Health maintenance organizations; exclusion of gamete intrafallopian transfer and zygote intrafallopian transfer as basic health services--HCFA. Notice.
This notice informs the public of the determination by the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration that gamete intrafallopian transfer and zygote intrafallopian transfer are unusual, infrequently provided, and not necessary for the protection of individual health. This determination permits Federally qualified health maintenance organizations to exclude these services from the basic health services they must provide to their members.
D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D035082:Federal Government; D005260:Female; D015181:Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer / Q000191:economics*; D033161:Government Regulation; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States; D017388:Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer / Q000191:economics*