tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 3

Lab Coding: Labs Can Stop Sweating Physician Signatures for Now

CMS delays need for signed requisitions until after first quarter, 2011.If you've been worried about the new physician signature requirement that might wreak havoc with your lab pay, you have a temporary reprieve.Jan. 1 was the initial deadline for referring physicians and non-physician practitioners (NPP) to personally sign all paper requisitions for clinical lab tests, but CMS posted a notice delaying the implementation date.Here's why: CMS states that it will postpone the start date to concentrate on "developing educational and outreach materials to educate those affected by this policy." Here's when: "The notice doesn't give...

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