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| Billing Alert for Long-Term Care |
| May 2008 |
| SNF ABN to be implemented by September 1 |
| Change was the watchword for the February Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)/Long-Term Care Open Door Forum and the March Physicians, Nurses, and Allied Health Professionals Open Door Forum. CMS officials discussed topics that promise some potential upheaval for SNF business offices.
Beneficiary notice changes are under way
CMS released a revised general advance beneficiary notice (ABN) the first week of March. This revised notice will replace the two mandatory Part B ABNs, the general-use ABN-G and the laboratory-use ABN-L, as well as the voluntary general notice of exclusions from Medicare benefits (NEMB), said CMS officials. |
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