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| Question #20 Revision - Question & Answer (Q&A) documentJurisdiction B Durable Medical EquipmentMedicare Administrative Contractor (DME MAC)March 31, 2009 Small SupplierAsk-the-Contractor Teleconference (ACT) The answer to question #20 on the Q&A document from the March 31, 2009 Small Supplier Ask-the-Contractor Teleconference has been revised as follows: 20. Are optometrists exempt from the surety bond requirement?Yes, optometrists are classified as physicians. Per the CMS final rule titled Medicare Program: Surety Bond Requirements for Suppliers of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) published in the Federal Register on January 2, 2009, physicians and non-physician practitioners are exempt from the bonding requirement if the DMEPOS items are furnished only to his or her patients as part of his or her professional service. As a reminder, all other existing DMEPOS suppliers are required to submit a copy of their surety bond(s) to the National Supplier Clearinghouse (NSC) by October 2, 2009. All suppliers with pending applications or who are in the process of submitting an initial enrollment application to enroll in the Medicare Program for the first time, submitting to establish a new practice location, or an enrollment application to change the ownership of an existing supplier are required to obtain and submit a copy of the required surety bond to the NSC with the CMS-855S enrollment application no later than May 4, 2009. Failure to do so will result in the rejection of the pending or new application. The list of sureties from which a bond can be secured is found at the Department of Treasury s Listing of Certified (Surety Bond) Companies Web site at: http://www.fms.treas.gov/c570/c570_a-z.html. For additional information regarding the surety bond requirements, the mailing address for the National Supplier Clearinghouse and a listing of frequently asked questions, please visit the National Supplier Clearinghouse Web site at: http://www.palmettogba.com/Palmetto/Providers.nsf/files/suretybondfaqs052209.pdf/$FIle/suretybondfaqs052209.pdf. To access the entire Q&A document, click on or paste the following into your Internet browser:http://www.ngsmedicare.com/ngsmedicare/DMEMAC/EducationandSupport/Teleconferences/IndexTeleConDMEMAC.aspx |
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