Ala. Admin. Code r. 560-X-17-.09

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 560-X-17-.09 - Co-Payment (Cost-Sharing)

(1) Ophthalmologists and optometrists are required to collect and it is the Medicaid recipient's responsibility to pay the designated co-payment amount for each service rendered. This requirement includes patients with Medicare.

(2) Exceptions to the copayment requirement are listed in Rule 560-X-1-.25.

(3) A provider may not deny services to any eligible individual on account of the individual's inability to pay the co-payment amount.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 560-X-17-.09

Rule effective June 8, 1985. Amended: Filed January 17, 2012; effective February 21, 2012.

Author: Jacquelyn King, Program Manager; Medical Support

Statutory Authority: State Plan, Attachment 4.18-A; 42 C.F.R. §§ 447.55.