically necessary" means medically
necessary as defined in COMAR 10.09.36.01.
(7) "Medicare" means the insurance program
administered by the federal government under Title XVIII of the Social Security
Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq.
(8) "NPI" means National Provider
Identifier.
(9) "Program" means the
Maryland Medical Assistance Program.
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