[06/29/17]
Posted on June 29, 2017 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
On June 16, 2017, CMS issued transmittal S&C: 17-35-ALL. This transmittal clarified CMS policy by stating a reasonable assurance period will apply if a provider or supplier voluntarily terminates its Medicare certification when an enforcement action has been initiated by the State Survey Agency. Section 2016 of the State Operations Manual allows a provider... READ MORE
Tags: 42 CFR 489.57, assurance, cms, decertification, Reasonable, Reasonable Assurance, S&C 17-35-ALL, SA, som, state operations manual, State survey agency, survey, termination, Voluntary, Voluntary termination
[07/15/13]
Posted on July 15, 2013 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
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. ... READ MORE
Tags: chow, cms, enrollment, Long-Term Care, OCR, SA, selby
[01/05/12]
Posted on January 5, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued revisions to the process Home Health Agencies (HHA) must undergo prior to initial certification. The revised process adds an additional review of enrollment criteria performed by the Regional Home Health Intermediary (RHHI) or Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC). READ MORE
Tags: agency, bufford, cms, CNN, CoPs, enrollment, hha, Home Health, initial certification, jent, Litigation and Risk Management, long term care, MAC, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance, re-review, review, RHHI, RO, S&C 12-15-HHA, SA, selby, site visit
