The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently revised the existing Hospice Conditions of Participation. Effective December 2, 2008, hospices must meet the revised conditions of participation (CoPs), found at 42 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 418, to participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs. Download a PDF copy of the revised CoPs.
For more information, see alert #306.
Please see the DADS alert about its Christmas/New Year Processing Schedule.
DADS staff will conduct orientations on the proposed new contract and fiscal compliance monitoring tools in regions 4, 5, and 6 during the week of January 5 through 9. Contractors in other regions received these sessions in September and October. See alert #305.
