Designation

Designation means CMS assignment of a geographic service area to an OPO. Once an OPO is certified and assigned a geographic service area, organ procurement costs of the OPO are eligible for Medicare and Medicaid payment under section 1138(1)(F) of the Act.

Source

42 CFR § 486.302


Scoping language

As used in this subpart, the following definitions apply:

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