HI 00601.430 Outpatient Services

Outpatient services include any of the items or services described above which are provided under arrangements (see HI 00401.280 ) on an outpatient basis at a hospital, SNF, rehabilitation center, or outpatient department affiliated with a medical school, and (1) which require equipment which cannot readily be made available at the patient's place of residence, or (2) which are furnished while they are at the facility to receive the services described in (1). The hospital, SNF, or outpatient department affiliated with a medical school must all be qualified providers of services. The cost of transporting an individual to a family cannot be reimbursed as home health services.