Sec.17a-392-8. Physician participation

(a) A physician who agrees to perform any Medicare-covered services for any individual who presents either a Connecticut Medicare Assignment Card or a valid PACE identification card and proof of enrollment in Medicare Part B, to the physician, physician's staff, or hospital intake worker shall not charge or collect from such an individual any amount in excess of the reasonable charge for that service as determined by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as amended. The term "Medicare-covered services" as used in this section does not include either types of services specifically excluded from Medicare coverage, or services for which coverage limitations have been reached.

(Effective December 17, 1992)