Revision to NCD 240.2 (Home Use of Oxygen) to Align to 1834(a)(5)(E) of the Social Security Act

Related CR Release Date: September 8, 2022
Related CR Transmittal Number: September 8, 2022
Related Change Request (CR) Number: 12877
Effective Date: September 27, 2021
Implementation Date: January 3, 2023

CR 12877 tells you that on September 27, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revised
National Coverage Determination (NCD) 240.2 (Home Use of Oxygen) and NCD 240.2.2 (Home Oxygen Use for Cluster Headache). On February 10, 2022, CMS issued Transmittal 11263 to implement the revised coverage policies in Change Request (CR) 12607. On May 23, 2022, CMS rescinded Transmittal 11263 and replaced it with Transmittal 11429, to extend the implementation date of CR 12607 to January 3, 2023. All other information in Transmittal 11429 remained the same as in Transmittal 11263.

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View the complete CMS Change Request (CR)12877.

Last Updated Sep 15 , 2022