(a) The plan must provide for payment of laboratory services as defined in Sec. 440.30 of this subchapter if provided by--
(1) An independent laboratory that meets the requirements for participation in the Medicare program found in Sec. 405.1316 of this chapter;
(2) A hospital-based laboratory that meets the requirements for participation in the Medicare program found in Sec. 482.27 of this chapter;
(3) A rural health clinic, as defined in Sec. 491.9 of this chapter; or
(4) A skilled nursing facility--based clinical laboratory, as defined in Sec. 405.1128(a) of this chapter.
(b) Except as provided under paragraph (c), if a laboratory or other entity is requesting payment under Medicaid for testing for the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody or for the isolation and identification of the HIV causative agent as described in Sec. 405.1316(f) (2) and (3) of this chapter, the laboratory records must contain the name and other identification of the person from whom the specimen was taken.
(c) An agency may choose to approve the use of alternative identifiers, in place of the requirement for patient's name, in paragraph (b) of this section for HIV antibody or causative agent testing of Medicaid beneficiaries. [54 FR 48647, Dec. 2, 1988. Redesignated at 63 FR 310, Jan. 5, 1998.]