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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 131 / Tuesday, July 13, 2021 / Rules and Regulations nonparticipating emergency facility; and the item or service, the amount that the State approves under the All-Payer Model Agreement for the item or service.
Participating emergency facility means any emergency department of a hospital, or an independent freestanding emergency department or a hospital, with respect to services that pursuant to 2590.7164c2ii are included as emergency services, that has a contractual relationship directly or indirectly with a group health plan or health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage setting forth the terms and conditions on which a relevant item or service is provided to a participant or beneficiary under the plan or coverage, respectively. A single case agreement between an emergency facility and a plan or issuer that is used to address unique situations in which a participant or beneficiary requires services that typically occur out-ofnetwork constitutes a contractual relationship for purposes of this definition, and is limited to the parties to the agreement.
Participating health care facility means any health care facility described in this section that has a contractual relationship directly or indirectly with a group health plan or health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage setting forth the terms and conditions on which a relevant item or service is provided to a participant or beneficiary under the plan or coverage, respectively. A single case agreement between a health care facility and a plan or issuer that is used to address unique situations in which a participant or beneficiary requires services that typically occur out-of-network constitutes a contractual relationship for purposes of this definition, and is limited to the parties to the agreement.
Participating provider means any physician or other health care provider who has a contractual relationship directly or indirectly with a group health plan or health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage setting forth the terms and conditions on which a relevant item or service is provided to a participant or beneficiary under the plan or coverage, respectively.
Physician or health care provider means a physician or other health care provider who is acting within the scope of practice of that providers license or certification under applicable State law, but does not include a provider of air ambulance services.
Provider of air ambulance services means an entity that is licensed under
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applicable State and Federal law to provide air ambulance services.
Same or similar item or service has the meaning given the term in 2590.7166a13.
Service code has the meaning given the term in 2590.7166a14.
Qualifying payment amount has the meaning given the term in 2590.716
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Recognized amount means, with respect to an item or service furnished by a nonparticipating provider or nonparticipating emergency facility 1 Subject to paragraph 3 of this definition, in a State that has in effect a specified State law, the amount determined in accordance with such law.
2 Subject to paragraph 3 of this definition, in a State that does not have in effect a specified State law, the lesser of i The amount that is the qualifying payment amount as determined in accordance with 2590.7166; or ii The amount billed by the provider or facility.
3 In a State that has an All-Payer Model Agreement under section 1115A
of the Social Security Act that applies with respect to the plan or issuer; the nonparticipating provider or nonparticipating emergency facility; and the item or service, the amount that the State approves under the All-Payer Model Agreement for the item or service.
Specified State law means a State law that provides for a method for determining the total amount payable under a group health plan or group health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer to the extent such State law applies for an item or service furnished by a nonparticipating provider or nonparticipating emergency facility including where it applies because the State has allowed a plan that is not otherwise subject to applicable State law an opportunity to opt in, subject to section 514 of ERISA.
A group health plan that opts into such a specified State law must do so for all items and services to which the specified State law applies and in a manner determined by the applicable State authority, and must prominently display in its plan materials describing the coverage of out-of-network services a statement that the plan has opted into the specified State law, identify the relevant State or States, and include a general description of the items and services provided by nonparticipating facilities and providers that are covered by the specified State law.
State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the
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Treating provider is a physician or health care provider who has evaluated the individual.
Visit, with respect to items and services furnished to an individual at a health care facility, includes, in addition to items and services furnished by a provider at the facility, equipment and devices, telemedicine services, imaging services, laboratory services, and preoperative and postoperative services, regardless of whether the provider furnishing such items or services is at the facility.
2590.7164 Preventing surprise medical bills for emergency services.

a In general. If a group health plan, or a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage, provides or covers any benefits with respect to services in an emergency department of a hospital or with respect to emergency services in an independent freestanding emergency department, the plan or issuer must cover emergency services, as defined in paragraph c2 of this section, and this coverage must be provided in accordance with paragraph b of this section.
b Coverage requirements. A plan or issuer described in paragraph a of this section must provide coverage for emergency services in the following manner 1 Without the need for any prior authorization determination, even if the services are provided on an out-ofnetwork basis.
2 Without regard to whether the health care provider furnishing the emergency services is a participating provider or a participating emergency facility, as applicable, with respect to the services.
3 If the emergency services are provided by a nonparticipating provider or a nonparticipating emergency facility i Without imposing any administrative requirement or limitation on coverage that is more restrictive than the requirements or limitations that apply to emergency services received from participating providers and participating emergency facilities.
ii Without imposing cost-sharing requirements that are greater than the requirements that would apply if the services were provided by a participating provider or a participating emergency facility.
iii By calculating the cost-sharing requirement as if the total amount that would have been charged for the services by such participating provider
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