Implementation of Provider Enrollment Provisions in CMS-6028-FC” Released

MLN Matters® Article #MM7350 – titled “Implementation of Provider Enrollment Provisions in CMS-6028-FC” – which explains how Medicare will implement certain provisions cited in CMS-6028-FC, as outlined in Change Request #7350, is now available at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM7350.pdf.  These provisions, effective Fri Mar 25, 2011, include [1] establishment of provider enrollment screening categories, [2] submission of application fees, [3] suspensions of payment based on credible allegations of fraud, and [4] authority to impose a temporary moratorium on the enrollment of new Medicare providers and suppliers of a particular type in a geographic area.

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