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Why This Topic Matters

It helps practices determine whether a billing arrangement involving an NP and other nonphysician practitioners may fall within Medicare incident-to policy while remaining compliant with state law.

Article Sections

1. Question and answer

   Introduces the billing question and provides a general explanation of how Medicare policy and state scope-of-practice rules relate to incident-to services.

2. CMS manual references and state law considerations

   Summarizes the Medicare policy sources discussed and notes that state law or regulation may also affect whether services can be billed in this setting.

3. Submission and disclaimer

   Provides contact information for submitting questions and a general editorial disclaimer about the source of the guidance.