(Medicare Benefit Policy Manual)

This provision does not waive the current statutory requirement for a physician or allowed practitioner certification of a home health plan of care under current 1814(a)(2)(C)  or 1835(a)(2)(A) of the Act.              Transmittals Issued for this Chapter  Rev #  Issue Date  Subject  Impl Date  CR#  R12425BP  12/21/2023 Enforcing Billing Requirements for Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) Services with New Condition Code 92 - Additional Publication Update 01/02/2024  13496  R12382BP  11/28/2023 Separate Payment for Disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Devices on Home Health Prospective Payment System Claims    01/02/2024  13244  R12291BP  10/05/2023 Separate Payment for Disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Devices on Home Health Prospective Payment System Claims   No Longer Sensitive - Rescinded and Replaced by Transmittal 12382 01/02/2024  13244   07/20/2023 Separate Payment for Disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Devices on Home Health Prospective Payment System Claims  SENSITIVE/CONTROVERSIAL DO NOT POST - Rescinded and Replaced by Transmittal 12291 01/02/2024  13244  R11447BP  06/06/2022 Update to Chapter 7, Home Health Services, of the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual (Pub 100-02) 05/26/2022  12615  R11386BP  04/27/2022 Update to Chapter 7, Home Health Services, of the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual (Pub 100-02) - Rescinded and replaced by Transmittal 11447 05/26/2022  12615  R11296BP  03/25/2022 Update to Chapter 7, Home Health Services, of the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual (Pub 100-02)   Rescinded and replaced by Transmittal 11386 05/26/2022  12615  R10738BP  05/07/2021 Home Health Manual Update to Implement Calendar Year 2021 Request for Anticipated Payment Policies and Corrections to Certification and Recertification for Home Health Beneficiaries  08/09/2021  12218  R10438BP  11/06/2020 Home Health Manual Update to Incorporate Allowed Practitioners into Home Health Policy  01/11/2121  12023  R265BP  01/10/2020 Manual Updates Related to Calendar Year (CY) 2020 Home Health Payment Policy Changes, Maintenance Therapy, and Remote Patient Monitoring  02/11/2020  11577  R258BP  03/22/2019 Manual Updates Related to Home Health Certification and Recertification Policy Changes 04/22/2019  11104  R233BP  02/24/2017 Clarification of Payment Policy Changes for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Using a Disposable Device and the Outlier Payment Methodology for Home Health Services  03/27/2017  9898 R208BP  04/22/2015 Manual Updates to Clarify Requirements for Physician Certification and Recertification of Patient Eligibility for Home Health Services  05/11/2015  9119 R207BP  04/10/2015 Manual Updates to Clarify Requirements for Physician Certification and Recertification of Patient Eligibility for Home Health Services  Rescinded and replaced by Transmittal 208  05/11/2015  9119 R179BP  01/14/2014 Manual Updates to Clarify Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Home Health (HH), and Outpatient (OPT) Coverage Pursuant to Jimmo vs. Sebelius 01/07/2014  8458 R176BP  12/13/2013 Manual Updates to Clarify Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Home Health (HH), and Outpatient (OPT) Coverage Pursuant to Jimmo vs. Sebelius  Rescinded and replaced by Transmittal 179 01/07/2014  8458 R172BP  10/18/2013 Home Health - Clarification to Benefit Policy Manual Language on Confined to the Home Definition  11/19/2013  8444 R144BP  05/06/2011 Home Health Therapy Services  05/05/2011  7374 R142BP  04/15/2011 Home Health Therapy Services  Rescinded and replaced by Transmittal 144 05/05/2011  7374 R139BP  02/16/2011 Clarifications for Home Health Face -to Face Encounter Provisions 03/10/2011  7329 R37BP  08/12/2005 Conforming Changes for Change Request 3648 to Pub. 100-02 09/12/2005  3912 R26BP  11/05/2004 Inclusion of Forteo as a Covered Osteoporosis Drug and Clarification of Manual Instructions Regarding Osteoporosis Drugs 04/04/2004  3524 R1BP  10/01/2003 Introduction to the Benefit Policy Manual N/A N/A Back to top of Chapter