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Revisions to Medicare Carrier Manual Instructions on Supervising Physicians in Teaching Settings
On November 22, 2002, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published changes to the Carrier Manual Instructions (CMI), Section 15016, Supervising Physicians in Teaching Settings. The revisions were effective on the date they were issued. More >>

Teaching Physician Payment Regulations Under the Medicare Part B Program
The Medicare program's final rule for teaching physicians replaced Intermediary Letter 372 Guidelines (IL-372) that were in effect for nearly 30 years. IL-372 specified the requirements for billing by teaching physicians when these services involved residents. More >>

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Related Resources

• Revised Carrier Manual Instructions (PDF, 11 pages - 132KB)
• Q&A Document Regarding Carrier Manual Instructions (PDF, 6pages - 37.2KB)
• Final Rule: Text / PDF
• AAMC Group on Faculty Practice
• CMS (HCFA)
• MedPAC
• PPAC
• Federal Register

AAMC Documents

• CMS Presentation to PPAC (PDF - 4 pages, 82 KB)
• Dr. Albert Bothe’s Testimony to PPAC (PDF - 3 pages, 101 KB)
• Summary of Final Rule (PDF - 1 page, 13 KB)
• Medicare Documentation Instructions and Sample Templates (PDF - 11 pages, 1.11 MB)