Code of Massachusetts Regulations
130 CMR - DIVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Title 130 CMR 423.000 - Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Section 423.419 - Abortion Services
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) Abortions may be performed in a surgical center in accordance with M.G.L. c. 112, § 12I through 12N, inserted by St. 1974, c. 706, and with license rules and regulations of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
(B) A surgeon must certify that the abortion is medically necessary by completion of the Certification for Payable Abortion (CPA-2) form. The surgeon must comply with 130 CMR 433.000: Physician Services.
(C) All surgical centers must attach a completed CPA-2 form to each claim form submitted to the MassHealth agency for a payable abortion. (Instructions for obtaining the CPA-2 form can be found in Subchapter 5 of the Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center Manual.) The surgical center must attach a copy of the completed CPA-2 form with each claim made to the MassHealth agency for a payable abortion. Service codes requiring a CPA-2 form are indicated in Subchapter 6 of the Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center Manual.