tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 26

Regulations: HHAs Have New Doc Orders Option Under Revised ABN

Providers will use new option the most, CMS says. The new home health advance beneficiary notice (ABN) may cut down on confusion in one vital area, but there's still plenty to go around. After postponing the new ABN's June 1 deadline, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) now has issued revised forms and instructions and set the new deadline for Sept. 1. The main change is the addition of a third option box related to physicians' orders.  Then: Previously, CMS offered two option boxes on the form ...quot; Option Box 1 for Medicare coverage...

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