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Medicaid DME Providers: A bill recently passed with an effective date of July 1, 2008, which mainly affects Home Health Agencies but which also imposes certain requirements for Medicaid providers of DME. please read here 

What to do if you receive a denial code, click here  

Please be aware that Medicare has begun to send out letters in South Florida advising suppliers that they have 120 days to become accredited.

CMS has put out three MLN Matters Articles that deal with competitive bidding:

1. Overview of New Medicare Competitive Bidding Program for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies, click here 

2. Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program: Grandfathering, Repair and Replacement, Mail Order Diabetic Supplies and Advanced Beneficiary Notices, click here

3. Important Exceptions and Special Circumstances that Occur under the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program, click here

WAS YOUR BID DENIED??? click here

ACCREDITATION DEADLINE FOR SECOND ROUND OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING:

In order to participate in the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies

(DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program, suppliers must meet quality standards and be accredited by a CMS-approved Deemed Accreditation Organization. Suppliers that are interested in bidding in the second round of the program must be aware of changes to two key deadlines:

*Suppliers must be accredited or have applied for accreditation by July 21, 2008 (change from May 14, 2008) to submit a bid for the second round of competitive bidding. CMS cannot accept a bid from any supplier that is not accredited or that has not applied for accreditation by July 21, 2008.

*Suppliers will need to be accredited to be awarded a contract. The accreditation deadline for the second round of competitive bidding is January 14, 2009 (change from October 31, 2008). Suppliers must be accredited before this date to be awarded a contract. Suppliers should apply for accreditation immediately to allow adequate time to process their applications.

25 Medicare Supplier Standards, adjust your paperwork accordingly, click here 

Medicare Forms:

Protocol For Resolving Complaints

Inexpensive and Routinely Purchased

Florida Dept of Health: Chapter 499

HR Forms:     I-9       W-4 

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