Recently, CMS issued a revision to a previously released transmittal—Change Request 12615. The subject was an update to Chapter 7, Home Health Services in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual. One of the items included in this transmittal was a clarification of the rule change from the CARES Act which allows clinical nurse specialists, physician’s assistants,…
Tag: Recertification
January 2022 CMS Quarterly OASIS Q&As
The recently released January 2022 Quarterly OASIS Q&As reiterated the CY 2022 Home Health Final Rule confirming that OASIS-E will begin on January 1, 2023, instead of the originally estimated time frame of one full year after the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. They went on to say that CMS will release a…
