Special Open Door Forum: Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Bidders' Conference-Rules for Submitting a Bid

Subject:  Special Open Door Forum: Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Bidders' Conference—Rules for Submitting a Bid

 

REMINDER:  The second in a series of Special Open Door Forums (ODF), which serve as bidders' conferences, to provide information on the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies competitive bidding program will be held on September 2, 2009, from 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT.  At this Special ODF, we will provide an overview of the competitive bidding areas (CBAs), product categories, and important rules to remember when submitting your bid(s).  In addition, we will discuss eligibility requirements such as meeting supplier standards, subcontracting, licensure, bonding, and accreditation.  We will also provide an overview of special rules for physicians and treating practitioners, skilled nursing facilities, and hospitals.

The PowerPoint presentation for this Special ODF  is now available on the Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor (CBIC) web site.  We encourage those who will be participating to print out the PowerPoint presentation before the Special ODF.  For more information on this presentation and other educational activities, please visit the CBIC web site, http://www.dmecompetitivebid.com/

 

Special Open Door Participation Instructions:

Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 23044340

Note: TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired.  For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will help.

 

An audio recording of this Special Forum will be posted to the Special Open Door Forum website at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/05_ODF_SpecialODF.asp and will be accessible for downloading beginning Friday, September 11, 2009.

                       

For Open Door Forum schedule updates, E-Mailing list subscriptions, and to view Frequently Asked Questions please visit our website at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/opendoorforums/ .

Thank you for your interest in CMS Open Door Forums.

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