[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR405.2463]

[Page 168-169]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 405--FEDERAL HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE AGED AND DISABLED--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart X--Rural Health Clinic and Federally Qualified Health Center 
                                Services
 
Sec. 405.2463  What constitutes a visit.

    (a) Visit. (1) A visit is a face-to-face encounter between a clinic 
or center patient and a physician, physician assistant, nurse 
practitioner, nurse-midwife, or visiting nurse.
    (2) For FQHCs, a visit also means a face-to-face encounter between a 
patient and a qualified clinical psychologist or clinical social worker.
    (3) Encounters with more than one health professional and multiple 
encounters with the same health professional that take place on the same 
day and at a single location constitute a single visit, except when one 
of the following conditions exist:

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    (i) After the first encounter, the patient suffers illness or injury 
requiring additional diagnosis or treatment.
    (ii) For FQHCs, the patient has a medical visit and an other health 
visit, as defined in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section.
    (4) Payment. (i) Medicare pays for two visits per day when the 
conditions in paragraph (a)(3) of this section are met.
    (ii) In all other cases, payment is limited to one visit per day.
    (b) Medical visit. For purposes of paragraph (a)(3) of this section, 
a medical visit is a face-to-face encounter between an FQHC patient and 
a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, nurse-midwife, or 
visiting nurse.
    (c) Other health visit. For purposes of paragraph (a)(3) of this 
section, an other health visit is a face-to-face encounter between an 
FQHC patient and a clinical psychologist, clinical social worker, or 
other health professional for mental health services.

[61 FR 14657, Apr. 3, 1996]