| Accreditation at a Glance |
MANDATORY ACCREDITATION DEADLINE: 9/30/2009
... CMS says: Get Accredited or Your Reimbursement Stops on This Drop-Dead Date
During an Open Door Forum held on December 19, 2007, CMS announced that a deadline has at last been set for mandatory accreditation for the home medical equipment industry. All DMEPOS suppliers billing Medicare Part B must be accredited by September 30, 2009 in order to continue using their NPI number for billing purposes.
Details are scarce at this time, but more information is expected to be released soon by CMS. Bookmark this page and check back for updates.
70 MSAs FOR ROUND TWO OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING ANNOUNCED
***See the 70 MSA's here***
This CMS webpage (link above to "See the 70 MSA's here") also lists the affected products marked for competitive bidding:
"The second round of the Medicare DMEPOS
Competitive Bidding program will include 8 of the top DMEPOS product
categories. These product categories were selected based on criteria
outlined in the regulation. The following are the product categories
for round two:
1 – Oxygen Supplies and Equipment
2 – Standard Power Wheelchairs, Scooters, and Related Accessories
3 – Complex Rehabilitative Power Wheelchairs and Related Accessories
4 – Enteral Nutrients, Equipment, and Supplies
5 – Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Devices, Respiratory Assist Devices (RADs), and Related Supplies and Accessories
6 – Hospital Beds and Related Accessories
7 – Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Pumps and Related Supplies and Accessories
8 – Walkers and Related Accessories
A listing of the items contained in each product category will be announced in the next few months."
***See the timeline here***
Suppliers in these 70 MSA’s must be accredited (or be in the process of becoming
accredited) by a CMS-approved
accreditation organization in order to place bids.
***See accreditation guidelines here***
Check
the Important Links page on this website for direct links to the most current and reliable
information about Mandatory Accreditation, and the Competitive Bidding Program. |
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