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Posting Date: 05/11/2020
Home Health Plans of Care: NPs, CNSs and PAs Allowed to Certify
Home Health Plans of Care: Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists and Physician Assistants Allowed to Certify Section 3708 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Pub. L. No. 116-136) amended sections [...]
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Posting Date: 11/30/2020
Homebound Status
Homebound Status A Medicare beneficiary must be confined to the home in order to use their Medicare home health benefit. CMS defines homebound status in the CMS IOM Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy [...]
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Posting Date: 04/12/2022
Home Health: The Definition of an Allowed Practitioner
Home Health: The Definition of an Allowed Practitioner As per MM12615 the “Definition of an Allowed Practitioner” has been revised to read as follows (CR 12615): Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Chapter 7 Section 30.2.1 – Definition of an [...]
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Posting Date: 05/02/2018
Filing an Electronic Notice of Cancelation (Type of Bill 8XD)
Filing an Electronic Notice of Cancelation (Type of Bill 8XD) Table of Contents Filing an Electronic Notice of Cancelation (Type of Bill 8XD) Steps to Cancel a NOE Steps to Cancel a Benefit Period Submitting the 8XD Related Content [...]
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Posting Date: 09/30/2021
Filing an Electronic Notice of Transfer (Type of Bill 8XC)
Filing an Electronic Notice of Transfer (Type of Bill 8XC) Table of Contents Filing an Electronic Notice of Transfer (Type of Bill 8XC) Correcting the Transfer Date on a Previous Submitted Notice of Transfer Related Content [Return to [...]
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Posting Date: 12/19/2016
Hospice Site of Service Codes
Hospice Site of Service Codes Table of Contents Hospice Site of Service Codes HCPCS Codes Site of Service Location Notes Edits Related Content [Return to Top] Hospice Site of Service Codes Hospice agencies must report an HCPCS [...]
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Posting Date: 07/10/2017
The Medicare Hospice Benefit: Effects on Other Provider Types
The Medicare Hospice Benefit: Effects on Other Provider Types Table of Contents The Medicare Hospice Benefit: Effects on Other Provider Types What is Hospice Care Providing Services Related to the Terminal Condition Providing Services [...]
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Posting Date: 03/22/2017
Reporting Hospice Discharges, Revocations and Transfers
Reporting Hospice Discharges, Revocations and Transfers Medicare regulations at 42 CFR 418.26 outline three reasons for discharge from hospice care: The beneficiary moves out of the hospice’s service area or transfers to another [...]
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