1. A. The Program covers medically necessary services rendered to recipients, when the services are:

   1. (1) Provided according to the laws and regulations of the State and locality in which they are rendered in accordance with 42 CFR §486.100;
   2. (2) Rendered by a physician who meets the qualification standards in accordance with 42 CFR §486.102 or qualified non-physician (technician) who meets the qualification standards in accordance to 42 CFR §486.104; and
   3. (3) Ordered in writing by the treating physician or nurse practitioner who is enrolled as a provider in the Program with an active status on the date of service in accordance with State law.

2. B. Portable X-ray services include the following:

   1. (1) Skeletal films involving extremities, pelvis, vertebral column, and skull;
   2. (2) Chest films which do not involve the use of contrast media;
   3. (3) Abdominal films which do not involve the use of contrast media;
   4. (4) Diagnostic mammograms, if approved by the FDA;
   5. (5) Transportation of portable X-ray equipment to a patient’s home or a long term care facility (LTCF); and
   6. (6) Electrocardiograms (EKGs/ECGs).

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)