441.22—Nurse practitioner services.
         With respect to nurse practitioner services that meet the definition of  § 440.166(a) and the requirements of either  § 440.166(b) or  § 440.166(c), the State plan must meet the following requirements:
    
    
    
    
        
        (c) 
         Provide that services furnished by a nurse practitioner, regardless of whether the nurse practitioner is under the supervision of, or associated with, a physician or other health care provider, may—
    
    
        
        (1) 
         Be reimbursed by the State Medicaid agency through an independent provider agreement between the State and the nurse practitioner; or
    
    
    [60 FR 19862, Apr. 21, 1995]