Home Health & Hospice Week

• Palmetto GBA's April 30 deadline to send in licensure information may be past, but it's not too late to head off a massive billing disruption.

"Palmetto GBA is not immediately revoking billing privileges associated with the recent HHAlicense update request," a Palmetto spokesperson tells Eli. "Palmetto GBA will coordinate with state licensing agencies to verify licensure of agencies prior to any revocation actions."

That's good, because under new regulations that took effect Jan. 1, it takes a resurvey to reinstate billing privileges after they're revoked (see Eli's HCW, Vol. XIX, No. 2, p. 10).

HHAs may download the HHA License Verification Coversheet from Palmetto's website and send in their documentation, the representative explains.

But you don't have to worry about sending in information if you're in a no-licensure state, Palmetto says in newly updated frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the requirement. You don't even need to send in the cover letter saying you're in such a state unless you want to, Palmetto explains. "No adverse actions will be taken by way of revocations for these providers," according to the newly updated FAQs.

For a copy of and link to the FAQs, e-mail editor Rebecca Johnson at rebeccaj@eliresearch.com with "Licensure FAQs" in the subject line.