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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
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Medicare and Medicaid Programs;
Quarterly Listing of Program
Issuances—July Through September
2023
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This quarterly notice lists
CMS manual instructions, substantive
and interpretive regulations, and other
Federal Register notices that were
published in the 3-month period,
relating to the Medicare and Medicaid
programs and other programs
administered by CMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: It is
possible that an interested party may
need specific information and not be
able to determine from the listed
information whether the issuance or
regulation would fulfill that need.
Consequently, we are providing contact
persons to answer general questions
concerning each of the addenda
published in this notice.
SUMMARY:
Addenda
Contact
I CMS Manual Instructions .....................................................................................................
II Regulation Documents Published in the Federal Register ...............................................
III CMS Rulings ......................................................................................................................
IV Medicare National Coverage Determinations ....................................................................
V FDA-Approved Category B IDEs ........................................................................................
VI Collections of Information ..................................................................................................
VII Medicare-Approved Carotid Stent Facilities .....................................................................
VIII American College of Cardiology—National Cardiovascular Data Registry Sites ...........
IX Medicare’s Active Coverage-Related Guidance Documents ............................................
X One-time Notices Regarding National Coverage Provisions .............................................
XI National Oncologic Positron Emission Tomography Registry Sites .................................
XII Medicare-Approved Ventricular Assist Device (Destination Therapy) Facilities ..............
XIII Medicare-Approved Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Facilities .....................................
XIV Medicare-Approved Bariatric Surgery Facilities ..............................................................
XV Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography for Dementia Trials ......................
All Other Information .................................................................................................................
Ismael Torres .........................
Terri Plumb .............................
Tiffany Lafferty ........................
Wanda Belle, MPA .................
John Manlove .........................
William Parham ......................
Sarah Fulton, MHS .................
Sarah Fulton, MHS .................
Lori Ashby, MA .......................
JoAnna Baldwin, MS ..............
David Dolan, MBA ..................
David Dolan, MBA ..................
Sarah Fulton, MHS .................
Sarah Fulton, MHS .................
David Dolan, MBA ..................
Annette Brewer .......................
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) is responsible for
administering the Medicare and
Medicaid programs and coordination
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and oversight of private health
insurance. Administration and oversight
of these programs involves the
following: (1) furnishing information to
Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries,
health care providers, and the public;
and (2) maintaining effective
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communications with CMS regional
offices, state governments, state
Medicaid agencies, state survey
agencies, various providers of health
care, all Medicare contractors that
process claims and pay bills, National
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(NAIC), health insurers, and other
stakeholders. To implement the various
statutes on which the programs are
based, we issue regulations under the
authority granted to the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human
Services under sections 1102, 1871,
1902, and related provisions of the
Social Security Act (the Act) and Public
Health Service Act. We also issue
various manuals, memoranda, and
statements necessary to administer and
oversee the programs efficiently.
Section 1871(c) of the Act requires
that we publish a list of all Medicare
manual instructions, interpretive rules,
statements of policy, and guidelines of
general applicability not issued as
regulations at least every 3 months in
the Federal Register.
II. Format for the Quarterly Issuance
Notices
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This quarterly notice provides only
the specific updates that have occurred
in the 3-month period along with a
hyperlink to the full listing that is
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available on the CMS website or the
appropriate data registries that are used
as our resources. This is the most
current up-to-date information and will
be available earlier than we publish our
quarterly notice. We believe the website
list provides more timely access for
beneficiaries, providers, and suppliers.
We also believe the website offers a
more convenient tool for the public to
find the full list of qualified providers
for these specific services and offers
more flexibility and ‘‘real time’’
accessibility. In addition, many of the
websites have listservs; that is, the
public can subscribe and receive
immediate notification of any updates to
the website. These listservs avoid the
need to check the website, as
notification of updates is automatic and
sent to the subscriber as they occur. If
assessing a website proves to be
difficult, the contact person listed can
provide information.
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III. How To Use the Notice
This notice is organized into 15
addenda so that a reader may access the
subjects published during the quarter
covered by the notice to determine
whether any are of particular interest.
We expect this notice to be used in
concert with previously published
notices. Those unfamiliar with a
description of our Medicare manuals
should view the manuals at https://
www.cms.gov/manuals.
The Director of the Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs of the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), Kathleen Cantwell,
having reviewed and approved this
document, authorizes Trenesha FultzMimms, who is the Federal Register
Liaison, to electronically sign this
document for purposes of publication in
the Federal Register.
Trenesha Fultz-Mimms,
Federal Register Liaison, Department of
Health and Human Services.
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Addendum I: Medicare and Medicaid Manual Instrm.1:ions
(July through September 2023)
The CMS Manual System is used by CMS program components,
partners, providers, contractors, Medicare Advantage organizations, and
State Survey Agencies to administer CMS programs. It offers day-to-day
operating instructions, policies, and procedures based on statutes and
regulations, guidelines, models, and directives. In 2003, we transformed the
CMS Program Manuals into a web user-friendly presentation and renamed
it the CMS Online Manual System.
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How to Obtain Manuals
The Internet-only Manuals (IOMs) are a replica of the Agency's
official record copy. Paper-based manuals are CMS manuals that were
officially released in hardcopy. The majority of these manuals were
transferred into the Internet-only manual (IOM) or retired. Pub 15-1, Pub
15-2 and Pub 45 are exceptions to this rule and are still active paper-based
manuals. The remaining paper-based manuals are for reference purposes
only. If you notice policy contained in the paper-based manuals that was
not transferred to the IOM, send a message via the CMS Feedback tool.
Those wishing to subscribe to old versions of CMS manuals should
contact the National Technical Information Service, Department of
Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312 Telephone
(703-605-6050). You can download copies of the listed material free of
charge at: https://cms.gov/manuals.
Fee-For Service Transmittal Numbers
Please Note: Begifilling Friday, March 20, 2020, there will be the
following change regarding the Advance Notice of Instructions due to a
CMS internal process change. Fee-For Service Transmittal Numbers will
no longer be determined by Publication. The Trnnsmittal numbers will be
issued by a single numerical sequence begifilling with Transmittal Number
10000.
For the purposes of this quarterly notice, we list only the specific
updates to the list of manual instructions that have occurred in the 3-month
period. This information is available on our website at
www.cms.gov/Manuals.
Transmittal
Number
Manual/Subject/Publication Number
'\J'one
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12171
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of Instruction
Update to Pub. 100-02 Medicare Benefit Policy, Chapter 15, Section 110.8
Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS)
Benefit Cate11.orv Determinations
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'\J'ational Coverage Determination (NCD) 280.16 Power Seat Elevation
Equipment on Power Wheelchairs
Durable Medical Equipment Reference List (Effective May 16, 2023)
Seat Elevation Equipment (Power Operated) on Power Wheelchairs
(Effective Mav 16 2023)
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File Conversions Related to the Spanish Translation of the Healthcare
Common Procedure Coding Svstem (HCPCS) Descriptions
July 2023 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center fASCl Payment System
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How to Review Transmittals or Program Memoranda
Those wishing to review transmittals and program memoranda can
access this information at a local Federal Depository Library (FOL). Under
the FOL program, government publications are sent to approximately 1,400
designated libraries throughout the United States. Some FDLs may have
arrangements to transfer material to a local library not designated as an
FOL. Contact any library to locate the nearest FDL. This information is
available at https://www.gpo.gov/libraries/
In addition, individuals may contact regional depository libraries
that receive and retain at least one copy of most federal government
publications, either in printed or microfilm form, for use by the general
public. These libraries provide reference services and interlibrary loans;
however, they are not sales outlets. Individuals may obtain information
about the location of the nearest regional depository library from any
library. CMS publication and transmittal numbers are shown in the listing
entitled Medicare and Medicaid Manual Instructions. To help FDLs locate
the materials, use the CMS publication and transmittal numbers. For
example, to find the manual Medicare Benefit Policy, Chapter 15, Section
110.8 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies
(DMEPOS) Benefit Category Determinations (CMS-Pub. 100-02)
Trnnsmittal No. 12171.
Addendum I lists a unique CMS transmittal number for each
instruction in our manuals or program memornnda and its subject number.
A trans1nittal may consist of a single or multiple instruction(s). Often, it is
necessary to use information in a transmittal in conjunction with
information currently in the manual.
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Publication Dates for the Previous Four Quarterly Notices
We publish this notice at the end of each quarter reflecting
information released by CMS during the previous quarter. The publication
dates of the previous four Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances notices
are: November 14, 2022 (87 FR 68161), February 1, 2023 (88 FR 6729),
May 12, 2023 (88 FR 30752) and August 4, 2023 (88 FR 51814). We are
providing only the specific updates that have occurred in the 3-month
period along with a hyperlink to the website to access this information and a
contact person for questions or additional information.
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of Instruction
Update to Hospice Payment Rates, Hospice Cap, Hospice Wage Index and
Hospice Pricer for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024
Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database
(MPFSDB) - October 2023 Update
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a
Confidentialitv oflnstruction
Annual Update of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)
Codes Used for Home Health Consolidated Billing Enforcement
January 2024 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)
Quarterly Uodale Reminder
Ouarterly Update to Home Health (HH) Grouper
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Tnternet/Tntranet due to a
Confidentialitv oflnstruction
Annual Clotting Factor Furnishing Fee Update 2024
~ew Place of Service (POS) Code 27 - "Outreach Site/Street"
Quarterly Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) and
Laboratorv Services Subiect to Reasonable Chare:e Pavnient
Influenza Vaccine Payment Allowances - Annual Update for 2023-2024
Season
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity
of Instruction (MPFSDB) - July 2023 Update
Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit
Software for Jannarv 2024
Quarterly Update for the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics,
and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) - January
2024
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Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (!PF PPS)
Uodates for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024
October 2023 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (VOCE) Specifications
Version 24.3
October 2023 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
(OPPS)
October Quarterly Update for 2023 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics,
Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule
October 2023 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment
Svstem
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Confidentialitv oflnstruction
~ew Dental Specialty Codes for Medicare Physician Specialty Codes
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of Instruction
Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and
Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) PPS Changes Addendum A - Provider
Soecific File
Instructions To Process Services During Disenrollment From The Programs
Of All-Inclusive Care For The Elderlv (PACE)
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a
Confidentialitv oflnstruction
Quarterly Update to the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCC!)
Procedure-to-Procedure (PTP) Edits, Version 30.0, Effective Januarv 1, 2024
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Confidentialitv oflnstruction
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Enforcing Billing Requirements for Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Services with New Condition Code 92
Intensive Outpatient Program Services
Special Intensive Outpatient Program Billing Requirements for Hospitals,
Community Mental Health Centers, and Critical Access Hospitals
Bill Review for Intensive Outpatient Program Services Received in
Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC)
Professional Services Related to Intensive Outpatient Program
Outpatient Mental Health Treatment limitation for Intensive Outpatient
Program Services
Repo11ing Service Units for Intensive Outpatient Program
Line Item Date of Service Reporting for Intensive Outpatient Program
Payment for Intensive Outpatient Pro~am Services
Internet Only Manual Update, Pub. 100-04, Chapter 3 (Inpatient Hospital
Billing), Sections 90.1.2 - Billing for Kidney Transplant and Acquisition
Services, 90.2 - Heart Transplants and 90.6- Intestinal and Multi-Visceral
Transolants
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a
Confidentiality oflnstruction
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity
of Instruction
Quarterly Update to the End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment
System (ESRD PPS)
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity
of Instruction
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of Instruction
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Confidentiality oflnstruction
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Annual Update: Prospective Payment
Svstem (PPS) Pricer Changes for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024
Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System
(PPS) Pricer Uodate Fiscal Year (FY) 2024
October 2023 Quarterly Update to Healthcare Common Procedure Coding
System (HCPCS) Codes Used for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Consolidated Hillin!! (CR) Enforcement
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Confidentiality oflnstruction
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity
of Instruction
National Coverage Determination (NCD) 30.3.3 Acupuncture for Chronic
Low Back Pain Revised Frequency Edits
Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain (cLBP Coverage Requirements
HCPCS Coding Associated with Acupuncture and Dry Needling Services
Messaging
Common Working File (CWF), FISS, and Multi-Carrier System (MCS)
Editine
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity
of Instruction
Combined Common Edits/Enhancements Modules (CCEM) Code Set Uodate
Implement Operating Rules - Phase III Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA)
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT): Committee on Operating Rules for
Information Exchange (CORE) 360 Uniform Use of Claim Adjustment
Reason Codes (CARC), Remittance Advice Remark Codes (RARC) and
Claim Adjustment Group Code (CAGC) Rule - Update from Council for
Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) CORE
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Notice of:'.Jew Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments
-4th Qtr Notification for FY 2023
Updating Overpayment Manual, Chapter 3, Sections 200.2.6-200.4.7,
Limitation on Recoupment
Extended Repayment Schedules (ERS) with an Overpayment Subject to
Limitation on Recoupment
Outcome from the Redetermination Decision
What to Do After the Validated Reconsideration is Received
Actions to Take Upon Receiving a Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC)
Noliifoalion
The Reconsideration Receipt Notice Example
Actions to Talce after the Reconsideration Decision
Recoupment Timeframes and Reconsideration Notices after Decision
Reconsideration Kotice/Revised Demand Letters
Recoupment on Dismissals
OIC Remands on Dismissals
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity
of Instruction
Updating Overpayment Manual, Chapter 3, Sections 200.2.6-200.4.7,
Limitation on Recoupment
Extended Repayment Schedules (ERS) with an Overpayment Subject to
Limitation on Recoupment
Outcome from the Redetermination Decision
What to Do After the Validated Reconsideration is Received
Actions to Take Upon Receiving a Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC)
Nolilicalion
T11e Reconsideration Receipt Notice Example
Actions to Take after the Reconsideration Decision
Recoupment Timeframes and Reconsideration Notices after Decision
Reconsideration Kotice/Revised Demand Letters
Recoupment on Dismissals
OIC Remands on Dismissals
Revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix L - Ambulatory
Surgical Centers.
Revision to State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix A- Hospitals
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Updates to Pub. 100-09, Chapter 6 Beneficiary and Provider Communications
Manual, Chapter 6, Provider Customer Service Program
Teletypewriter Lines
CSR Sign-in Policy
Remote Monitoring
Provider Outreach and Education Measurement
None
None
None
None
None
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Confidentiality of Instruction
Updates of Chapters 4, Chapter 8, and Exhibits in Publication (Pub.) 100- 08
Including Adding Additional Clarification to Ongoing Direction
Program Integrity Security Requirements
Screening Leads
Congressional Inquiries
Fraud Alerts & HPMS Memos
Suspension of Pavmcnt
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CMS Approval
DME Payment Suspensions (MACs and UPICs)
Non-DME Kational Pavment Susoensions fMACs
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Confidentiality of Instruction
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Confidentiality oflnstruction
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Confidentiality of Instruction
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Confidentiality of Instruction
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a
Confidcntialitv of Instruction
Tenth General Update to Provider Enrolhnent Instructions in Chapter 10 of
CMS Publication (Pub.) 100-08
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a
Sensitivity of Instruction
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Confidentiality of Instruction
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Confidentiality of Instruction
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Confidentiality of Instruction
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Confidentialitv of Instruction
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Confidentiality of Instruction
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Confidentiality of Instruction
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Electronic Correspondence Referral System (ECRS) Updates to the Medicare
Secondary Payer (MSP) Inquiry Batch Transactions; New Contractor ID
Menu; Updates to the File Upload Process and Submitter Single File Process;
Updates to Patient Relationship Codes; New System Vulnerabilities Link and
Changes to Identity Management System (IDM) Password Requirements
Attachment 1 - ECRS Weh User Guide, Software Version 7.3/2023/3 July
Attachment 2 - ECRS Web Quick Reference Card Version 7.3/2023/3 Julv
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of Instruction
User Enhancement Change Request (UECR): Update the Multi-Carrier
System (MCS) to Display Additional Information on the Program Integrity
Management Reporting (PI\fR) Verification Reports
User Enhancement Change Request (UECR): Update the DATAIK
Vpp YUFLU in the Multi-Carrier System (MCS) to Allow for Alphanumeric
Provider Soecialtv Codes
User Enhancement Change Request (UECR): Create New System Control
Facility (SCF) Data Elements for Use in the Multi-Carrier System (MCS)
User Enhancement Change Request (lJECR) - Update the Multi-Carrier
System (MCS) to Accept Alpha Numeric Values in the Division Number
(DIV) l'ield of the Clerk Record and Department Profile Inquiry/Update
Screens
User Enhancement Change Request (UECR) - Update the Multi-Carrier
System (MCS) Primary Function Keys (PF) for the Provider Enrolhnent
Screens
User Enhancement Change Request (UECR) - Update the Multi-Carrier
System (MCS) Checks Issued to Payee Screen
User Enhancement Change Request (UECR) - Update the Multi-Carrier
System (MCS) Additional Documentation Request (ADR)- ADS History
Screen
User Enhancement Change Request (UECR): Update the Multi-Carrier
System (MCS) to Display the Internal Control Number (ICN) on the
H99RBMSD and H99RBMSI Reports
User Enhancement Change Request (UECR) - Update the Multi-Carrier
System (MCS) to Allow Punctuation on the Beneficiary Name, Sex, Date of
Birth Uodate (BN Transaction)
User Enhancement Change Request (UECR) - Update the Multi-Carrier
System (MCS) to Display Edit/Audit and CWF Error Code Override
Information on the MCS Desktoo Tool (MCSDTl
User Enhancement Change Request (UECR) - Update the Multi-Carrier
System (MCS) to Accept Additional Payee Identification Code Qualifiers for
Third Partv Pavee (TPP) Provider Level Balancing (PLB) Code L3
User Enhancement Change Request (UECR) - Update the Multi-Carrier
System (MCS) to Accept Additional Payee Identification Code Qualifiers for
Third Partv Pavee (TPP) Provider Level Balancing (PLB) Code L3
Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Corrections to Claims Processing
Edits
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity
of Instruction
Remittance Advice (RA) Changes due to Durable Medical Equipment
Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs) Transition to Healthcare
Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS)
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity
of Instruction
Implementation to Expand Monetary Amount Fields Related to Billing and
Pavment to Accommodate 10-Digits in Len!!:th ($99,999,999.99)-Phase 1
12162
12163
12159
12160
12161
12166
12169
12178
12179
12180
12184
12186
12188
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12203
12204
12205
12207
12208
12212
12213
12214
12218
12220
12223
Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) User Enhancement Change
Request (UECR) - Enhancement to the Duplicate Payment Process (DPP)
Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) User Enhancement Change
Request (UECR) - Add Jnquirv Access for the Holidav Update Screen
Report of Hospice Election for Part D
Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) - Create Utility to Update Reason
Code File to Remove Deleted Codes
Fiscal Intermediarv Shared System (FISS) - Delete Obsolete Reason Codes
Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) - Correct CMS Standard on Reason
Code File
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity
of Instruction
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity
of Instruction
User Enhancement Change Request (UECR): ViPS Medicare System (VMS)
- Include Additional Documentation Request (ADR) number on Adjustments
User Enhancement Change Request (UECR): ViPS Medicare System (VMS)
- Copy Tables and Screens from User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Regions to
Production - Pha~e
Create Additional Location/Statuses in ViPS Medicare System (VMS) that
are Excluded from Claims Processine. Timeliness (CPT)
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and Other
Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)--January
2024 Update
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to
Confidentiality of Instruction
Prior Authorization (PA) Changes to Implement the Inpatient Rehabilitation
Facilitv (IRF) Review Choice Demonstration (RCD)
User Enhancement Change Request (UECR): ViPS Medicare System (VMS)
- Cancellation Process Phase 2
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to
Confidentialitv of Instruction
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity
of Instruction
Remittance Advice (RA) Changes due to Durable Medical Equipment
Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs) Transition to Healthcare
Integrated General Ledger Accounting Svstem (HIGLAS)
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and Other
Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)--Octobcr
2023 Uodate
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to
Confidentialitv of Instruction
User Enhancement Change Request (UECR): Fiscal Intermediary Shared
System (l'ISS) - Expand Ability to Search Through the Revenue Lines and
Apply User Defined Quantity Limits to One or More Services - Full Agile
Pilot
User Enhancement Change Request (UECR) - Cpdate the Multi-Carrier
System (\fCS) to Display Edit/Audit and CWF Error Code Override
Information on the MCS Desktoo Tool (MCSDTl
OTC COVID-19 Tests
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity
of Instruction
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity
of Instruction
User Enhancement Chan!!:e Reauest CUECR): Create New Svstem Control
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12133
12153
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a
Sensitivity oflnstruction
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a
Sensitivitv oflnstruction
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a
Sensitivitv of Instruction
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Addendum II: Regulation Documents Published
in the Federal Register (July through September 2023)
Regulations and Notices
Regulations and notices are published in the daily Federal
Register. To purchase individual copies or subscribe to the Federal
Register, contact GPO at www.gpo.gov/fdsys. When ordering individual
copies, it is necessary to cite either the date of publication or the volume
number and page number.
The Federal Register is available as an online database through
GPO Access. The online database is updated by 6 a.m. each day the
Federal Register is published. The database includes both text and
graphics from Volume 59, Number 1 (January 2, 1994) through the present
date and can be accessed at https://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/. The
following website https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/ provides
information on how to access electronic editions, printed editions, and
reference copies.
For questions or additional information, contact Terri Plumb
(410-786-4481 ).
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Addendum IV: Medicare National Coverage Determinations
(July through September 2023)
Addendum IV includes completed national coverage
determinations (NCDs), or reconsiderations of completed NCDs, from the
quarter covered by this notice. Completed decisions are identified by the
section of the NCD Manual (NCDM) in which the decision appears, the
title, the date the publication was issued, and the effective date of the
decision. An NCD is a determination by the Secretary for whether or not a
particular item or service is covered nationally under the Medicare Program
(title XVIII of the Act), but does not include a determination of the code, if
any, that is assigned to a particular covered item or service, or payment
determination for a particular covered item or service. The entries below
include information concerning completed decisions, as well as sections on
program and decision memoranda, which also announce decisions or, in
some cases, explain why it was not appropriate to issue an NCD.
Information on completed decisions as well as pending decisions has also
been posted on the CMS website. For the purposes of this quarterly notice,
we are providing only the specific updates to national coverage
determinations (NCDs), or reconsiderations of completed NCDs published
in the 3-month period. This information is available at:
www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/.
For questions or additional information, contact Wanda Belle,
MPA (410-786-7491).
Title
Seat Elevation Equipment
(Power Operated) on Power
Wheelchairs
NCDM
Section
NCD
280.16
Transmittal
Number
Issue Date
Effective
Date
Rl3277
08/03/2023
05/16/2023
Addendum V: FDA-Approved Category B Investigational Device
Exemptions (IDEs) (July through September 2023)
(Inclusion of this addenda is under discussion internally.)
Addendum VI: Approval Numbers for Collections of Information
(July through September 2023)
All approval numbers are available to the public at Reginfo.gov.
Under the review process, approved information collection requests are
assigned 0MB control numbers. A single control number may apply to
several related information collections. This information is available at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
For questions or additional infonnation, contact William Parham
(410-786-4669).
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Addendum ill: CMS Rulings
(July through September 2023)
CMS Rulings are decisions of the Administrator that serve as
precedent final opinions and orders and statements of policy and
inteipretation. They provide clarification and interpretation of complex or
ambiguous provisions of the law or regulations relating to Medicare,
Medicaid, Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review, private health
insurance, and related matters.
The rulings can be accessed at https://"'ww.cms.gov/Regulationsand-Guidance/Guidance/Rulings.
For questions or additional information, contact Tiffany Lafferty
(410-786-7548).
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Facility (SCF) Data Elements for Use in the Multi-Carrier System (MCS)
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity
of Instruction
Patient Responsibility Reporting with Medicare Secondary Paver (MSP)
Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity
of Instruction
Revision to Implementation of Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of
2023, Section 4143: Waiver of Cap on Annual Payments for Nursing and
Allied Health Education Pavments
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Number
Date
Approved
State
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Roseville
1600 Eureka
Roseville, CA 95661
Jersey City Medical Center
355 Grand Street
Jersev Citv, NJ 07302
050772
08/01/2023
CA
310074
08/22/2023
NJ
230046
08/19/2005
MI
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FROM: University of Michigan Health System
TO: The Regents of the University of Michigan
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0060
FROM: The Methodist Hospital
TO: Houston Methodist Hospital
6565 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030
450358
07/07/2005
TX
Addendum VIII:
American College of Cardiology's National Cardiovascular Data
Registry Sites (July through September 2023)
The initial data collection requirement through the American
College of Cardiology's National Cardiovascular Data Registry (ACCNCDR) has served to develop and improve the evidence base for the use of
I CDs in certain Medicare beneficiaries. The data collection requirement
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Addendum IX: Active CMS Coverage-Related Guidance Documents
(July through September 2023)
CMS issued a guidance document on November 20, 2014 titled
"Guidance for the Public, Industry, and CMS Staff: Coverage with
Evidence Development Document". Although CMS has several policy
vehicles relating to evidence development activities including the
investigational device exemption (IDE), the clinical trial policy, national
coverage determinations and local coverage determinations, this guidance
document is principally intended to help the public understand CMS's
implementation of coverage with evidence development (CED) through the
national coverage determination process. The document is available at
https://www.ems.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/medicarecoverage-document-details.aspx?MCDid=27.
CMS published three proposed guidance documents on June 22,
2023 to provide a framework for more predictable and transparent evidence
development and encourage innovation and accelerate beneficiary access to
new items and services. The documents are available at:
https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/medicarecoverage-document.aspx?mcdid=35&docTypeid=l&sortBy=title&bc=l6
https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/medicarecoverage-document.aspx?mcdid=34&docTypeld= l&sortBy=title&bc= l6
https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/medicarecoverage-document.aspx?mcdid=3 3&docTypeid= l&sortBy=title&bc= 16
For questions or additional information, contact Lori Ashby, MA
(410 786 6322).
AddendumX:
List of Special One-Time Notices Regarding National Coverage
Provisions (July through September 2023)
There were no special one-time notices regarding national
coverage provisions published in the 3-month period. This information is
available at https://www.cms.gov.
For questions or additional information, contact JoAnna Baldwin,
MS (410-786 7205).
Addendum XI: National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR)
(July through September 2023)
Addendum XI includes a listing of National Oncologic Positron
Emission Tomography Registry (NOPR) sites. We cover positron emission
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Facility
ended with the posting of the final decision memo for Implantable
Cardioverter Defibrillators on February 15, 2018.
For questions or additional information, contact Sarah Fulton,
l'v1HS (410-786-27 49).
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Addendum VII: Medicare-Approved Carotid Stent Facilities
(July through September 2023)
Addendum VII includes listings of Medicare-approved carotid
stent facilities. All facilities listed meet CMS standards for perfonning
carotid artery stenting for high risk patients. On March 17, 2005, we issued
our decision memorandum on carotid artery stenting. We detennined that
carotid artery stenting with embolic protection is reasonable and necessary
only if performed in facilities that have been detennined to be competent in
performing the evaluation, procedure, and follow-up necessary to ensure
optimal patient outcomes. We have created a list of minimum standards for
facilities modeled in part on professional society statements on competency.
All facilities must at least meet our standards in order to receive coverage
for carotid artery stenting for high risk patients. For the purposes of this
quarterly notice, we are providing only the specific updates that have
occurred in the 3-month period. This information is available at:
https://www.cms.gov/MedicareApprovedFacilitie/CASF/list.asp#TopOfPage
For questions or additional information, contact Sarah Fulton,
l'v1HS (410-786-2749).
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MBA (410-786-3365).
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Addendum XII: Medicare-Approved Ventricular Assist Device
(Destination Therapy) Facilities (July through September 2023)
Addendum XII includes a listing of Medicare-approved facilities
that receive coverage for ventricular assist devices (VADs) used as
destination therapy. All facilities were required to meet our standards in
order to receive coverage for VADs implanted as destination therapy. On
October 1, 2003, we issued our decision memorandum on VADs for the
clinical indication of destination therapy. We determined that VADs used
as destination therapy are reasonable and necessary only if performed in
facilities that have been determined to have the experience and
infrastructure to ensure optimal patient outcomes. We established facility
standards and an application process. All facilities were required to meet
our standards in order to receive coverage for VADs implanted as
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destination therapy.
For the purposes of this quarterly notice, we are providing only the
specific updates to the list of Medicare-approved facilities that meet our
standards that have occurred in the 3-month period. This information is
available at
https://www.cms.gov/MedicareApprovedFacilitieNAD/list.asp#TopOfPage.
For questions or additional information, contact David Dolan,
MBA, (410-786-3365).
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Dates: 07/27/2020
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
800 East 28th Street
Minneapolis, :MN 55407
240057
11/17/2010
07/15/2023
MN
360180
12/03/2003
05/17/2023
OH
100080
01/25/2017
05/10/2023
FL
090001
09/12/2018
04/20/2023
DC
180035
08/12/2020
08/12/2023
KY
Other information:
Joint Commission ID# 8149
Previous Re-certification
Dates: 11/16/2010;
11/29/2012; 11/18/2014;
12/06/2016; 2/13/2019;
07/28/2021
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue NA-4
Cleveland, OH 44195
Other information:
Joint Commission ID# 7001
Previous Re-certification
Dates:
10/28/2008;1 l/23/2010;12/l l/
2012; 12/02/2014; 11/08/2016;1
2/12/2018·08/05/2021
FROM: JFK Medical Center
TO: HCA Florida JFK
Hospital
5301 South Congress Avenue
Atlantis, FL 33462
Other information:
Joint Commission ID # 6836
Previous Re-certification
Dates: 01/24/2017; 3/6/2019;
03/03/2021
District Hospital Partners, LP
900 23rd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Other information:
Joint Commission ID# 6310
I
45-0431
07/27/2020
07/27/2023
TX
Previous Re-certification
Dates: 9/12/2018· 07/10/2021
St. Elizabeth Healthcare
1 Medical Village Drive
Edgewood, KY 41017
Other information:
DNV ID #: C621261
73599
Heart Hospital of Austin, A
campus of St. David's Medical
Center
3801 N. Lamar Boulevard
Austin, TX 78756
Other information:
DNV-GL ID#: C614702
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tomography (PET) scans for particular oncologic indications when they are
performed in a facility that participates in the NOPR.
In January 2005, we issued our decision memorandum on positron
emission tomography (PET) scans, which stated that CMS would cover
PET scans for particular oncologic indications, as long as they were
performed in the context of a clinical study. We have since recognized the
National Oncologic PET Registry as one of these clinical studies.
Therefore, in order for a beneficiary lo receive a Medicare-covered PET
scan, the beneficiary must receive the scan in a facility that participates in
the registry. There were no additions, deletions, or editorial changes to the
listing of National Oncologic Positron Emission Tomography Registry
(NOPR) in the 3-month period. This information is available at
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Dates: 10/25/2016;
11/15/2018; 08/06/2021
FROM: University Health
Services, dba University
Hospital
TO: Piedmont Augusta
Hospital
1350 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 30901
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Duke University Health
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2301 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27710
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Joint Commission ID # 6490
Previous Re-certification
Dates: 10/30/2008;
10/21/2010; 11/06/2012;
10/28/2014: 12/20/2016;
3/13/2019· 07/29/2021
Catholic Health Initiatives Iowa, Corp.
1111 6th Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50314
Previous Re-certification
Dates: 01/16/2009;
06/30/2011;06/04/2013;
05/05/2015; 06/13/2017;
08/21/2019; 09/22/2021
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01/06/2015
06/03/2023
IL
110028
08/16/2017
08/22/2023
GA
340030
10/31/2003
08/23/2023
NC
290003
09/10/2019
09/10/2022
NV
110107
11/08/2012
10/13/2020
GA
IA
Sunrise Hospital & Medical
Center
3186 S. Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Other information:
DNV ID#: C556920
Previous Re-certification
Dates: 09/10/2019
Medical Center ~avicent
Health
777 Hemlock Street
Macon, GA31201
Other information:
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Other information:
DNV ID#: C602742
Other information:
Joint Commission ID# 7485
Other information:
Joint Commission ID # 8248
Previous Re-certification
Dates: 01/06/2015;
02/14/2017; 3/27/2019;
07/01/2021
08/06/2016
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Other information:
Joint Commission ID# 5503
Previous Re-certification
Dates: 11/04/2008;
12/09/2010; 12/07/2012;
11/07/2014;
12/13/2016;2/27/2019;
07/10/2021
Henry Ford Health System
2799 West Grand Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48202
140010
Other information:
Joint Commission ID # 7343
Other information:
DNV ID #: C592324
Previous Re-certification
Dates: 07/21/2020
Brigham and Women's
Hospital
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
NorthShore University Health
System
2650 Ridge Ave
Evanston, IL 60201
73600
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Dates: 08/12/2023
AMIT A Health Alexian
Brothers Medical Center
800 Biesterfield Road
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
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Addendum XIII: Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS)
(July through September 2023)
Addendum XIII includes a listing of Medicare-approved facilities
that are eligible to receive coverage for lung volume reduction surgery.
Until May 17, 2007, facilities that participated in the National Emphysema
Treatment Trial were also eligible to receive coverage. The following three
types of facilities are eligible for reimbursement for Lung Volume
Reduction Surgery (L VRS):
• National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT) approved (Beginning
05/07/2007, these will no longer automatically qualify and can qualify only
with the other programs);
• Credentialed by the Joint Commission (formerly, the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)) under
their Disease Specific Certification Program for L VRS; and
• Medicare approved for lung transplants.
Only the first two types are in the list. For the purposes of this
quarterly notice, there are no additions and deletions to a listing of
Medicare-approved facilities that are eligible to receive coverage for lung
volume reduction surgery. This information is available at
www.cms.gov/MedicareApprovedFacilitie/LVRS/list.asp#TopOfPage.
For questions or additional information, contact Sarah Fulton,
MHS (410-786-2749).
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Addendum XV: FDG-PET for Dementia and Neurodegenerative
Diseases Clinical Trials (July through September 2023)
There were no FDG-PET for Dementia and Neurodegenerative
Diseases Clinical Trials published in the 3-month period.
This information is available on our website at
www.cms.gov/MedicareApprovedFacilitie/PETDT/list.asp#TopOfPage.
For questions or additional information, contact David Dolan,
MBA (410-786-3365).
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Addendum XIV: Medicare-Approved Bariatric Surgery Facilities
(July through September 2023)
Addendum XIV includes a listing of Medicare-approved facilities
that meet minimum standards for facilities modeled in part on professional
society statements on competency. All facilities must meet our standards in
order to receive coverage for bariatric surgery procedures. On February 21,
2006, we issued our decision memorandum on bariatric surgery procedures.
We determined that bariatric surgical procedures are reasonable and
necessary for Medicare beneficiaries who have a body-mass index (BMI)
greater than or equal to 35, have at least one co-morbidity related to obesity
and have been previously unsuccessful with medical treatment for obesity.
This decision also stipulated that covered bariatric surgery procedures are
reasonable and necessary only when performed at facilities that are: (1)
certified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as a Level 1 Bariatric
Surgery Center (program standards and requirements in effect on February
15, 2006); or (2) certified by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
(ASBS) as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence (BSCOE) (program
standards and requirements in effect on February 15, 2006).
There were no additions, deletions, or editorial changes to
Medicare-approved facilities that meet CMS' minimum facility standards
for bariatric surgery that have been certified by ACS and/or ASMBS in the
3-month period. This information is available at
www.cms.gov/MedicareApprovedFacilitie/BSF/list.asp#TopOfPage.
For questions or additional information, contact Sarah Fulton,
MHS (410-786-2749).
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SUMMARY: This quarterly notice lists CMS manual instructions,
substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register
notices that were published in the 3-month period, relating to the
Medicare and Medicaid programs and other programs administered by CMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: It is possible that an interested
party may need specific information and not be able to determine from
the listed information whether the issuance or regulation would fulfill
that need. Consequently, we are providing contact persons to answer
general questions concerning each of the addenda published in this
notice.
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Addenda Contact Phone No.
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I CMS Manual Instructions........ Ismael Torres..... (410) 786-1864
II Regulation Documents Published Terri Plumb....... (410) 786-4481
in the Federal Register.
III CMS Rulings.................. Tiffany Lafferty.. (410) 786-7548
IV Medicare National Coverage Wanda Belle, MPA.. (410) 786-7491
Determinations.
V FDA-Approved Category B IDEs... John Manlove...... (410) 786-6877
VI Collections of Information.... William Parham.... (410) 786-4669
VII Medicare-Approved Carotid Sarah Fulton, MHS. (410) 786-2749
Stent Facilities.
VIII American College of Sarah Fulton, MHS. (410) 786-2749
Cardiology--National
Cardiovascular Data Registry
Sites.
IX Medicare's Active Coverage- Lori Ashby, MA.... (410) 786-6322
Related Guidance Documents.
X One-time Notices Regarding JoAnna Baldwin, MS (410) 786-7205
National Coverage Provisions.
XI National Oncologic Positron David Dolan, MBA.. (410) 786-3365
Emission Tomography Registry
Sites.
XII Medicare-Approved Ventricular David Dolan, MBA.. (410) 786-3365
Assist Device (Destination
Therapy) Facilities.
XIII Medicare-Approved Lung Sarah Fulton, MHS. (410) 786-2749
Volume Reduction Surgery
Facilities.
XIV Medicare-Approved Bariatric Sarah Fulton, MHS. (410) 786-2749
Surgery Facilities.
XV Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron David Dolan, MBA.. (410) 786-3365
Emission Tomography for Dementia
Trials.
All Other Information............ Annette Brewer.... (410) 786-6580
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible
for administering the Medicare and Medicaid programs and coordination
and oversight of private health insurance. Administration and oversight
of these programs involves the following: (1) furnishing information to
Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, health care providers, and the
public; and (2) maintaining effective communications with CMS regional
offices, state governments, state Medicaid agencies, state survey
agencies, various providers of health care, all Medicare contractors
that process claims and pay bills, National Association of Insurance
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(NAIC), health insurers, and other stakeholders. To implement the
various statutes on which the programs are based, we issue regulations
under the authority granted to the Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services under sections 1102, 1871, 1902, and related
provisions of the Social Security Act (the Act) and Public Health
Service Act. We also issue various manuals, memoranda, and statements
necessary to administer and oversee the programs efficiently.
Section 1871(c) of the Act requires that we publish a list of all
Medicare manual instructions, interpretive rules, statements of policy,
and guidelines of general applicability not issued as regulations at
least every 3 months in the Federal Register.
II. Format for the Quarterly Issuance Notices
This quarterly notice provides only the specific updates that have
occurred in the 3-month period along with a hyperlink to the full
listing that is available on the CMS website or the appropriate data
registries that are used as our resources. This is the most current up-
to-date information and will be available earlier than we publish our
quarterly notice. We believe the website list provides more timely
access for beneficiaries, providers, and suppliers. We also believe the
website offers a more convenient tool for the public to find the full
list of qualified providers for these specific services and offers more
flexibility and ``real time'' accessibility. In addition, many of the
websites have listservs; that is, the public can subscribe and receive
immediate notification of any updates to the website. These listservs
avoid the need to check the website, as notification of updates is
automatic and sent to the subscriber as they occur. If assessing a
website proves to be difficult, the contact person listed can provide
information.
III. How To Use the Notice
This notice is organized into 15 addenda so that a reader may
access the subjects published during the quarter covered by the notice
to determine whether any are of particular interest. We expect this
notice to be used in concert with previously published notices. Those
unfamiliar with a description of our Medicare manuals should view the
manuals at https://www.cms.gov/manuals.
The Director of the Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Kathleen
Cantwell, having reviewed and approved this document, authorizes
Trenesha Fultz-Mimms, who is the Federal Register Liaison, to
electronically sign this document for purposes of publication in the
Federal Register.
Trenesha Fultz-Mimms,
Federal Register Liaison, Department of Health and Human Services.
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