medicare certification definition
Glossary Definitions. Agency's initial date of Medicare certification. The date that Medicare officially determined that an agency meets federal requirements to provide home health care. This date may differ from the date that the home health agency was licensed by an official agency within your State.ertified (Certification). State government agencies inspect health care providers, including home health agencies, hospitals, nursing homes, and dialysis facilities, as well as other health care providers. These providers are approved or âcertifiedâ if they pass inspection.