2007 Guidance Documents

08/10/2007

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:32:00 EST

Date: 08/10/2007
Subject: New Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Loss of Accreditation (LoA) Procedures

08/10/2007

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:48:00 EST

Date: 08/10/2007
Subject: Clarification of Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Billing Requirements Issued in CR 3811

08/10/2007

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:48:00 EST

Date: 08/10/2007
Subject: Provider Enrollment Manual Update

08/17/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:03:00 EST

Date: 08/17/2007
Subject: Date of Service for Laboratory Specimens

08/17/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:48:00 EST

Date: 08/17/2007
Subject: Nurse Practitioner (NP) Services and Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Services

08/17/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:07:00 EST

Date: 08/17/2007
Subject: Revised Appendix P and Appendix PP, New Tag F373

08/17/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:07:00 EST

Date: 08/17/2007
Subject: Nurse Practitioner(NP)Services and Clinical Nurse Specialist(CNS)Services

08/17/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:34:00 EST

Date: 08/17/2007
Subject: 2008 Annual Update for the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Bonus Payments

08/17/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:41:00 EST

Date: 08/17/2007
Subject: Revision to Certification for Hospital Services Covered by the Supplementary Medical Insurance Program as it Pertains to Ambulance Services

08/17/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:45:00 EST

Date: 08/17/2007
Subject: 2008 Annual Update of HCPCS Codes for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) for the Common Working File (CWF), Medicare Carriers and Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs)

08/30/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:49:00 EST

Date: 08/30/2007
Subject: October Update to the 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database

08/30/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:49:00 EST

Date: 08/30/2007
Subject: Schedule for Completing the Calendar Year (CY) 2008 Fee Schedule Updates and the Participating Physician Enrollment Process--(For Informational Purposes Only)

08/30/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:49:00 EST

Date: 08/30/2007
Subject: Quarterly Update to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, Version 13.3, Effective October 1, 2007

08/30/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:49:00 EST

Date: 08/30/2007
Subject: Modification to the Timeliness Requirements for Contractors Forwarding Reconsideration Requests Submitted to the Wrong Contractor

08/27/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:49:00 EST

Date: 08/27/2007
Subject: Delete References to Reporting of the National Provider Identifier (NPI) on or after May 23, 2007, and Revise References to a 'When Required' Date

08/27/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:49:00 EST

Date: 08/27/2007
Subject: Medication Pass Clarification for Surveying F Tags 332 and 333 During Nursing Home Surveys

08/17/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:49:00 EST

Date: 08/17/2007
Subject: Anesthesia Services Furnished by the Same Physician Providing the Medical and Surgical Service

08/10/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:31:00 EST

Date: 08/10/2007
Subject: Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs): Distance from Other Providers and Relocation of CAHs with a Necessary Provider Designation

08/10/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:34:00 EST

Date: 08/10/2007
Subject: Clarification and Standardization of Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)Complaint Closeouts to Complainants

08/10/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:51:00 EST

Date: 08/10/2007
Subject: Nursing Homes - Issuance of New Tag F373 (Paid Feeding Assistants) as Part of Appendix PP, State Operations Manual, Including Training Materials

09/18/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:41:00 EST

Date: 09/18/2007
Subject: CMS Guidance & DMEPOS Quality Standards

09/18/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:41:00 EST

Date: 09/18/2007
Subject: New Tests to be Included in 2008 Medicare Clinical Lab Fee Schedule

09/14/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:41:00 EST

Date: 09/14/2007
Subject: Updating the Internet Only Manual (IOM) to Include Language 'or NPI When Required'

09/12/2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:41:00 EST

Date: 09/12/2007
Subject: October 2007 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files

09/06/2007

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:34:00 EST

Date: 09/06/2007
Subject: Hospital and Laboratory Verbal Order Authentication Requirements Guidance

09/04/2007

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:34:00 EST

Date: 09/04/2007
Subject: Direct billing when a beneficiary is in premium withholding status

09/04/2007

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:34:00 EST

Date: 09/04/2007
Subject: 2008 Marketing Guidance for Regional Preferred Provider Organizations

09/07/2007

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:34:00 EST

Date: 09/07/2007
Subject: Revisions to Appendix D-Guidance to Surveyors for Portable X-ray Services

09/06/2007

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:34:00 EST

Date: 09/06/2007
Subject: Release of Report 'Study of Paid Feeding Assistant Programs'

08/24/2007

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:34:00 EST

Date: 08/24/2007
Subject: Continuation and Revision of the Components of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)

08/24/2007

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:34:00 EST

Date: 08/24/2007
Subject: Survey Guidance for a New Home Hemodialysis Water Treatment Device, the 'NxStage PureFlow SL Water Purification System (PureFlow)'

09/04/2007

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:34:00 EST

Date: 09/04/2007
Subject: Coordinating with State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Counselors

08/31/2007

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:01:00 EST

Date: 08/31/2007
Subject: Revisions of the CROWD Report

08/17/2007

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:32:00 EST

Date: 08/17/2007
Subject: Ambulance: New Remark Code for Denying Separately Billed Services

09/19/2007

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:44:00 EST

Date: 09/19/2007
Subject: Participating Physicians Report-Deletion of Requirement to Forward a Memorandum to CMS Detailing Adjustments to Form F Column 1 (PAR Prior) (from previous enrollment period)

09/20/2007

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:44:00 EST

Date: 09/20/2007
Subject: Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) and the Nursing Home Survey Process

09/20/2007

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:44:00 EST

Date: 09/20/2007
Subject: Revisit Survey Policy Revisions

08/30/2007

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:05:00 EST

Date: 08/30/2007
Subject: Beneficiary Grievances, Organization Determinations, and Appeals Applicable to Medicare Advantage Plans, Cost Plans, and Health Care Prepayment Plans

09/17/2007

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:05:00 EST

Date: 09/17/2007
Subject: Revisions to 9-Digit ZIP Code list Provided in Change Request 5208

09/19/2007

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:28:00 EST

Date: 09/19/2007
Subject: Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement (LADR)

09/19/2007

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:28:00 EST

Date: 09/19/2007
Subject: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Procedures

09/19/2007

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:40:00 EST

Date: 09/19/2007
Subject: Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement (LADR)

09/20/2007

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:46:00 EST

Date: 09/20/2007
Subject: Unlabeled Use for Anti-Cancer Drugs: Medical Literature Used to Determine Medically Accepted Indications for Drugs and Biologicals Used in Anti-Cancer Treatment

09/20/2007

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:52:00 EST

Date: 09/20/2007
Subject: New Web Site for Approved Transplant Centers

09/20/2007

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:56:00 EST

Date: 09/20/2007
Subject: October 2007 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 8.3

09/17/2007

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:23:00 EST

Date: 09/17/2007
Subject: Cessation of FI-to-FI Moves for Providers that are Members of Chains

09/20/2007

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:26:00 EST

Date: 09/20/2007
Subject: October 2007 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS): Summary of Payment Policy Changes