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File	Comm. Date	Subject	Impl. Date	CR Num.
A-01-150	12/28/2001	Provider Education Article: CY2002 OUTPATIENT PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM RATE IMPLEMENTATION DELAY	12/28/2001	2017
A-01-149	12/27/2001	Amended Production Dates for the Provider Statistical and Reimbursement (PS&R) Report and Extension of Due Date For Filing Provider Cost Reports	12/31/2001	2012
A-01-148	12/27/2001	Changes to Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 Nursing and Allied Health Education Payment Policies as Required by the Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA), P. L. 106-554	4/1/2002	1988
A-01-147	12/26/2001	Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Wage Index: Request for FY 1999 Wage Data from Hospitals Affected by the Filing Extensions Provided by Transmittal Numbers A-01-88 and A-01-117	12/26/2001	1992
A-01-145	12/21/2001	Delay of the 2002 Update to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)	1/7/2002	2008
A-01-146	12/21/2001	Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRFPPS)--Revenue Code File Update.	1/1/2002	2003
A-01-144	12/20/2001	Additional Information Related to Section 212 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act (BIPA) of 2000 (Public Law 106-554) Affecting Medicare-Dependent, Small Rural Hospitals (MDHs). Also, Clarifications and Corrections to: Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Rates and Costs of Graduate Medical Education; Fiscal Year 2002 Rates, Etc.; Final Rules, as Published in the Federal Register on August 1, 2001 (66 FR 39828).	1/7/2002	1917
AB-01-189	12/20/2001	Medicare Coverage of Non-Invasive Vascular Studies for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients	1/1/2002	1855
B-01-78	12/19/2001	Correction to Fee Schedule File for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Items and Services (PEN)	1/1/2002	1980
B-01-77	12/18/2001	Correction to Correct Coding Edits, Version 8.0, Effective January 1, 2002	1/1/2002	1984
AB-01-188	12/18/2001	Coverage and Billing of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM)	4/1/2002	1985
AB-01-186	12/18/2001	Suspension of National Coverage Policy on Electrical Stimulation for Wound Healing	12/18/2001	1963
AB-01-187	12/18/2001	Update to Waived Tests – November 21, 2001	1/7/2002	1976
A-01-141	12/14/2001	Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Audit and Cost Report Settlement Expectations	9/1/2001	1468
A-01-143	12/14/2001	This PM has been retracted.	N/A	1994
AB-01-183	12/13/2001	Appeals of Medicare Part A/Part B Coverage Determinations	12/1/2000	1348
A-01-142	12/13/2001	Clarification and HCPCs Coding Update: Part B Fee Schedule And Consolidated Billing For Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Services	4/1/2001	1642
AB-01-184	12/13/2001	Clarifications to Implementation of the Ambulance Fee Schedule	12/30/2000	1476
AB-01-181	12/13/2001	COB Contractor Fact Sheet for Providers	12/31/2000	1460
AB-01-185	12/13/2001	Implementation of the Ambulance Fee Schedule	1/1/2001	1281
AB-01-182	12/13/2001	Use of the American Medical Association’s (AMA’s) Physicians’ Current Procedural Terminology, Fourth Edition (CPT) Codes on Contractors’ Web Sites	12/15/2000	1415
AB-01-178	12/12/2001	April Quarterly Update for 2002 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule	4/1/2002	1952
AB-01-179	12/12/2001	Zip Code File on the Direct Connect	4/1/2002	1941
AB-01-177	12/11/2001	Emergency Changes to the 2002 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database	12/14/2001	1971
B-01-76	12/11/2001	Issuance of Standard Paper Remittance (SPR) Advice Notices and SPR- X12 835V4010 Crosswalk	7/1/2002	1953
AB-01-176	12/10/2001	The Medicare Exclusion Database (MED) Replaces Publication 69	1/1/2002	1919
A-01-139	12/10/2001	This PM has been retracted.	N/A	1989
A-01-140	12/10/2001	This PM has been retracted.	N/A	1990
AB-01-175	12/7/2001	Payment for Method II Home Dialysis Supplies	12/15/2000	1288
A-01-136	12/6/2001	“Do Not Forward (DNF)” Initiative, Change Request 681, Transmittal No. AB-00-6, Dated February 2000	N/A	1449
A-01-138	12/6/2001	Announcement of Medicare Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) Payment Rate Increases, Changes to the Exception Criteria for the Payment Limit for RHC Based in Rural Hospitals.	N/A	1958
A-01-137	12/6/2001	Modifications to Form CMS-339 Requirements, Provider Cost Report Reimbursement Questionnaire	12/6/2001	1865
AB-01-174	12/6/2001	The Certification Package for Internal Controls for Fiscal Year (FY) Ending September 30, 2002	12/6/2001	1942
AB-01-173	12/5/2001	Name Transition From Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – CMS Identity Mark Guidelines	6/5/2002	1964
A-01-135	11/30/2001	HCPCS Code Updates and Corrections for SNF Part A PPS Consolidated Billing and SNF Part B Fee Schedule for 2002	1/1/2002	1935
AB-01-170	11/29/2001	Clarification to MCM §2130 Prosthetic Devices and CIM §60-9 Durable Medical Equipment Reference List--Coverage of Intermittent Catheterization	10/1/1999	939
B-01-75	12/07/2001	Changes to Correct Coding Edits, Version 8.1, Effective April 1, 2002	4/1/2002	1916
AB-01-172	11/29/2001	Promoting Medicare’s Screening Pap Test Benefit in Support of Cervical Health Month (January)	1/1/2002	1912
AB-01-171	11/29/2001	Request for Contractor's Business Contingency Plan (BCP)-January 15,2002	1/15/2002	1929
A-01-134	11/28/2001	January Medicare Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version 17.1 For Bills From Hospitals That Are Not Paid Under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)	1/7/2002	1967
AB-01-169	11/28/2001	Transaction Certification and Testing	11/28/2001	1954
AB-01-167	11/27/2001	Correction to 2nd Update to 2001 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database	12/20/2001	1937
AB-01-168	11/27/2001	The Use of Gamma Cameras and Full Ring and Partial Ring Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanners for PET Scans	1/1/2002	1886
A-01-133	11/20/2001	Clarification of Payments Made to Hospital Outpatient Departments Under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)	11/20/2001	1940
AB-01-166	11/15/2001	Coverage and Billing of Sacral Nerve Stimulation	1/1/2002	1936
B-01-74	11/15/2001	Supplier Billing for Glucose Test Strips and Supplies (Revised)	4/1/2002	1612
AB-01-165	11/14/2001	Implementation of an Ambulance Fee Schedule	4/1/2002	1555
B-01-73	11/9/2001	Reviewing Deceased Physicians’ Unique Physician Identification Numbers (UPINs) on DMERC Claims	4/1/2002	1735
B-01-71	11/8/2001	American National Standards Institute X12N 837 Professional Health Care Claim Companion Document	11/23/2001	1809
B-01-72	11/8/2001	Change in CWF Categories for Two Immunosuppressive Drugs	4/1/2002	1867
AB-01-164	11/8/2001	Correction to Program Memorandum (PM) AB-01-53: Elimination of DMEPOS Fee Schedules for Repair Codes E1340, L4205, L7520, and L8049	1/1/2002	1909
AB-01-161	11/7/2001	Notice of Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments	10/31/2001	1896
AB-01-162	11/6/2001	2002 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Costs Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment Methodology	1/1/2002	1887
AB-01-163	11/2/2001	Expand Standard Date Format and Remove Common Working File (CWF) Y2K Wrapper Logic for Part B Eligibility File, Part B (HUBC), and DME (HUDC) Incoming and Response Transactions	4/1/2002	1915
A-01-132	11/2/2001	Screening Glaucoma Services	4/1/2002	1914
A-01-131	11/1/2001	Additional Ins tructions for Implementing the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS)	1/1/2002	1921
AB-01-159	11/1/2001	Common Working File (CWF) Reject and Utilization Edits and Carrier Resolution for Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Residents	4/1/2002	1764
AB-01-156	11/1/2001	Expanding the Number of Source Identifiers for Common Working File (CWF) MSP Records	4/1/2002	1923
AB-01-158	11/1/2001	New Common Working File (CWF) Edits and Standard System Responses on Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Claims	4/1/2002	1778
AB-01-157	11/1/2001	New Common Working File (CWF) Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Edit to Reject MSP Records for Medicare Beneficiaries Who Are Only Entitled to Medicare Part B, and Are Covered by a Group Health Plan (GHP).	4/1/2002	1922
A-01-130	11/1/2001	Receipt and Processing of Non-Covered Charges on Other Than Part A Inpatient Claims	4/1/2002	1769
AB-01-160	11/1/2001	Standardize Common Working File (CWF) Hosts' Processes and Procedures With Standard Software (AMEN Program)	4/1/2002	1930
B-01-69	10/31/2001	2002 Anesthesia Conversion Factors	1/1/2002	1908
AB-01-154	10/31/2001	Medicare Deductible and Premium Rates for Calendar Year 2002	1/1/2002	1906
AB-01-155	10/31/2001	Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) Implementation for Contractors Using APASS and HPBSS - ACTION	4/1/2002	1920
B-01-66	10/31/2001	Program Integrity Sampling Module for Part B and DME Carriers	4/1/2001	1397
B-01-68	10/31/2001	Providing Upgrades of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Without Any Extra Charge	4/1/2002	1894
B-01-70	10/31/2001	Reporting Claims Accounting Information to the Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS)	4/1/2002	1924
AB-01-152	10/30/2001	Breakdown of the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Physicians’ Current Procedural Terminology, Fourth Edition (CPT) 2002 Codes	1/1/2002	1902
B-01-67	10/30/2001	Updated Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Coding Policy Manual	10/30/2001	1883
B-01-65	10/26/2001	Calendar Year (CY) 2002 Participation Enrollment and Medicare Participating Physicians and Suppliers Directory (MEDPARD) Procedures	11/26/2001	1900
AB-01-151	10/26/2001	Clarification of Common Working File (CWF) Y2K Wrapper Logic Removal Changes (CR 1774)	1/1/2002	1904
AB-01-150	10/25/2001	Facility Requirements for Transplantation Centers -- INFORMATION ONLY	10/1/2000	1374
A-01-128	10/24/2001	Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Program - Requirements Update for Medicare Part A Contractor Operations	1/1/2002	1911
A-01-127	10/23/2001	Common Working File (CWF) Processing of Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Transfer Episodes Received Out of Sequence	4/1/2002	1758
AB-01-149	10/23/2001	Unsolicited Response and Auto Adjustment of Claims for the Medicare Participating Centers of Excellence Demonstration and the Medicare Provider Partnership Demonstration	4/1/2002	1752
B-01-64	10/22/2001	DMERCs - Advance Beneficiary Notices (ABNs) for “Upgrades”	4/1/2002	1893
AB-01-148	10/18/2001	Ambulance Inflation Factor for 2002	1/1/2002	1875
B-01-63	10/17/2001	New Modifier for Rental Items	4/1/2002	1813
AB-01-147	10/15/2001	Electronic Correspondence Referral System (ECRS) User Manual 3.0.1 and ECRS Quick Reference Card	10/15/2001	1903
AB-01-146	10/12/2001	Distribution of Revised Form CMS-855s – Medicare Provider/Supplier Enrollment Applications - (Formerly Form HCFA-855) Dated November 1, 2001	11/1/2001	1835
B-01-62	10/11/2001	Problem Resolution to Issues Raised By Implementation of CR 1646 for the Medicare Carriers Processing on the Multi-Carrier System (MCS)	11/13/2001	1866
A-01-126	10/11/2001	Scheduled Release for January Updates to Software Programs and Pricing/Coding Files	N/A	1874
AB-01-145	10/10/2001	New Waived Tests – September 13, 2001	1/1/2002	1877
AB-01-143	10/4/2001	Coverage and Billing of Sacral Nerve Stimulation	1/1/2002	1881
AB-01-142	10/2/2001	Revised Guidelines for Processing Claims for Clinical Trial Routine Care Services	1/1/2002	1637
AB-01-141	10/2/2001	Update of Codes and Payments for Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs)	1/1/2002	1860
A-01-125	9/28/2001	Guidance Regarding a Change in Reimbursement for Part B Inpatient Ancillary Services	9/28/2001	1838
AB-01-139	9/27/2001	Claims Processing Instructions for Claims Submitted with a Written Statement of Intent	10/1/2000	1162
AB-01-140	9/27/2001	Claims Processing Instructions for the Medicare Participating Centers of Excellence Demonstration and the Medicare Provider Partnership Demonstration	1/1/2002	1849
A-01-124	9/27/2001	Clarification to Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) Coding and Billing Instructions	4/30/2001	1655
A-01-123	9/27/2001	FY 2001 Prospective Payment System (PPS) Hospital and Other Bill Processing Changes	10/1/2000	1331
A-01-122	9/27/2001	Payment of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Claims for Beneficiaries Disenrolling from Terminating Medicare+Choice (M+C) Plans Who Have Not Met the 3-Day Hospital Stay Requirement	10/1/2000	1270
A-01-121	9/27/2001	Skilled Nursing Facility Adjustment Billing: Adjustments to HIPPS Codes Resulting From MDS Corrections	10/1/2000	1224
A-01-118	9/26/2001	Clarification of Cost Reporting Policy in Change Request (CR) 1468, Concerning Submission of Home Office Cost Statements (HOCS) for Chain Home Offices	10/31/2001	1847
AB-01-137	9/26/2001	CMS Policy for Disclosure of Individually Identifiable Information: Provider Telephone Inquiries for Medicare Eligibility Information	1/1/2002	1587
A-01-119	9/26/2001	Correction to Program Memorandum (PM) A-01-94 (CR 1689): Implementation of Fee Schedule for Additional Part B Services Furnished by a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) or Another Entity Under Arrangements with the SNF	1/1/2002	1878
AB-01-144	9/26/2001	ICD-9-CM Coding for Diagnostic Tests	1/1/2002	1724
AB-01-138	9/26/2001	New Zip Code File	1/1/2002	1861
A-01-117	9/26/2001	Production Dates for the Provider Statistical and Reimbursement (PS&R) Report and Extension of Due Date for Filing Provider Cost Reports	12/3/2001	1885
A-01-120	9/26/2001	Removal of HCPCS/Revenue Code Editing Under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)	9/26/2001	1873
B-01-61	9/26/2001	Transmittal B-01-61 dated September 26, 2001, has been re-communicated as AB-01-144.	1/1/2002	1724
A-01-115	9/25/2001	Bypassing Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Edits on Indirect Medical Education (IME) Claims for Medicare + Choice Organization (M+CO) Enrollees	9/25/2001	1829
B-01-59	9/25/2001	Clarification of Medicare Contractor Financial Reporting Instructions Outlined in §4923.2 of the Medicare Carriers Manual (MCM). (Issued May 2001)	1/1/2002	1836
B-01-58	9/25/2001	Coding for Non-Covered Services and Services Not Reasonable and Necessary	1/1/2002	1820
A-01-114	9/25/2001	Handling of Claims Containing HCPCS Codes G0204 and G0205	9/25/2001	1871
AB-01-135	9/25/2001	Medical Review of Services for Patients with Dementia	9/1/2001	1793
A-01-116	9/25/2001	Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Policies Relaxed for Hospitals	1/1/2002	1685
B-01-60	9/25/2001	Schedule for Completing the Calendar Year (CY) 2002 Fee Schedule Updates and the Participating Physician Enrollment Procedures	N/A	1826
AB-01-136	9/25/2001	Supplemental Instructions on CMS Business Partners Systems Security Requirements	9/25/2001	1844
AB-01-133	9/24/2001	Interim Instructions – Document and Correspondence Name Transition from Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)	9/24/2001	1870
AB-01-131	9/21/2001	Fiscal Intermediary (FI) Instructions on Applying Payment Bans on Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Admissions	10/22/2001	1761
AB-01-132	9/21/2001	Further Guidance Concerning Implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Transactions	N/A	1828
B-01-57	9/21/2001	New Specialty Code for Pain Management	1/1/2002	1872
AB-01-130	9/19/2001	Claims Processing Instructions for Carriers, DMERCS, Intermediaries and Regional Home Health Intermediaries (RHHIs) for Claims Submitted for Medicare Beneficiaries Participating in Medicare Qualifying Clinical Trials	9/19/2000	1241
A-01-113	9/19/2001	Prospective Payment System (PPS) Patient Transfers Improperly Paid as Hospital Discharges----ACTION	10/31/2001	1340
A-01-112	9/18/2001	Removal of Category Code C1723 from the Pass-Through Device Category List Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)	1/1/2002	1842
AB-01-129	9/15/2001	Medicare Coverage of Non-Invasive Vascular Studies for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients	12/6/2001	1855
AB-01-128	9/14/2001	Annual Update of Non-Routine Medical Supply and Therapy Codes for Home Health Consolidated Billing (CB)	1/1/2002	1854
AB-01-125	9/14/2001	Clarification and Update to Medicare Payment for Code Q3014 (Telehealth Facility Fee)	10/1/2001	1846
A-01-111	9/14/2001	Clarification of Activity Therapy (HCPC G0176) and Patient Education/Training Services (HCPC G0177) Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)	9/14/2001	1798
AB-01-124	9/14/2001	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Budget Requests for Electronic Data Interchange Testing and Reporting	10/1/2001	1802
AB-01-126	9/14/2001	Instructions for Implementing and Updating 2002 Payment Amounts for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)	1/1/2002	1856
A-01-110	9/14/2001	Instructions for Implementing the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS)	1/1/2002	1851
AB-01-123	9/14/2001	Useful Lifetime Expectancy for Breast Prosthesis	4/1/2002	1787
AB-01-127	9/14/2001	Year 2002 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Annual Update Reminder	1/1/2002	1852
B-01-55	9/13/2001	Changes to Correct Coding Edits, Version 8.0, Effective January 1, 2002	1/1/2002	1833
B-01-56	9/13/2001	Payment for Home Dialysis Supplies and Equipment	1/1/2002	1858
A-01-109	9/13/2001	The Supplemental Security Income (SSI)/Medicare Beneficiary Data for Fiscal Year 2000 for Prospective Payment System (PPS) Hospitals	10/1/2001	1845
AB-01-122	9/10/2001	Procedures for Re-issuance and Stale Dating of Medicare Checks	10/1/2001	1364
A-01-107	9/6/2001	October 2001 Update to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)	10/1/2001	1822
A-01-108	9/6/2001	The Report of Benefit Savings	10/1/2001	1824
AB-01-121	9/6/2001	Update of Rates and Wage Index for Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payments Effective October 1, 2001	10/1/2001	1763
AB-01-120	8/31/2001	Correction to the Revision of Medicare Reimbursement for Telehealth Services	10/1/2001	1827
AB-01-119	8/31/2001	New Zip Code File	10/1/2001	1771
AB-01-118	8/31/2001	Reasonable Charge Update for 2002 for Items and Services, Other Than Ambulance and Laboratory Services	1/1/2002	1803
AB-01-117	8/28/2001	Instruction Implementation Reporting	11/1/1999	944
B-01-54	8/27/2001	Implementation of New Fee Schedule for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Items and Services	1/1/2002	1777
AB-01-116	8/27/2001	Provider/Supplier Plan (PSP) Quarterly Report Format	10/11/2001	1740
A-01-106	8/24/2001	Instructions for Billing and Processing of Hospital \Outpatient Claims Containing Charges for Epoetin Alfa (EPO), Tradenames: Epogen and Procrit	9/21/2001	1839
A-01-104	8/23/2001	File Descriptions and Instructions for Retrieving the 2002 Physician, Clinical Lab, Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics/Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS), and Therapy Fee Schedule Payment Amounts through Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Telecommunications System (CMSTS)	1/1/2002	1811
A-01-105	8/23/2001	Screening Glaucoma Services	1/1/2002	1783
B-01-53	8/22/2001	Change in Jurisdiction for Pessary Codes	1/1/2002	1788
A-01-103	8/22/2001	October Medicare Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version 17.0 for Bills from Hospitals that are not Paid Under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)	10/1/2001	1816
A-01-101	8/17/2001	Changes to Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient Prospective Payment System (PPS) Policies As Required by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act (BBRA) of 1999, P.L. 106-113	11/30/2001	1723
A-01-102	8/17/2001	Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 Prospective Payment System (PPS) Hospital, Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and Other Bill Processing Changes	10/1/2001	1817
A-01-99	8/16/2001	Changes in the Paid Claim Record - Notification Process	9/1/2001	1810
AB-01-113	8/16/2001	Clarification of Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Program Requirements for Medicare Contractor Operations Regarding Prepayment Random Medical Review	8/16/2001	1754
AB-01-114	8/16/2001	Data Center Testing - Electronic Correspondence Referral System (ECRS) Software Version 3.0	10/12/2001	1821
AB-01-115	8/16/2001	Payment Instructions for Intestinal Transplants Furnished to Beneficiaries Enrolled in Medicare+Choice (M+C) Plans With Dates of Service on or After April 1, 2001, but Before January 1, 2002.	8/16/2001	1760
A-01-100	8/16/2001	Upcoming Train the Trainer Session for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS)	8/16/2001	1812
B-01-52	8/15/2001	Changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Part B Standard System Carrier (HPBSS) Responsibility (Accelerate, Claims Collection Software)	10/16/2001	1800
AB-01-112	8/15/2001	Installation of Digital Satellite Dishes at Medicare Contractors	9/14/2001	1804
A-01-98	8/15/2001	October Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version (V2.3)	10/1/2001	1819
B-01-51	8/9/2001	Common Working File (CWF) Changes Required for Processing Native American (NA) and Alaskan Native (AN) Railroad Retiree Claims	1/1/2002	1805
B-01-50	8/8/2001	Attestation Option for Submission Requirement for Clinical Laboratories Billing the Technical Component of Physician Pathology Services to Hospital Patients	8/8/2001	1781
AB-01-111	8/8/2001	Completion of Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Consolidated Billing Enforcement	1/1/2002	1711
A-01-97	8/8/2001	Technical Corrections Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)	8/22/2001	1743
B-01-49	8/7/2001	Additional Information Regarding Medicare Payment Allowance for Flu Vaccine	N/A	1797
A-01-96	8/7/2001	Clarification of the Application of the Regulations at 42 CFR 413.134(l) to Mergers and Consolidations Involving Non-profit Providers	10/19/2000	1290
B-01-48	8/7/2001	Medical Nutrition Therapy Services for Beneficiaries with Diabetes or Renal Disease	1/1/2002	1776
AB-01-110	8/7/2001	Notice of Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments	8/7/2001	1387
AB-01-109	8/3/2001	Correction of Payment for Diabetes Outpatient Self-Management Training Services	8/3/2001	1789
AB-01-108	8/3/2001	Final Update to the 2001 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database	10/1/2001	1790
AB-01-107	8/2/2001	Customer Service Plans (CSP) Reporting Procedures	9/17/2001	1726
A-01-95	8/2/2001	Workaround for Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Transfer Claims Received Out of Sequence–Regional Home Health Intermediaries (RHHIs) Only	8/2/2001	1757
B-01-47	8/1/2001	Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Program -- Requirements Update for Medicare Part B Contractor Operations	8/14/2001	1636
A-01-93	8/1/2001	Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Implementation Instructions	8/14/2001	1229
A-01-94	8/1/2001	Implementation of Fee Schedule for Additional Part B Services Furnished by a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) or Another Entity Under Arrangements with the SNF	1/1/2002	1689
AB-01-106	8/1/2001	Implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Claims Status Request/Response Transaction Standard	1/1/2002	1784
AB-01-105	8/1/2001	Medical Review (MR) Progressive Corrective Action (PCA)--ACTION	1/1/2002	1694
A-01-89	8/1/2001	Payment for Blood Clotting Factor Administered to Hemophilia Inpatients	10/1/2001	1695
A-01-91	7/31/2001	Clarification of Provider Billing Requirements Under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)	10/1/2001	1768
A-01-90	7/31/2001	Home Health Agency (HHA) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Correction in Financial Reporting for Trust Funds	1/1/2002	1786
A-01-92	7/31/2001	Instructions for Implementing the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS)	1/1/2002	1657
A-01-88	7/30/2001	Extension of Due Date for Filing Provider Cost Reports	11/30/2001	1770
AB-01-104	7/30/2001	Modifications to the Common Working File (CWF) to: (1) Suppress HUST Type TC Transactions for Medicare+Choice and Adjustment Claims; and (2) Activate Coordination of Benefits Contractor #11100.	1/1/2002	1779
A-01-87	7/27/2001	Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Program - Requirements for Medicare Part A Contractor Operations	1/1/2002	1588
AB-01-103	7/27/2001	Revised Guidelines for Processing Claims for Clinical Trial Routine Care Services	1/1/2002	1637
AB-01-102	7/26/2001	Common Working File (CWF) Y2K Wrapper Logic Removal Changes	1/1/2002	1774
AB-01-100	7/26/2001	CWF Health Insurance Master Record Redesign & Beneficiary Master File Expansion	1/1/2002	1775
AB-01-101	7/26/2001	Harkin Grantees: Complaint Tracking System	9/1/2001	1715
B-01-46	7/25/2001	Instructions for Billing for Claims for Screening Glaucoma Services	1/1/2002	1717
AB-01-99	7/25/2001	This Transmittal Has Been Rescinded	N/A	1681
A-01-86	7/24/2001	New Patient Status Codes	1/1/2002	1753
AB-01-98	7/19/2001	Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (DMERC) Denial Code for Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Furnished in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs)	10/1/2001	1692
A-01-85	7/19/2001	Notification of Access to Eligibility Vendors NEW VERSION	7/19/2001	1749
B-01-45	7/19/2001	Tracking and Reporting Requirements for Advance Determinations of Medicare Coverage	10/1/2001	1730
B-01-43	7/18/2001	Clarification of Payment and Place of Service Requirements for ASC Claims	9/4/2001	1680
B-01-44	7/18/2001	Medicare TeleMedicine Demonstration Ending Date	10/1/2001	1720
AB-01-97	7/17/2001	Claims Processing Instructions for the Medicare Participating Centers of Excellence Demonstration and the Medicare Provider Partnership Demonstration	1/1/2002	1525
A-01-84	7/13/2001	Problems With Processing Certain Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Claims and Other Claims Through the July Outpatient Code Editor (OCE)	7/13/2001	1785
AB-01-96	7/12/2001	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Electronic Data Interchange Testing and Reporting Requirements	10/1/2001	1704
AB-01-95	7/12/2001	New Waived Tests -- July 12, 2001 NEW VERSION	10/1/2001	1751
A-01-83	7/12/2001	Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Annual Update for FY 2002	10/1/2001	1759
A-01-82	7/3/2001	Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Audit and Cost Report Settlement Expectations	9/1/2001	1468
AB-01-94	7/2/2001	Profiling Medicare Contractor Call Centers	8/6/2001	1747
A-01-81	6/29/2001	Change in Hospice Payment Rates, Update to the Hospice Cap, Revised Hospice Wage Index and Hospice Pricer	10/1/2001	1755
B-01-36	6/29/2001	Corrections to the Correct Coding Edits, Version 7.2, Effective July 1, 2001	7/1/2001	1766
A-01-80	6/29/2001	Use of Modifier 25 and Modifier 27 in the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)	10/1/2001	1725
B-01-42	6/28/2001	Changes to Correct Coding Edits, Version 7.3, Effective October 1, 2001	10/1/2001	1712
AB-01-93	6/28/2001	Claims Processing Instructions for the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration --Correction and Enhancement	6/28/2001	1750
AB-01-91	6/28/2001	Contractor Updating of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)	10/1/2001	1661
A-01-79	6/28/2001	Medicare Program-Update to the Prospective Payment System (PPS)for Home Health Agencies for FY 2002	10/1/2001	1745
AB-01-92	6/28/2001	Use of the American Dental Association ’s (ADA)Current Dental Terminology- Third Edition (CDT-3)Codes on Medicare Contractors Web Sites	N/A	1699
A-01-77	6/27/2001	Advance Beneficiary Notices (ABNs) for Services for Which Institutional Part B Claims Will be Processed by Fiscal Intermediaries	7/1/2000	1192
AB-01-87	6/27/2001	Disclosure Desk Reference for Call Centers	8/29/2001	1706
AB-01-89	6/27/2001	FUTURE SOFTWARE RELEASES	7/1/2000	1216
AB-01-88	6/27/2001	Prior Approval Requirement for Data Center and Front End Movement	6/27/2001	1696
A-01-78	6/27/2001	Special Handling of Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Claims Containing HCPCS Code G0121 (Screening Colonoscopy)	7/1/2001	1746
AB-01-90	6/27/2001	This Transmittal Has Been Rescinded	N/A	1214
A-01-76	6/20/2001	Scheduled Release for October Updates to Software Programs and Pricing/Coding Files	N/A	1716
AB-01-86	6/19/2001	Deletion of Temporary “K” Codes K0008 and K0013	10/1/2001	1693
B-01-41	6/18/2001	Clarification—Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (DMERC) Implementation of Mandatory Assignment for Drug Claims	7/1/2001	1742
AB-01-85	6/18/2001	HIPAA Release Testing/Production Schedule	N/A	1718
A-01-75	6/15/2001	Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME)	7/1/2001	1736
B-01-40	6/15/2001	Expanded Coverage of Diabetes Outpatient Self-Management Training (This change request replaces the draft change request 1423 and includes full implementation instructions.)	7/17/2001	1455
B-01-39	6/14/2001	Quarterly Do Not Forward (DNF) Reports	6/14/2001	1697
B-01-38	6/7/2001	Adjustment to Messages Required by Change Request (CR) 1553, Transmittal B-01-10, Systems Requirements for the Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) for Drugs and Biologicals Covered by Medicare, §114, Mandatory Submission of Assigned Claims for Drugs and Biologicals	7/1/2001	1701
A-01-74	6/7/2001	Replacement Therapy Abstract File	7/1/2001	1713
AB-01-84	6/4/2001	Correction to Second Update to the 2001 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database	7/1/2001	1708
A-01-72	6/1/2001	Additional Problems with Processing of Non-Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Claims Through the OPPS Outpatient Code Editor (OCE)	N/A	1722
A-01-73	6/1/2001	July 2001 Update to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)	7/1/2001	1707
A-01-70	5/25/2001	Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Home Health Advance Beneficiary Notice (HHABN, Form HCFA-R-296) NEW VERSION	5/25/2001	1698
A-01-71	5/25/2001	Medicare Transitional Pass-Through Payments Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) for Pacemakers and Neurostimulators	6/1/2001	1690
AB-01-76	5/24/2001	COB Contractor Fact Sheet for Providers	6/18/2001	1460
AB-01-83	5/23/2001	Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) Activities	5/31/2001	1538
A-01-69	5/21/2001	Inclusion of Medicare Paid Provider Message and Removal of the Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Code from Medicare Summary Notice (MSN)	10/1/2001	1668
A-01-68	5/17/2001	Adjusting Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Claims Furnished by Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)	6/15/2001	1630
AB-01-82	5/17/2001	Clarification of HCFA Core Security Requirements	5/17/2001	1705
A-01-67	5/17/2001	July Medicare Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Version 16.2	7/1/2001	1709
A-01-66	5/17/2001	July Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version (V2.2)	7/1/2001	1671
AB-01-78	5/15/2001	Common Working File (CWF) Beneficiary Other Insurer (BOI) Auxiliary (aux) File	10/1/2001	1674
AB-01-80	5/15/2001	Data Center Management Controls and Standard System Source Code	6/1/2001	1625
A-01-65	5/15/2001	HCPCS Codes for Wheelchairs and Accessories – Instructions for Regional Home Health Intermediaries (RHHIs) NEW VERSION	10/1/2001	1640
AB-01-79	5/15/2001	Instructions for Coverage and Billing of Biofeedback Training for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence	7/1/2001	1535
A-01-64	5/15/2001	Provider Statistical and Reimbursement Report (PS&R)	5/22/2000	1188
B-01-37	5/15/2001	Systems Changes for New Oxygen Testing Requirements	10/1/2001	1686
AB-01-81	5/15/2001	Update of Codes and Payments for Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) NEW VERSION	10/1/2001	1670
A-01-63	5/14/2001	Further Guidance Regarding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Health Care Claim and Coordination of Benefits (COB)	7/1/2001	1611
AB-01-77	5/14/2001	The Certification Package for Internal Controls for Fiscal Year (FY) Ending September 30, 2001	10/15/2001	1652
A-01-62	5/9/2001	Extension of Due Date for Filing Provider Cost Reports	N/A	1673
A-01-61	5/8/2001	Processing of 1999 Bills Under the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Composite Rate System – ACTION	5/8/2001	1651
AB-01-75	5/7/2001	Common Working File (CWF) Access Change	10/1/2001	1168
AB-01-74	5/3/2001	Claims Processing Instructions for Clinical Trials on Carotid Stenting With Category B Investigational Device Exemptions (IDEs)	7/1/2001	1660
A-01-59	5/3/2001	Correction of Some Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 Hospice Wage Indices	6/18/2001	1647
AB-01-66	5/3/2001	Implementation of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) Requirements for Payment Allowance of Drugs and Biologicals Covered by Medicare	5/3/2001	1653
AB-01-73	5/3/2001	Payment Instructions for Intestinal Transplants Furnished to Beneficiaries Enrolled in Medicare+Choice (M+C) Plans With Dates of Service on or After April 1, 2001, but Before January 1, 2002	7/1/2001	1564
A-01-60	5/3/2001	Revised Processing and Reporting Requirement Timeframes for Resolution of Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Implementation Issues	6/8/2001	1662
AB-01-72	5/2/2001	New Zip Code File	7/1/2001	1663
AB-01-71	5/1/2001	Billing for Audiologic Function Tests For Beneficiaries That Are Patients of a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)	7/1/2001	1677
A-01-58	5/1/2001	Clarification of Provider Cost Report Filing Requirements	N/A	429
AB-01-68	5/1/2001	Consolidation of Program Memorandums for Outpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Services	N/A	1155
AB-01-67	5/1/2001	Program Memorandum on Written Statements of Intent (SOI) to Claim Medicare Benefits	N/A	1050
AB-01-70	5/1/2001	Revision of Existing Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Consolidated Billing Edits	10/1/2001	1644
AB-01-69	5/1/2001	Revision of Medicare Reimbursement for Telehealth Services	10/1/2001	1650
A-01-56	4/30/2001	Clarification to Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) Coding and Billing Instructions	4/30/2001	1655
A-01-57	4/30/2001	Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Administrative Simplification - Implementation of Version 4010 of the Accredited Standards Committee X12N 835 (Payment/Remittance Advice) Transaction Standard Format	10/1/2001	1522
B-01-35	4/30/2001	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Administrative Simplification - Implementation of Version 4010 of the Accredited Standards Committee X12 835 (Payment/Remittance Advice) Transaction Standard Format.	10/1/2001	1523
B-01-34	4/30/2001	Payment for Services Furnished by Audiologists	5/29/2001	1573
B-01-33	4/27/2001	Suspend the Transmission of Box 10 Development Inquiries to the Coordination of Benefits (COB) Contractor	5/14/2001	1678
A-01-55	4/26/2001	Accelerated Referral of Non-MSP Active Delinquent Debts to the Debt Collection Center (DCC) for Cross Servicing and Treasury Offset Program (TOP)	4/26/2001	1683
B-01-31	4/26/2001	Accelerated Referral of Non-MSP Active Delinquent Debts to the Debt Collection Center (DCC) for Cross Servicing and Treasury Offset Program (TOP)	4/26/2001	1683
AB-01-63	4/26/2001	Change of Interest Citation in the Overpayment Sections of the Medicare Intermediary Manual (MIM) and the Medicare Carriers Manual (MCM) from 42 CFR §405.376 to 42 CFR §405.378.	4/30/2001	1623
B-01-30	4/26/2001	Deletion of the HCFA Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes A9160, A9170, and A9190 and the GX Modifier and Replacement with New Codes and Modifiers; Status Change to HCPCS Code A9270	1/1/2002	1371
AB-01-61	4/26/2001	Fiscal Intermediary (FI), Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (DMERC) and Common Working File (CWF) Changes Required for Processing Method II Home Dialysis Claims	10/1/2001	1591
B-01-32	4/26/2001	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Health Care Claim and Coordination of Benefits	7/1/2001	1656
AB-01-64	4/26/2001	Notice of Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments	4/26/2001	1386
AB-01-65	4/26/2001	Procedures Subject to Home Health Consolidated Billing	7/1/2001	1622
AB-01-62	4/25/2001	Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Case File Preparation, Requests from the Departmental Appeals Board (DAB) for Case Files, and Retrieval of Master Files for the DAB	5/11/2001	1617
AB-01-60	4/24/2001	New Temporary “Q” Codes for Splints and Casts Used for Reduction of Fractures and Dislocations	7/1/2001	1641
AB-01-57	4/24/2001	Registration Process for, and Expectations for Use of, the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB)	6/18/2001	1554
AB-01-59	4/24/2001	Second Update to the 2001 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database	7/1/2001	1638
B-01-29	4/20/2001	2001 Jurisdiction List NEW VERSION	7/1/2001	1607
B-01-28	4/19/2001	Physician Supervision of Diagnostic Tests	7/1/2001	850
A-01-53	4/18/2001	Discontinuing the Recognition and Financial Reporting of Accounts Receivables Due to Unfiled Cost Reports	4/18/2001	1645
B-01-27	4/18/2001	Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (DMERC) Common Working File (CWF) NEW VERSION	7/1/2001	1566
A-01-54	4/18/2001	Elimination of the Initial Request for Anticipated Payment (RAP) Medicare Summary Notice (MSN)/Explanation of Medicare Benefits (EOMB)	7/1/2001	1615
A-01-52	4/16/2001	Medicare Payment for Ambulance Services Furnished by Certain Critical Access Hospitals (CAH)	7/1/2001	1609
A-01-51	4/13/2001	Calculating Payment-to-Cost Ratios (PCR) for Purposes of Determining Transitional Corridor Payments Under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Revising the Criteria Under Which a Provider May Request a Recalculation of Its Cost-to-Charge Ratio	6/15/2001	1664
A-01-50	4/12/2001	Further Guidance Regarding Billing Under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)	7/1/2001	1585
AB-01-58	4/12/2001	Intestinal and Multi-Visceral Transplantation	7/1/2001	1629
B-01-11	4/12/2001	This Transmittal Has Been Rescinded NEW VERSION	N/A	1300
AB-01-55	4/11/2001	Information Collection Requirements from Medicare Contractor Call Centers NEW VERSION	5/15/2001	1569
AB-01-56	4/11/2001	Questions and Answers Regarding Payment for the Services of Therapy Students Under Part B of Medicare	N/A	1498
B-01-26	4/10/2001	Claims Processing Instructions for the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Demonstration	10/1/2001	1634
AB-01-54	4/10/2001	Expanded Coverage of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scans and Related Claims Processing Changes	7/1/2001	1603
AB-01-53	4/10/2001	July Updates for 2001 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule	7/1/2001	1619
AB-01-52	4/10/2001	Payment of Physician and Nonphysician Services in Certain Indian Providers	7/1/2001	1576
B-01-25	4/9/2001	Implementation of Carrier Jurisdiction Manual Instructions Based on the Medicare Carriers Manual (MCM) Part 3, §§3100 - 3101 for the Multi-Carrier System (MCS) Standard System and Associated Medicare Carriers	7/1/2001	1646
A-01-49	4/5/2001	Announcement of Medicare Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) Payment Rate Increases, Changes to the RHC Benefit Made by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act (BIPA) of 2000 and Clarification Regarding Drugs Furnished by RHCs/FQHCs.	N/A	1600
AB-01-51	4/5/2001	Clarification Related to Troponin	5/1/2001	1627
B-01-23	4/5/2001	New Temporary “K” Code for the Residual Limb Support System	7/1/2001	1608
B-01-24	4/5/2001	Notification to Providers of Centralized Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Billing	4/15/2001	1616
AB-01-50	4/3/2001	Release of Version 2.1.1 of the Electronic Correspondence Referral System (ECRS)	4/9/2001	1654
A-01-48	4/3/2001	Requirement for Line-Item Dates of Service for Ambulance Claims	7/1/2001	1556
A-01-45	3/30/2001	Clarification And HCPCs Coding Update: Part B Fee Schedule And Consolidated Billing For Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Services	4/1/2001	1642
B-01-21	3/30/2001	Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (DMERC) Systems Requirements to Implement §114 of BIPA (Additional Requirements for Change Request (CR) 1562, Transmittal B-01-15)	7/1/2001	1621
AB-01-49	3/30/2001	Follow On Instructions to HCFA Business Partners Systems Security Requirements	3/30/2001	1605
A-01-46	3/30/2001	Further Guidance on Handling the Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Edit 43	3/30/2001	1648
A-01-47	3/30/2001	Implementation of Updates to the Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 Inpatient Hospital Payments and Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Thresholds and Adjustments as Required by the Benefits Improvement and Protection Act (BIPA) of 2000 (Public Law 106-554)	4/1/2001	1635
B-01-22	3/30/2001	Initial VIPS Medicare System (VMS) Changes Necessary to Allow for Full Program Safeguard Contractor (PSC) Implementation	10/1/2001	1592
A-01-44	3/28/2001	Standard Systems Changes Required to Incorporate Provider-Specific Payment-to-Cost Ratios into the Calculation of Interim Transitional Corridor Payments Under OPPS	7/1/2001	1618
AB-01-48	3/27/2001	Remittance Advice and Medicare Summary Notice Messages for the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS)	3/27/2001	1584
A-01-43	3/27/2001	This Transmittal Has Been Rescinded	N/A	1109
AB-01-46	3/23/2001	New Waived Tests -- Effective Date of Receipt	7/1/2001	1575
A-01-40	3/22/2001	Additional Information on Transitional Pass-Through Devices and Drugs	4/1/2001	1601
A-01-41	3/22/2001	Categories for Use in Coding Devices Eligible for Transitional Pass-Through Payments Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System	4/1/2001	1610
AB-01-47	3/22/2001	Independent Laboratory Billing for the Technical Component (TC) of Physician Pathology Services to Hospital Patients	4/1/2001	1499
A-01-42	3/22/2001	Indian Health Service Hospital Payment Rates for Calendar Years 2000 and 2001.	3/22/2001	1590
A-01-39	3/22/2001	Postacute Care Transfer Policy	N/A	1565
A-01-38	3/21/2001	Changes to FY 2001 and FY 2002 Graduate Medical Education (GME) Policies as Required by the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Child Health Insurance Program Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (BBRA), P. L. 106-113, and the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Child Health Insurance Program Benefits Improvement and Protection Act (BIPA) of 2000, P. L. 106-554	5/5/2001	1369
A-01-36	3/16/2001	April Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version (V2.1)	4/1/2001	1567
A-01-37	3/16/2001	Change in the Standard Paper Remittance Advice (SPR) for Home Health Agencies	7/1/2001	1614
A-01-35	3/16/2001	Medicare + Choice Inpatient Encounter Data--Migration of Data Processing to the HCFA Data Center (HDC)	3/16/2001	1606
AB-01-44	3/15/2001	Binding Contractor Hearing Officers to Local and Regional Medical Review Policies (L/RMRP)	3/15/2001	1540
AB-01-45	3/15/2001	Retention of HCPCS Level III Codes	4/29/2001	1528
AB-01-42	3/14/2001	Changes to 2001 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Required by the Benefits Improvement and Protection Act (BIPA) of 2000	4/1/2001	1574
A-01-33	3/14/2001	Fiscal Intermediary (FI) Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) Enrollment and Change of Ownership (CHOW) Site Visit Process and Coordination with National CMHC Site Visit Contractor	3/14/2001	1597
AB-01-43	3/14/2001	Revision to Carrier/Intermediary Provider Training for Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) and Consolidated Billing	3/14/2001	1589
B-01-20	3/14/2001	Two New “K” Codes for Heavy Duty Hospital Beds	7/1/2001	1530
AB-01-41	3/9/2001	Correction to April Quarterly Update for 2001 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule	4/1/2001	1580
AB-01-40	3/9/2001	Correction to Change Request (CR) 1500 (Transmittal AB-01-26) -- Changes to the 2001 Payment Amounts for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)	7/1/2001	1577
B-01-19	3/8/2001	Additional Information for TrailBlazer Health Enterprises (TBHE) for Centralized Billing of Flu and Pneumococcal (PPV) Vaccinations	3/8/2001	1586
A-01-32	3/8/2001	Biweekly Interim Payments for Certain Hospital Outpatient Items and Services That Are Paid on a Cost Basis, and Direct Medical Education Payments, Not Included in the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)	5/7/2001	1507
B-01-18	3/8/2001	Changes to Correct Coding Edits, Version 7.2, Effective July 1, 2001	7/1/2001	1571
A-01-34	3/8/2001	Salary Equivalency Guidelines Update Factors	4/1/2001	1578
AB-01-39	3/8/2001	Salary Equivalency Guidelines Update Factors NEW VERSION	N/A	1578
B-01-17	3/7/2001	Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (DMERC) Systems Changes to Enforce Medicare Requirements for Payment for Medicare-Covered Drugs	7/1/2001	1484
A-01-31	3/1/2001	Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests Furnished by Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)	7/1/2001	1568
A-01-28	2/28/2001	Addendum to Periodic Interim Payments (PIP) For Home Health Providers NEW VERSION	2/28/2001	1557
A-01-30	2/28/2001	Advance Beneficiary Notices Must Be Given To Beneficiaries and Demand Bills Must Be Submitted By Home Health Agencies (HHAs)--ACTION	3/1/2001	1596
A-01-29	2/28/2001	Medical Review of Certification and Re-certifications of Residents in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs)	4/2/2001	1454
AB-01-38	2/28/2001	This Transmittal Has Been Rescinded	N/A	1556
AB-01-37	2/26/2001	Verteporfin	7/1/2001	1549
AB-01-36	2/23/2001	Extension of Moratorium on the Application of the Financial Limitation for Outpatient Rehabilitation Services	1/1/2002	1491
A-01-27	2/23/2001	Problems with Processing of Non-Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Claims Through the Outpatient Code Editor (OCE)	4/1/2001	1583
B-01-16	2/22/2001	Clarification of Medicare Policies Concerning Ambulance Services	2/29/2000	1065
AB-01-35	2/22/2001	Delay of Carrier and Intermediary Action Required in Change Request (CR) 1412, Transmittal AB-00-112 dated November 16, 2000, Consolidated Billing for Home Health Agencies	4/1/2001	1559
AB-01-34	2/22/2001	HCFA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Hotline Referrals	1/27/2000	955
A-01-26	2/21/2001	Clarification of Exclusions to the Temporary 2-Month Extension of Periodic Interim Payments (PIP) For Home Health Providers	2/28/2001	1579
AB-01-33	2/16/2001	Delay of Carrier and Intermediary Actions Required in CRs 1256 and 1323, Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Residents, and Fee Schedule for Part B Residents and Outpatients	4/1/2001	1560
B-01-15	2/16/2001	Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (DMERC) Systems Requirements to Implement §114 of the Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA)	7/1/2001	1562
B-01-14	2/16/2001	New Oral Anti-Cancer Drugs Approved for Use by Medicare	7/1/2001	1472
B-01-13	2/15/2001	Explanation of Medicare Benefits (EOMB), Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) and Supplier Remittance Messages Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carriers (DMERCs) Must Use on Claims for Drugs and Related Equipment Supplied by a Supplier Not Licensed to Dispense the Drug	4/1/2001	1531
AB-01-31	2/15/2001	Fraud Investigation Database (FID)	3/15/2001	1493
AB-01-32	2/15/2001	Promoting Colorectal Cancer Screening as a Part of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month	3/1/2001	1532
AB-01-28	2/14/2001	Current Status of Medicare Program Memoranda Issued Before Calendar Year (CY) 2001	N/A	N/A
B-01-12	2/14/2001	Initial VIPS Medicare System (VMS) Changes Necessary to Allow for “Full” Program Safeguard Contractor (PSC) Implementation	7/1/2001	1450
AB-01-30	2/12/2001	Claims Processing Instructions for the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration--Correction and Enhancement	7/1/2001	1548
A-01-25	2/12/2001	New Processing and Reporting Requirements for Resolution of Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Implementation Issues	2/15/2001	1570
A-01-23	2/9/2001	Modification to Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Date Matching Edit in Medicare Standard Systems Software	7/1/2001	1539
B-01-10	2/9/2001	Systems Requirements for the Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) for Drugs and Biologicals Covered by Medicare, Section 114, Mandatory Submission of Assigned Claims for Drugs and Biologicals	7/1/2001	1553
B-01-08	2/8/2001	Change In Effective Date For Five “WW” Codes For Methotrexate	7/1/2001	1481
AB-01-29	2/8/2001	Free Electronic Billing Software	N/A	1483
A-01-24	2/8/2001	Further Guidance on Handling OCE Error 13	2/8/2001	1561
AB-01-27	2/8/2001	Notice of Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments	2/7/2001	1385
B-01-09	2/8/2001	Suspension of Recently Implemented Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits Bundling E&M Codes and Ophthalmologic Codes – Revision to Version 7.0	2/12/2001	1546
B-01-07	2/7/2001	Apligraf (Graftskin)	2/7/2001	1521
AB-01-26	2/7/2001	Changes to the 2001 Payment Amounts for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)	7/1/2001	1500
AB-01-25	2/7/2001	Clarification of Transmittal AB-00-107, Change Request 1163, and Transmittal AB-00-129, Change Request 1460, Regarding the Coordination of Benefits (COB) Contractor and Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Prepay Work Activities for Customer Service, MSP and Standard Systems Contractor Staff	2/15/2001	1558
A-01-21	2/6/2001	Clarification of the Homebound Definition Under the Medicare Home Health Benefit	2/6/2001	1503
A-01-22	2/6/2001	Extension of Due Date for Filing Provider Cost Reports	N/A	1501
B-01-06	2/6/2001	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Health Care Claim and Coordination of Benefits	7/1/2001	1534
A-01-20	2/5/2001	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Health Care Claim and Coordination of Benefits (COB)	7/1/2001	1533
AB-01-24	2/5/2001	Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP): (1) Procedures for “Write-Off – Closed” of MSP Accounts Receivable (AR); (2) Elimination of Automated/Systems “Write-Off – Closed” Actions for MSP AR; Zero Backend Tolerance for MSP AR (Reminder); and (3) Date for Establishment of MSP AR (Reminder)	N/A	1280
AB-01-23	2/5/2001	Medicare Summary Notices (MSNs) Programming Errors	2/5/2001	1545
AB-01-22	2/2/2001	2001 Payment Limit Update for Ambulance Services	7/1/2001	1542
A-01-18	2/1/2001	Effective Dates for all Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Sub-Modules Found in the MSP Pay (MSPPAY) Module	4/1/2001	1492
AB-01-19	2/1/2001	First Update to the 2001 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database--INFORMATION	4/1/2001	1508
AB-01-21	2/1/2001	Form HCFA-1522, Monthly Contractor Financial Report, Reconciliation	2/1/2001	1330
AB-01-18	2/1/2001	New Automatic Notice of Change to Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Auxiliary File	7/1/2001	1529
A-01-19	2/1/2001	New Composite Payment Rates Effective April 1, 2001, through December 31, 2001, and the Application of Exceptions Under the End Stage Renal Disease Composite Rate System	4/1/2001	1527
AB-01-20	2/1/2001	Payment Revisions For Diagnostic and Screening Mammograms Performed With New Technologies – Effectuated By Benefits Improvement and Protection Act 2000	4/1/2001	1520
A-01-16	1/31/2001	Claims Guidance Related to Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Edit 27	1/31/2001	1551
A-01-17	1/31/2001	Impact of the Benefits Improvement and Protection Act on Devices Eligible for Transitional Pass-Through Payments Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System	1/31/2001	1541
AB-01-16	1/29/2001	Implementation of Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) Requirements for Drugs and Biologicals Covered by Medicare	4/1/2001	1514
A-01-15	1/29/2001	Implementation of Sections 111, 401, 403, and 405 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000	4/1/2001	1518
AB-01-15	1/29/2001	Instructions to All Medicare Contractors for Reporting Audited Year 2000 Costs on the Final Administrative Costs Proposals	2/1/2000	1062
AB-01-14	1/29/2001	Notification to Beneficiaries About Cervical Cancer Month and the Benefit of Pap Tests	1/29/2001	1446
AB-01-13	1/29/2001	Pap Test for Women Aged 65 and Older: Dispelling the Myths	1/29/2001	1452
AB-01-11	1/26/2001	HCFA Has Revised Its Information Technology (IT) Security Requirements	1/26/2001	1439
AB-01-17	1/26/2001	Medicare Coverage of Epoetin Alfa (Procrit) for Preoperative Use	8/1/1999	903
AB-01-12	1/25/2001	Charging Fees to Providers for Medicare Education and Training Activities - Program Management	2/26/2001	1431
A-01-13	1/25/2001	Clarification of Allowable Medicaid Days in the Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Adjustment Calculation--ACTION	1/1/2000	1052
B-01-05	1/25/2001	Matrix to Complete Provider/Supplier Enrollment Application (HCFA-855)	N/A	777
AB-01-08	1/25/2001	Program Safeguard Contractor for Corporate Integrity Agreements (PSC-CIA)	9/5/2000	1143
A-01-12	1/25/2001	Provider Statistical and Reimbursement Report (PS&R)	10/2/2000	1359
AB-01-09	1/24/2001	Clarification of Physician Certification Requirements for Medicare Hospice	2/1/2001	1502
A-01-14	1/24/2001	Clarifications to Transmittal A-01-03, Change Request 1437, Temporary 2-Month Extension of Periodic Interim Payments (PIPs) for Home Health Providers	1/31/2001	1544
AB-01-10	1/24/2001	Elimination of Time Limit for Coverage of Immunosuppressive Drugs Under Medicare	4/1/2001	1513
AB-01-07	1/19/2001	CONTRACTOR TESTING REQUIREMENTS--ACTION	N/A	1462
A-01-11	1/18/2001	Changes to Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 Inpatient Hospital Payments As Required By The Benefits Improvement And Protection Act (BIPA) Of 2000 (Public Law 106-554)	4/1/2001	1519
AB-01-04	1/18/2001	Implementation of the National Drug Code (NDC) to Process Claims for Prescription Drugs and Biologicals and Request for Comments -- ADVANCE NOTICE	N/A	1441
B-01-04	1/18/2001	New Temporary “K” Code for Insulin Lispro	4/1/2001	1448
AB-01-05	1/18/2001	New Waived Tests -- Effective Date of Receipt NEW VERSION	1/18/2001	1413
AB-01-06	1/18/2001	Replacement of Prosthetic Devices and Parts	4/1/2001	1505
A-01-08	1/16/2001	Adjustments to the Federal Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Rates for FY 2001	4/1/2001	1510
A-01-05	1/16/2001	Advance Beneficiary Notices Must Be Given To Beneficiaries and Demand Bills Must Be Submitted By Home Health Agencies (HHAs)--ACTION	3/1/2001	1467
A-01-07	1/16/2001	Application of Wage Index for Wichita, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Hospice Providers	4/1/2001	1504
A-01-04	1/16/2001	Change in Hospice Payment Rates As Required by the Benefits Improvement and Protection Act	4/1/2001	1506
A-01-09	1/16/2001	Exemption of Critical Access Hospital Swing Beds From Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System NEW VERSION	3/4/2001	1509
A-01-01	1/16/2001	January Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version (V2.0)	1/8/2001	1466
A-01-06	1/16/2001	Restoration of Full Home Health Market Basket Update for Home Health Services for Fiscal Year 2001 and Temporary 10 Percent Payment Increase for Home Health Services Furnished in a Rural Area For 24 Months Under the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS)	4/1/2001	1489
A-01-10	1/16/2001	Technical Corrections to the January 2001 Update: Coding Information for Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)	1/30/2001	1495
AB-01-03	1/12/2001	April Quarterly Update for 2001 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule	4/1/2001	1488
AB-01-02	1/12/2001	Managing Medicare Appeals Workloads in FY 2001	1/12/2001	1392
A-01-03	1/12/2001	Temporary Two-Month Extension of Periodic Interim Payments for Home Health Providers	1/31/2001	1437
A-01-02	1/12/2001	Use of Telehealth In Delivery of Home Health Services	1/12/2001	1490
B-01-03	1/11/2001	Request for Carriers to Include a Message on Paper Remittance Notices-- ACTION	7/1/2001	1445
B-01-02	1/9/2001	Medicare Requirements for Payment for Medicare-Covered Drugs	1/9/2001	1426
AB-01-01	1/9/2001	Upcoming Train the Trainer Sessions on Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing Update	1/9/2001	1473
B-01-01	1/8/2001	Use of Statistical Sampling for Overpayment Estimation When Performing Administrative Reviews of Part B Claims	2/9/2001	1363