Provider Letter 17-35 DADS released the latest Provider Letter 17-35 – Determination of Separate Entities which replaces PL 01-46 & PL 02-05 for Medicare Certified Home and Community Support Service Agencies. The letter details that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires that Medicare-certified home health agencies (HHAs) meet the Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for all clients being served by the agency, regardless of a client’s payment source. The … [Read more...] about (CMS) requires that Medicare-certified home health agencies (HHAs) meet the Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoPs)
OASIS
OASIS is a data collection tool used by licensed and Medicare-certified home health (L&CHH) agencies. All L&CHH agencies must collect and transmit OASIS assessment data on all Medicare and Medicaid patients 18 years and older receiving skilled services, as required by Code of Federal Regulations, Title 42, Chapter IV, Subchapter G, Part 484, §484.20. HCSSAs that fail to comply with the OASIS requirements risk receiving a citation at the standard and condition levels as well as … [Read more...] about OASIS
