Section 127.129. Out-of-State medical treatment

(a) When injured employes are treated outside of this Commonwealth by providers who are licensed by the Commonwealth to provide health care services, the applicable medical fee cap shall be as follows:

(1) If the provider is both licensed by and has a place of business within this Commonwealth, the medical fees shall be capped based on the Medicare reimbursement rate applicable under the Medicare Program for services rendered at the provider’s primary place of business in this Commonwealth, subject to § 127.152 (relating to medical fee updates on and after January 1, 1995—generally).

(2) If the provider is licensed by the Commonwealth to provide health care services but does not have a place of business within this Commonwealth, medical fees shall be capped based on the Medicare reimbursement rate applicable in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, under the Medicare Program for the services rendered subject to § 127.152.

(b) When injured employes are treated outside of this Commonwealth by providers who are not licensed by the Commonwealth to provide health care services, medical fees shall be capped based on the Medicare reimbursement rate applicable in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, under the Medicare Program for the services rendered subject to § 127.152.