Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part III - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE MANUAL
Chapter 1243 - OUTPATIENT LABORATORY SERVICES
PROVIDER PARTICIPATION
Section 1243.41 - Participation requirements
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
In addition to the participation requirements established in Chapter 1101 (relating to general provisions) laboratories shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Each laboratory, whether in or out-of-State, shall submit the following to the Department:
(2) For hospital laboratories, the hospital shall be currently Medicare certified or currently certified by the Department of Health as meeting standards comparable to those of Medicare.
(3) A laboratory shall be currently licensed by the Department of Health, Bureau of Laboratories and be Medicare certified under Title XVIII (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1395-1395hh h), or certified as meeting standards comparable to those of Medicare.
(4) Out-of-State laboratories shall meet the applicable requirements established in paragraphs (1) and (2) and shall sign the provider agreement designated by the Department.
The provisions of this section are amended under sections 201(2), 403 and 443.3 of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§ 201(2), 403 and 443.3).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 1243.52 (relating to payment conditions for various services).