Federal Regulations
Proposed Rule: Face-to-Face Requirements for Durable Medical Equipment
To be published in the July 30, 2012 Federal Register, CMS proposed rule implementing the requirement for a face-to-face encounter prior to ordering DME. (This rule is part of the Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, DME Face-to-Face Encounters, Elimination of the Requirement for Termination of Non-Random Prepayment Complex Medical Review and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2013.)
Proposed Rule: Quality Reporting for Hospices Update
Published in the July 13, 2012 Federal Register, update to the hospice quality reporting program. (Part of the Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2013, Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements, and Survey and Enforcement Requirements for Home Health Agencies Proposed Rule)
Proposed Rule: Proposed Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Quality Reporting Program Updates
On July 30, 2012, CMS will publish proposed rules in the Federal Register providing an update to the the IRF quality reporting program. (This rule is part of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; Electronic Reporting Pilot; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities Quality Reporting Program; Quality Improvement Organization Regulations.)
Proposed Rule: Face-to-Face Requirements for Home Health Services
Published in the July 13, 2012 Federal Register, CMS proposed rule to allow a nonphysician practitioner in an acute or post-acute facility to perform the face-to-face encounter in collaboration with or under the supervision of the physician who has privileges and cared for the patient in the acute or post-acute facility. (This rule is part of the Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2013.)
