The health care electronic funds transfers (EFT) and remittance advice transaction is the transmission of either of the following for health care:
(a) The transmission of any of the following from a health plan to a health care provider:
(1) Payment.
(2) Information about the transfer of funds.
(3) Payment processing information.
(b) The transmission of either of the following from a health plan to a health care provider:
(1) Explanation of benefits.
(2) Remittance advice.
[65 FR 50367, Aug. 17, 2000, as amended at 77 FR 1590, Jan. 10, 2012; 77 FR 48043, Aug. 10, 2012]
authority: 42 U.S.C. 1320d—1320d-9 and secs. 1104 and 10109 of Pub. L. 111-148, 124 Stat. 146-154 and 915-917
source: 65 FR 50367, Aug. 17, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 45 CFR 162.1601