Letter to CMS From National Association for Home Care and Hospice Regarding Face-to-Face Rule for Home Health Authorization
March 12, 2011 Members of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice urged Medicare to delay implementation of a new rule requiring that home health services be authorized by a physician or non-physician practitioner in a face-to-face encounter no later than 30 days after the start of home health services. The members are concerned that many provider organizations, physicians, and Medicare beneficiaries do not fully understand the new requirement. Download the Report . . .
