1. A. A provider shall meet all conditions for participation as set forth in COMAR 10.09.36.03.

2. B. The provider shall also:

   1. (1) Be certified by CMS to furnish portable X-ray services;
   2. (2) Meet the licensure requirements as provided in Regulation .02 of this chapter;
   3. (3) Meet performance standards in accordance with 42 CFR §410.33(g);
   4. (4) Ensure that portable X-ray services are rendered under the supervision of a qualified physician in accordance with 42 CFR §486.102;
   5. (5) Ensure that portable X-ray services are rendered by a qualified technician in accordance with 42 CFR §486.104;
   6. (6) Ensure that portable X-ray services performed for Medical Assistance recipients are ordered by a doctor of medicine or a doctor of osteopathy and records are properly preserved in accordance with 42 CFR §486.106;
   7. (7) Ensure that inspections of all X-ray equipment and shielding are made by qualified individuals at intervals not greater than 24 months in accordance with 42 CFR §486.110; and

   8. (8) Identify the ordering practitioner who authorized the diagnostic services by either:

      1. (a) Recording the National Provider Identifier (NPI) number for the individual practitioner on the claim; or
      2. (b) Recording the name and NPI of the authorized ordering practitioner on the invoice and attaching to the invoice a copy of the properly completed order that identifies the authorized ordering practitioner.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§2-104(b), 15-103, and 15-105, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: April 28, 2014 (41:8 Md. R. 472)

Regulation .04A amended effective January 1, 2018 (44:26 Md. R. 1214)

Regulation .05A amended effective January 1, 2018 (44:26 Md. R. 1214)

Regulation .05K adopted effective January 1, 2018 (44:26 Md. R. 1214)

Regulation .07C, I amended effective July 4, 2016 (43:13 Md. R. 712)

Regulation .07D amended effective February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 252)

Regulation .07J adopted effective January 1, 2018 (44:26 Md. R. 1214)