Payment for Portable Imaging Services.

(a)

Payment for portable imaging services, when provided at home, in residential care facilities, in intermediate care facilities or in skilled nursing facilities, and done by or under the direction of a physician, may be made when billed by the physician, except when these services are included in the cost payment formula of a skilled nursing facility.

(b)

Payment for portable imaging services performed by a portable imaging services provider, in accordance with Sections 51193.1 and 51311(b), when provided at home, in residential care facilities, in intermediate care facilities or in skilled nursing facilities may be made in accordance with the following:

(c)

Claims for services rendered by a portable imaging services provider shall include the name and address of the portable imaging services provider and ordering provider, the tentative diagnosis and a brief statement stating why portable imaging services are necessary.