Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22 § 51050

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 51050 - Health Care Financing Administration's Common Procedure Coding System

Health Care Financing Administration's Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) means a coded listing and description of health care services and items prepared and updated annually by theU.S. Health Care Financing Administration. HCPCS consists of the Physicians' Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), published by the American Medical Association, and other codes and descriptions authorized by the Health Care Financing Administration to describe services and items not contained in the CPT. HCPCS is used by all Medicare and Medicaid Programs nationwide to identify and describe covered benefits under their respective programs. To the extent not elsewhere adopted in these regulations, HCPCS, and each of its subsequent updates, is herein incorporated by reference into these regulations.

EDITORIAL NOTE: Pursuant to the provisions of Title 1 of the California Administrative Code, Section 20, this regulation is not printed in full herein. The Health Care Financing Administration's Common Procedure Coding System, and each of its annual updates, may be examined at the Department of Health Services, Benefits Branch, 714 P Street, Sacramento. It is published in two separate documents. Copies of the HCPCS Level II Code Book can be purchased from St. Anthony Publishing, Inc., P.O. Box 96561, Washington, DC 20090. Copies of the CPT can be purchased from the American Medical Association by calling 800-621-8335.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 51050

1. Editorial correction renumbering former Section 50025.6 to Section 51050 filed 12-20-83 (Register 83, No. 52). For prior history, see Registers 83, No. 48 and 83, No. 26.
2. Repealer and new section filed 10-1-87; operative 10-31-87 (Register 87, No. 41).
3. Amendment of section heading and section filed 7-28-97 as an emergency; operative 7-28-97 (Register 97, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-25-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-28-97 order transmitted to OAL 11-19-97 and filed 1-6-98 (Register 98, No. 2).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 10725, 14105 and 14124.5, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 433.123, Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations.