tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 2

Regulations: Feds To Suppliers: We Won't Back Down

Denial won't protect your supplier number Low-volume suppliers of home medical equipment received a wake-up call in December -- a call they should quickly heed, experts say. Any supplier of any item counted as durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) that bills Medicare Part B must secure accreditation come next fall in order to retain the right to serve Medicare beneficiaries. That includes pharmacies and physicians, as well as other low-volume suppliers. "If you are not accredited by Sept. 30, 2009, the National Suppliers Clearinghouse will revoke your billing privileges," said Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...

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