This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated Section 40.1 of Publication 100-1, the Medicare General Information, Eligibility and Entitlement Manual, to reflect Section 3108 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). This update permits physician assistants to perform the initial certifications and recertifications of a beneficiary’s need for skilled... READ MORE
Physician Assistants Now Permitted to Perform SNF-Level Certifications, Recertifications
Posted on January 21, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
