§ 421.100 Intermediary functions
§ 421.103 Payment to providers
§ 421.104 Assignment of providers of services to intermediaries during transition to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs)
§ 421.110 Requirements for approval of an agreement
§ 421.112 Considerations relating to the effective and efficient administration of the program
§ 421.114 Assignment and reassignment of providers by CMS
§ 421.120 Performance criteria
§ 421.122 Performance standards
§ 421.124 Intermediary’s failure to perform efficiently and effectively
§ 421.126 Termination of agreements
§ 421.128 Intermediary’s opportunity for hearing and right to judicial review

Terms Used In CFR > Title 42 > Chapter IV > Subchapter B > Part 421 > Subpart B - Intermediaries

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.