Policy Article Revisions Summary for November 16 2017 - JA DME

Outlined below are the principal changes to the DME MAC Standard Documentation Requirements for All Claims Submitted to the DME MACs Policy Article (PA) that has been revised and posted. Please review the entire PA for complete information.

Standard Documentation Requirements for All Claims Submitted to the DME MACs

Revision Effective Date: 11/20/2017
DETAILED WRITTEN ORDERS:

Revised: Description of all items ordered

GENERAL:

Added: Seven (7) year documentation retention direction

PROOF OF DELIVERY:

Revised: POD shipping date definition for Method 2

PROOF OF DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS FOR RECENTLY ELIGIBLE MEDICARE FFS:

Revised: Supplier record information to an "and" from an "or"

REPLACEMENT:

Revised: updated word "entire" to "entirely"

11/16/2017: At this time 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs that restrict coverage, which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.

Note: The information contained in this article is only a summary of revisions to the LCDs and Policy Articles. For complete information on any topic, you must review the LCDs and/or Policy Articles.