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Category
What is CMS?
General Information
Will the availability of the $600 credit or discount prices prevent or delay an individual's eligibility for Medicaid under a "spenddown?"
multiple
What is a National Coverage Determination (NCD)?
Medicare
What is needed in denial explanation
Appeals Policy
Updated
- When can covered entities disclose information on non-Medicare patients to QIOs?
HIPAA
How Do I Submit a Request for a National Coverage Determination?
Medicare
What is the Difference Between FDA and CMS Review?
Medicare
Updated
- Are covered entities protected when they make disclosures to QIOs?
HIPAA
Updated
- What is the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Compliance Act (ASCA)?
HIPAA
How do I access the Internet-Only Manuals?
Medicare
What manual contains instructions for each provider type, e.g., hospitals etc.?
Medicare
Is a National Coverage Determination (NCD) Binding?
Medicare
Is there a search engine for the Internet-Only Manuals?
Medicare
Can the Internet-Only Manuals be downloaded?
Medicare
What is the Difference Between a Decision Memorandum and a National Coverage Determination (NCD)?
Medicare
How are the Internet-Only Manuals organized?
Medicare
Where is the official copy of the CMS manuals maintained?
Medicare
How will providers be trained on the Internet-Only Manuals?
Medicare
Will the provider reimbursement manuals, the 15-1 and 15-2, stay as paper manuals?
Medicare
Will the Internet-Only Manual indicate which instructions are for the DMERCs as well as the local Part B carriers?
Medicare
If I don’t have access to the Internet, how do I obtain paper copies of the manuals?
Medicare
Are One-Time Notifications manualized?
Medicare
What replaced the program memoranda?
Medicare
Is there on-line help regarding the Internet-Only Manuals?
Medicare
What is the purpose of a confidential requirement?
Medicare
How will I be notified of changes to the Internet-Only Manuals?
Medicare
How can I find material in the Internet-Only Manuals when I am used to using the old manuals?
Medicare
When will I receive a transmittal sheet?
Medicare
When should contractors reference the Paper-based manuals compared to the Internet-Only Manuals?
Medicare
Is there a cross reference from the paper-based manuals to the Internet-Only Manuals?
Medicare
Are there any manuals that will not be converted to the Internet-Only Manual system?
Medicare
For publications included in the Internet-Only Manuals, when is the last time the paper-based manuals will be updated?
Medicare
Who should institutional providers with questions about the Internet-Only Manuals contact?
Medicare
How are changes identified in the Internet-Only Manuals?
Medicare
How will obsolete sections of the manuals be maintained for reference?
Medicare
When will the Paper-Based Manuals be retired?
Medicare
Is there a standard timeframe for contractors to publish provider education information from CMS?
Medicare
How do we submit comments for problems encountered with the new Internet-Only Manuals?
Medicare
Will the sections from the Paper-based Manual be maintained for any length of time?
Medicare
How often are changes made to the Internet-Only Manuals?
Medicare
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