MLN Connects^® Newsletter: April 25, 2024 (UPDATE)

Editor's Note:

CMS updated a message because we delayed the effective date that physicians who certify hospice services must enroll in or opt-out of Medicare until 6/3/2024. You may have to refresh the webpage to see the updated content.

News

• Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting Final Rule
• CMS Roundup (Apr 19, 2024)
• Hospice: Certifying Physicians Must Enroll in or Opt-Out of Medicare: Delayed until June 3
• Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Program: Reduced Sample Size Starting with Reporting Year 2025
• Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program: FY 2026 Early Look Performance Score Report

Compliance

• Opioid Treatment Program: Bill Correctly for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Services

Claims, Pricers, & Codes

• Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System: Correcting Errors to Codes 0621T, J7353, & C9167

MLN Matters® Articles

• Medicare Claims Processing Manual Update: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
• National Coverage Determination 20.7: Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
• DMEPOS Fee Schedule: April 2024 Quarterly Update — Revised

From Our Federal Partners

• Adverse Effects Linked to Counterfeit or Mishandled Botulinum Toxin Injections

Revised 4/25/2024