CMS Manual System |
Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) |
Pub 100-20 One-Time Notification |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) |
Transmittal 796 |
Date: October 29, 2010 |
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Change Request 7142 |
SUBJECT: Clarification of Payment Window for Outpatient Services Treated as Inpatient Services
I. SUMMARY OF CHANGES: This Change Request shows how to implement the Preservation of Access to Care Act (PACA) Section 102. The new law makes the policy pertaining to admission-related outpatient non-diagnostic services more consistent with common hospital billing practices.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 25, 2010
IMPLEMENTATION DATE: April 4, 2011
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Complete document is found here. (PDF format, 6 pages, 96 KB)