New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 324 - ADJUNCT SERVICES
Part 10 - AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER SERVICES
Section 8.324.10.10 - ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS

Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.324.10.10

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. Upon approval of New Mexico medical assistance program provider participation application by the New Mexico medical assistance division (MAD), ambulatory surgical centers certified to participate in medicare under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act as free-standing ambulatory surgical centers are eligible to be reimbursed by medicaid for providing services as ambulatory surgical centers.

(1) The centers for medicare and medicaid (CMS) certify ambulatory surgical centers based on surveys and recommendations submitted by the licensing and certification bureau of the New Mexico department of health (DOH).

(2) Ambulatory surgical centers which are not free-standing but are part of an accredited and certified hospital are subject to 8.311.2 NMAC, Hospital Services.

B. Once enrolled, providers receive and are responsible for maintenance of a packet of information, including medicaid program policies, billing instructions, utilization review instructions and other pertinent material from MAD. To be eligible for medicaid reimbursement, providers are bound by MAD policies, procedures, billing instructions, reimbursement rates, and all audit, recoupment and withholding provisions unless superceded by federal law, federal regulation or the specific written approval of the MAD director. Providers must be enrolled as medicaid providers before submitting a claim for payment to MAD claims processing contractor.

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