On July 12, 2013, CMS issued S&C: 13-46-ALL regarding changes for State Survey Agency (“SA”) obtaining OCR information from providers seeking initial enrollment in the Medicare program or for providers undergoing a change of ownership (“CHOW”). In the past, the SAs would send the provider an OCR clearance request with the initial Medicare enrollment packet. The SA must now offer the provider the option to answer all OCR clearance questions online. These changes are effective July 15, 2013.
The provider still has the option of submitting hard copies of the OCR packet. As in the past, the OCR packet will be sent to the SA, and the SA will forward to CMS. If the provider chooses the online option, it will answer all of the required questions from the OCR. The submission will go directly to the OCR intake queue, and the provider will receive an email acknowledging receipt. The email will contain an OCR number, which is critical for the provider to keep as it is the direct link to the OCR submission.
S&C 13-46-ALL can be found here.
If you have any questions, please contact:
- Todd Selby at 317.977.1440 or tselby@wp.hallrender.com;
- Brian Jent at 317.977.1402 or bjent@wp.hallrender.com;
- David Bufford at 502.568.9368 or dbufford@wp.hallrender.com; or
- Your regular Hall Render attorney.
