In order to participate in the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program, suppliers must meet quality standards, be accredited by a CMS-approved Deemed Accreditation Organization, meet licensing requirements and get bonded (if applicable).

• GET ACCREDITED:  Medicare DMEPOS suppliers, unless exempt, must be accredited by October 1, 2009.  Suppliers must be accredited for a product category in order to submit a bid for that product category.  CMS will not accept bids from and will not contract with suppliers that are not accredited by a CMS-approved accreditation organization for the applicable product categories. 

  If you have already been notified by an approved accrediting organization that each of your practice locations has been accredited, the accreditation organization will notify the NSC that your DMEPOS supplier practice locations have been accredited.  However, DMEPOS suppliers that obtain accreditation after September 1, 2009 but before October 1, 2009, should submit proof of accreditation to the NSC via submission of an amendment to their CMS-855S.

Further information on the DMEPOS accreditation requirements along with a list of the accreditation organizations and those professionals and other persons exempted from accreditation may be found by clicking on DMEPOS Accreditation in"Related Links Inside CMS" below.

• GET LICENSED:  Suppliers submitting a bid for a product category in a competitive bidding area (CBA) must meet all DMEPOS state licensure requirements and other applicable state licensure requirements, if any, for that product category for every state in that CBA.  Prior to submitting a bid for a CBA and product category, the supplier must have a copy of the applicable state licenses on file with the NSC.  As part of the bid evaluation we will verify with the NSC that the supplier has on file a copy of all applicable required state license(s).

• GET BONDED:  Medicare DMEPOS suppliers, unless exempt, must obtain and submit a surety bond by October 2, 2009.  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."  A link to that website is located under "Related Links Outside CMS" below.  When submitting your DMEPOS surety bond to the NSC, you are required to submit sections 1, 2A1, 12, and either 15 (if you are the AO) or 16 (if you are the delegated official) of the CMS-855S.  By submitting the required sections of the CMS-855S, you will help to ensure that NSC is able to correctly associate your DMEPOS surety bond to your enrollment record.

Related Links Outside CMS

Department of the Treasury's "List of Certified (Surety Bond) Companies"

Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor (CBIC)

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