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Azienda News:
- MM13480 - Refillable DMEPOS Documentation Requirements
for DMEPOS products, suppliers must contact the patientto make sure a refill is needed Don’t automatically ship a refill on a pre-determined basis, even if the patient authorizes it The supplier must document contact with the patient or their representative and verify the need for the refill This documentation must include the following:
- Items Provided on a Recurring Basis and Request for Refill . . .
For items that are delivered to the beneficiary, documentation of a request for refill must be either a written document received from the beneficiary or a contemporaneous written record of a phone conversation contact between the supplier and beneficiary The refill request must occur and be documented before shipment
- New Documentation Requirements Go into Effect for DMEPOS Refills
The supplier must document contact with the patient or their representative and verify the need for the refill ” Under the new policy, documentation must include “evidence that the patient or their representative has confirmed their need to refill the supplies within 30 calendar days from the expected end of the current supply ”
- CMS Codifies Refill Rules - Medtrade
CMS has codified the requirement that the delivery of a resupply item be no sooner than 10 calendar days before the expected end of the current supply According to the Final Rule, CMS will require DME suppliers to document contact with the beneficiary to verify that the refill is needed The documentation must include:
- Items Provided on a Recurring Basis and Request for Refill . . .
For DMEPOS products that are supplied as refills to the original order, suppliers must contact the beneficiary (i e , the beneficiary or their caregiver designee), and document an affirmative response, prior to dispensing the refill and not automatically ship on a pre-determined basis, even if authorized by the beneficiary
- Medicare Updates Refill Request Requirements - ACU-Serve
For DMEPOS items and supplies provided on a recurring basis, billing must be based on prospective, not retrospective use For DMEPOS products that are supplied as refills to the original order, suppliers must contact the beneficiary, and document an affirmative response, prior to dispensing the refill and not automatically ship on a pre-determined basis, even if authorized by the beneficiary
- MLN4824456 – Medicare Provider Compliance Tips
Evidence the patient or their representative has confirmed their need to refill the supplies within 30 calendar days from the expected end of the current supply Patients don’t have to count the remaining supply We require the following before shipping the product: Patient’s name; Date of contact; Item requested
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