On October 27, CMS published One-Time Notification Transmittal 1954, which rescinds and replaces Transmittal 1857, dated June 8, 2017, to remove the provider education requirement from the original transmittal.
New Common Working File Medicare Secondary Payer Type for Liability Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements and No-Fault Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements CMS also revised MLN Matters 10240 accordingly.
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The original transmittal provided instructions on how to calculate interim rates for GME payments to new teaching hospitals.
On October 27, CMS published One-Time Notification Transmittal 1952, which rescinds and replaces Transmittal 1923, dated September 22, 2017, to revise several areas of the policy section and to address how to handle affected claims. The reminder of current policy should be communicated with all survey, certification and enforcement staff, their managers, State/Regional Office training coordinators, and the State Nurse Aide registry staff within 30 days of the memorandum.Ĭalculating Interim Rates for Graduate Medical Education (GME) Payments to New Teaching Hospitals Other questions may be sent to date: Immediately.
Please contact the CMS Regional Office or the to provide feedback by December 1, 2017.Ĭlarification Regarding Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP/CEP) Waiver and Appeal Requirements The memorandum contains a preview of the new guidance for the SOM, and CMS is asking for input on the possible revisions before issuing a final version of the revised manual.Įffective date: CMS is seeking input on the draft and requests comments.
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On October 27, CMS issued a Memorandum replacing a previous policy memorandum, published July 22, 2016, and initially revised July 29, 2016, to notify state survey agency directors about new revisions to regulations in Chapter 7 of the State Operations Manual (SOM) regarding the imposition of federal remedies for skilled nursing facilities. Revised Policies Regarding the Immediate Imposition of Federal Remedies