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Licensure & Accreditation Request To Hit All HHAs

Published on Tue Mar 23, 2010

CAHPS deadline, OASIS C Manual among other topics raised in Open Door Forum. Don't breathe a sigh of relief if you didn't receive a letter requesting proof of state licensure or accreditation in Palmetto GBA's latest round -- your turn will soon come, no matter who your intermediary is. On April 12, regional home health intermediary Palmetto sent home health agencies letters requiring submission of the HHA's licensure and/or accreditation information. Agencies must submit the documentation by April 30 (see Eli's HCW, Vol. XIX, No. 15, p. 119). "Failure to submit valid state license and/or accreditation documentation by the requested date will result in your Medicare billing privileges being revoked," Palmetto warns. All HHAs nationwide will get a similar request at some point, said the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the April 14 Open Door Forum for home care providers. Proof of accreditation is required only when the [...]
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