# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 09 — Medical Care Programs

### Chapter 88 — Portable X-ray Providers

#### Regulation .04 Covered Services.

*COMAR 10.09.88.04*

A. The Program covers medically necessary services rendered to recipients, when the services are:

  (1) Provided according to the laws and regulations of the State and locality in which they are rendered in accordance with 42 CFR §486.100;

  (2) Rendered by a physician who meets the qualification standards in accordance with 42 CFR §486.102 or qualified non-physician (technician) who meets the qualification standards in accordance to 42 CFR §486.104; and

  (3) Ordered in writing by the treating physician or nurse practitioner who is enrolled as a provider in the Program with an active status on the date of service in accordance with State law.

B. Portable X-ray services include the following:

  (1) Skeletal films involving extremities, pelvis, vertebral column, and skull;

  (2) Chest films which do not involve the use of contrast media;

  (3) Abdominal films which do not involve the use of contrast media;

  (4) Diagnostic mammograms, if approved by the FDA;

  (5) Transportation of portable X-ray equipment to a patient’s home or a long term care facility (LTCF); and

  (6) Electrocardiograms (EKGs/ECGs).