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| CMS Comment Period Instructions forOxygen Payment Rules and Supplier Responsibilities The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule with comment for the new payment rules and supplier responsibilities required under the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA), in the Revisions to Payment Policies and under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to the Part B regulation (CMS-1403-FC). CMS will be issuing detailed program instructions and Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters articles related to implementation of payment changes mandated by section 144(b) of MIPPA and section 5101 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 within the next few months. The CMS is accepting comments regarding these changes from all interested parties during the 60 day comment period which is scheduled to term at 5 p.m. EST December 29, 2008. In commenting, please refer to file code CMS-1403-FC. Comments may be submitted by following any of the four options listed below: 1. Electronically - You may submit electronic comments on this regulation to www.regulations.gov. Enter the file code in the search bar, then click "Send a comment or submission", fill in the information required and include the file code in your comments. 2. By regular mail - You may mail written comments to the following address ONLY: CMS-1403-FC 3Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAttention: CMS-1403-FCP.O. Box 8013Baltimore, MD 21244-8013 Allow sufficient time for mailed comments to be received before the close of the comment period. 3. By express or overnight mail - You may send written comments to the following address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAttention: CMS-1403-FCMail Stop C4-26-057500 Security BoulevardBaltimore, MD 21244-1850 4. By hand or courier - If you prefer, you may deliver (by hand or courier) your written comments (one original and two copies) before the close of the comment period to either of the following addresses: 7500 Security BoulevardBaltimore, MD 21244-1850 Room 445-GHubert H. Humphrey Building200 Independence Avenue, SWWashington, DC 20201 |
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