Tag: skilled professional requirement
NHIA pushes lawmakers for fix
October 2, 2019HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - Forty-six members of the National Home Infusion Association met with more than 70 Congressional offices on Oct. 1 to discuss concerns with how CMS plans to implement a payment policy for home infusion services.In a final rule released in 2018, CMS said it would limit reimbursement for professional services to only those days a “skilled professional”—which it defines as a nurse—is in the home. Stakeholders have pushed back, saying that was not the intent of lawmakers.“Congress...