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CMS has delayed the implementation of the hospice certifying physician enrollment requirement, initially scheduled for May 1.
As previously communicated on April 16, hospices were anxiously awaiting more information from CMS during the last Open Door Forum on this rule that requires certifying physicians to be Medicare enrolled or validly opted out in order to certify a patient's terminal illness.
CMS has yet to make this announcement public. LeadingAge Ohio will continue to monitor and will provide more information as it becomes available.
Questions should be directed to Lindsey Buzzard, director of home care and hospice, at lbuzzard@leadingageohio.org.
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