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| June 26, 2009 Weekly What's New The following publications have been posted to the DME MAC A What's New page:Crossover Claims Impacted by Common Working File (CWF) Southeast Host Site Problem (JSM 09333) HHS Announces Initiatives in Support of the "Year of Community Living" (CMS Message 2009-06-22) Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius the 10th Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision Olmstead v. L.C. (CMS Message 2009-06-22) Recovery Act and Health Information Technology Now Available on the CMS Web site! (CMS Message 2009-06-23) Meeting Minutes for the May 2009 Provider Outreach & Education Advisory Group Meeting are now available The 2009 DME MAC Jurisdiction A Symposium Program Schedule page has been updated Expiration of Medicare Processing of Certain Indian Health Service (IHS) Part B Claims - Sunset of Section 630 of the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003 for Payment of Indian Health Services (IHS) (SE0912) Review of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) (MM6468) For more information visit: http://www.medicarenhic.com/dme/dme_whats_new.shtml Get Ready for DMEPOS Competitive Bidding! (CMS Message 2009-06-26)The Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) competitive bidding program Round 1 Rebid is coming soon!!Summer 2009CMS announces bidding schedule/schedule of education eventsCMS begins bidder education campaignBidder registration period to obtain user ID and passwords beginsFall 2009Bidding beginsIf you are a supplier interested in bidding, prepare now - don't wait!UPDATE YOUR NSC FILES: DMEPOS supplier standard # 2 requires ALL suppliers to notify the National Supplier Clearinghouse (NSC) of any change to the information provided on the Medicare enrollment application (CMS-855S) within 30 days of the change. DMEPOS suppliers should use the 3/09 version of the CMS-855S and should review and update:The list of products and services found in section 2.D;The Authorized Official(s) information in sections 6A and 15; andThe correspondence address in section 2A2 of the CMS-855S.This is especially important for suppliers who will be involved in the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program. These suppliers must ensure the information listed on their supplier files is accurate to enable participation in this program. Information and instructions on how to submit a change of information may be found on the NSC Web site (http://www.palmettogba.com/nsc) and by following this path: Supplier Enrollment/Change of Information/Change of Information Guide. GET LICENSED: Suppliers submitting a bid for a product category in a competitive bidding area (CBA) must meet all DMEPOS state licensure requirements and other applicable state licensure requirements, if any, for that product category for every state in that CBA. Prior to submitting a bid for a CBA and product category, the supplier must have a copy of the applicable state licenses on file with the NSC. As part of the bid evaluation we will verify with the NSC that the supplier has on file a copy of all applicable required state license(s). GET ACCREDITED: CMS would like to remind DMEPOS suppliers that time is running out to obtain accreditation by the September 30, 2009 deadline or risk having their Medicare Part B billing privileges revoked on October 1, 2009. Accreditation takes an average of 6 months to complete. DMEPOS suppliers should contact a CMS deemed accreditation organization to obtain information about the accreditation process and the application process. Suppliers must be accredited for a product category in order to submit a bid for that product category. CMS cannot contract with suppliers that are not accredited by a CMS-approved accreditation organization. Further information on the DMEPOS accreditation requirements along with a list of the accreditation organizations and those professionals and other persons exempted from accreditation may be found at the CMS web site: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll/01_Overview.asp GET BONDED: CMS would like to remind DMEPOS suppliers that certain suppliers will need to obtain and submit a surety bond by the October 2, 2009 deadline or risk having their Medicare Part B billing privileges revoked. Suppliers subject to the bonding requirement must be bonded in order to bid in the DMEPOS competitive bidding program. A list of sureties from which a bond can be secured is found at the Department of the Treasury's "List of Certified (Surety Bond) Companies;" the web site is located at: http://www.fms.treas.gov/c570/c570_a-z.htmlVisit the CMS web site at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DMEPOSCompetitiveBid/ for the latest information on the DMEPOS competitive bidding program. Recovery Act and Health Information Technology Now Available on the CMS Web site! (CMS Message 2009-6-23)A new web site is now available from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) concerning Health Information Technology as provided for in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. On this web site, you can find information pertaining to the Medicare and Medicaid incentives for electronic health records adoption and important links to related web sites at the Department of Health and Human Services.Posted now are:A CMS fact sheet and questions/answers pertaining to the incentive programsLink to press release pertaining to the process of defining meaningful use (Comments are due June 26, 2009.)Resources on Health IT and privacy & security (HIPAA)Bookmark http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Recovery/11_HealthIT.asp today to find the latest on Health Information Technology. DMEPOS Supplier Accreditation - Time is Running Out - Deadline is September 30, 2009Time is running out for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) who bill Medicare under Part B to obtain accreditation by the September 30, 2009 deadline or risk having their Medicare Part B billing privileges revoked on October 1, 2009. A new MLN Matters Special Edition article on this subject is now available. This article outlines what you need to do if you have not yet complied with the Medicare Program's supplier and quality standards to become accredited. To view the article on the CMS web site, go to: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE0903.pdfWhile the accreditation process takes on average 6-7 months to complete, the process could take as long as 9 months to complete. Accordingly, DMEPOS suppliers should contact an accreditation organization right away to obtain information about the accreditation process and submit an application.In order to retain or obtain a Medicare Part B billing number, all DMEPOS suppliers (except for exempted professionals and other persons as specified by the Secretary) must comply with the Medicare program's supplier standards and quality standards to become accredited. The accreditation requirement applies to suppliers of durable medical equipment, medical supplies, home dialysis supplies and equipment, therapeutic shoes, parenteral/enteral nutrition, transfusion medicine and prosthetic devices, and prosthetics and orthotics.Pharmacies, pedorthists, mastectomy fitters, orthopedic fitters/technicians and athletic trainers must also meet the September 30, 2009 deadline for DMEPOS accreditation. Certain eligible professionals and other persons as specified by the Secretary are exempt from the accreditation requirement.Further information on the DMEPOS accreditation requirements along with a list of the accreditation organizations and those professionals and other persons exempted from accreditation may be found at the CMS web site: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll/DMEPOS_DeemedAccreditationOrganizations.asp#TopOfPage |
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