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COMPETITIVE BIDDING is back, click here for more infomation

MEDICARE ISSUES FINAL RULE REQUIRING SURETY BONDS FOR DMEPOS SUPPLIERS, Existing suppliers must comply with this requirement by Oct. 2, 2009 while newly enrolling suppliers must meet this requirement by May 4, 2009. read here (12/29/08)

GET BONDED:  Suppliers subject to the bonding requirement must be bonded in order to bid in the DMEPOS competitive bidding program. A list of surety companies from which a bond can be secured is found at the Department of the Treasury’s “List of Certified (Surety Bond) Companies” website.

Florida Medicaid Focus Projects, read here for the full text (72 pages), read here 

Florida Medicaid Provider Handbook, revised 2008, click here

New Rules for How Medicare Pays Suppliers for Oxygen Equipment, click here

Article from HME News about the reality of what this industry has come to, read here

For full transcript of CMS acting Administrator Kerry Weems Fraud and Compliance, October 6, 2008, click here 

CMS ANNOUNCES ACCREDITATION DEADLINES

                      March 1, 2008

DMEPOS suppliers submitting an enrollment application to the National Supplier Clearinghouse (NSC) on or after March 1, 2008 must be accredited prior to submitting the application.

                    January 1, 2009

DMEPOS suppliers who are enrolled for the first time with the NSC between January 1, 2008 and February 29, 2008 must obtain and submit an approved accreditation to the NSC by January 1, 2009. The NSC shall revoke a DMEPOS supplier’s billing privileges if the DMEPOS supplier fails to obtain and submit supporting documentation that the DMEPOS supplier has been accredited.

                  September 30, 2009 

Existing DMEPOS suppliers enrolled in the Medicare program (prior to January 1, 2008) are required to obtain and submit an approved accreditation to the NSC by September 30, 2009. The NSC shall revoke a DMEPOS supplier’s billing privileges if the DMEPOS supplier fails to obtain and submit supporting documentation that the DMEPOS supplier has been accredited.

In a conference call by CMS 10/14 it was clearly stated that providers who do not sign up with an accreditation company by January 2009 may not be guaranteed to finish their accreditation by the September 30, 2009 deadline as the accreditation companies may not be able to get out to do the site inspection in time.

Be aware that they will be setting other deadlines for providers between now and then. 

For example:

As part of the ongoing DMEPOS Provider Enrollment Demonstration Project in South Florida and Southern California, certain selected DMEPOS suppliers in the demonstration locales will receive a letter from the NSC requiring the supplier to obtain accreditation by the date specified in the NSC letter.

For full CMS Fact Sheet, click here 

If you are still not accredited or your accreditation is expiring DO NOT wait much longer!!!

ACCREDITATION COMPANIES OUR ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH FOR DME/PHARMACY:

HQAA, www.hqaa.org    /     866-909-4722

CHAP, www.chapinc.org    /     1-800-656-9656

ACHC,  www.achc.org      /     919-785-1214

JCAHO, www.jointcommission.org    /   630-792-5000

Please do not hesitate to contact us for assistance

Ph. (305) 362-9322

E-mail: mabel.premium@yahoo.com

Medicare Forms:

There are now 26 Medicare Supplier Standards, adjust your paperwork accordingly:

        26 Medicare Supplier Standards (English)

        26 Medicare Supplier Standards (Spanish)

Protocol For Resolving Complaints

Inexpensive and Routinely Purchased

Florida Dept of Health: Chapter 499

HR Forms:    I-9       W-4       W-9

The Home Medical Equipment Community in the State of Florida once again feels represented.  There is a new state association which has been formed the "Florida Alliance of Home Care Services". In the short time that the association has been operating it has already made numerous strides.  To find out more information please contact info@FAHCS.org.  If you wish to join the organization for $400 per year and not only support an organization which is there for you but also receive constant communication about the changes in the industry, you may use the attached application, simply click here.  

The Accredited Medical Equipment Providers of America was established by providers for providers. Their main focus has been the Accredited Providers injured by the round-one competitive bidding process while also assisting companies involved in the next round of 70 MSAs and beyond.  To find out more information on who they are and how you may join please go to www.amepa.us

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