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State: All
Hospice – Free Medicare Hospice YouTube Video
Date Posted : 11/3/2022
Program: Hospice
National Government Services (NGS) has an array of educational Medicare Hospice YouTube videos regarding billing and documentation. These videos are free, short in length and very informative. They contain information on the required elements of the hospice notice of election statement (NOE) and how to correct a date on the hospice NOE. Please share these links with your clinical and billing staff as appropriate:
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DMEPOS enrollment transition
Date Effective : 11/7/2022
Program: Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies, Pharmacy
National Supplier Clearing House is transitioning to:
- National Provider Enrollment West - Western Region awarded to Palmetto GBA
- National Provider Enrollment East - Eastern Region awarded to Novitas Solutions
- Novitas Solutions: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands
- Palmetto GBA: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands
State: All
No Surprises Act: Fact Sheets for Your Patients
Date Posted : 07/1/2021
Program: Acute Care Hospital, Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC), Critical Care Hospital, Home Health, Home Infusion Therapy, Hospice, Renal Dialysis
Share information with your patients to help protect them from surprise billing. As of January 1, 2022, they have new billing protections when they get:
- Emergency care
- Non-emergency care from out-of-network providers at in-network facilities
- Air ambulance services from out-of-network providers
State: Texas
Texas – Licensing Requirements for In-home Supportive Palliative Care
Date Adopted : 09/15/2021
Program: Home Health, Hospice, Private Duty
The legislation created Texas Health and Safety Code (HSC) Chapter 142A (relating to Supportive Palliative Care), establishing a definition of "supportive palliative care" and indicating that any reference to "palliative care" in law or the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) means supportive palliative care. The statute did not establish a category of licensure for the provision of supportive palliative care services—either standalone or as a category within an existing care delivery setting. Supportive palliative care services that are delivered in the home or in community settings, such as in assisted living facilities, are currently governed by HSC Chapter 142 (relating to Home and Community Support Services Agencies (HCSSA)). An HCSSA license is required.
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Update to ‘J’ Drug Code List for Billing Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) Services
Date Posted : 06/9/2022
Date Effective : 07/1/2022
Program: Home Infusion Therapy
CR 12667 updates the list of home infusion drugs to add J1551 JB (Injection, immune globulin (cutaquig), 100mg) to payment category 2, effective July 1, 2022. The corresponding G-codes for category 2 drugs are G0069 or G0089. Note: We require the JB modifier for subcutaneous injection of the drug.
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DMEPOS Accreditation mln Fact Sheet Updated in January 2022
Date Posted : 01/1/2022
Program: Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies, Pharmacy
This fact sheet describes Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) suppliers’ accreditation requirements. This includes verifying your business meets the required DMEPOS quality standards, types of eligible professionals exempted from accreditation, updating your enrollment information, and resources. This information applies to all DMEPOS suppliers submitting claims to Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs) for Medicare patients’ DMEPOS items and supplies.
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