# 42 CFR § 447.15: Acceptance of State payment as payment in full

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-447.15

## Section

- **Citation:** 42 CFR § 447.15
- **Heading:** Acceptance of State payment as payment in full
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 42—Public Health > CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER C—MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS > PART 447—PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES > Subpart A—Payments: General Provisions

## Text

A State plan must provide that the Medicaid agency must limit participation in the Medicaid program to providers who accept, as payment in full, the amounts paid by the agency plus any deductible, coinsurance or copayment required by the plan to be paid by the individual. The provider may only deny services to any eligible individual on account of the individual's inability to pay the cost sharing amount imposed by the plan in accordance with § 447.52(e). The previous sentence does not apply to an individual who is able to pay. An individual's inability to pay does not eliminate his or her liability for the cost sharing charge.
[78 FR 42307, July 15, 2013]

## Nearby sections

- [42 CFR § 447.1 § 447.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-447.1.md)
- [42 CFR § 447.10 § 447.10 Prohibition against reassignment of provider claims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-447.10.md)
- [42 CFR § 447.15 § 447.15 Acceptance of State payment as payment in full.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-447.15.md)
- [42 CFR § 447.20 § 447.20 Provider restrictions: State plan requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-447.20.md)
- [42 CFR § 447.21 § 447.21 Reduction of payments to providers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-447.21.md)
- [42 CFR § 447.25 § 447.25 Direct payments to certain beneficiaries for physicians' or dentists' services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-447.25.md)
- [42 CFR § 447.26 § 447.26 Prohibition on payment for provider-preventable conditions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-447.26.md)
- [42 CFR § 447.30 § 447.30 Withholding the Federal share of payments to Medicaid providers to recover Medicare overpayments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-447.30.md)
- [42 CFR § 447.31 § 447.31 Withholding Medicare payments to recover Medicaid overpayments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-447.31.md)
- [42 CFR § 447.40 § 447.40 Payments for reserving beds in institutions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-447.40.md)
- [42 CFR § 447.45 § 447.45 Timely claims payment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-447.45.md)
- [42 CFR § 447.46 § 447.46 Timely claims payment by MCOs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-447.46.md)
- [42 CFR § 447.200 § 447.200 Basis and purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-447.200.md)
- [42 CFR § 447.201 § 447.201 State plan requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-447.201.md)

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