The Addition of Accreditation Standards 22-25
Recently, JSMTDL-08250 announced a revised version of the 855S Medicare enrollment form for DMEPOS suppliers. The revised enrollment form added Supplier Standards 22-25. The additional standards require all DMEPOS suppliers to be accredited by an approved accrediting organization to obtain or retain Medicare billing privileges. DMEPOS suppliers must therefore meet specific accreditation deadlines to avoid billing interruption. Suppliers who were enrolled with the NSC for the first time between January 1, 2008 and February 29, 2008 must obtain and submit an approved accreditation to the NSC by January 1, 2009. DMEPOS suppliers enrolled in the Medicare program prior to January 1, 2008 are required to obtain and submit approved accreditation to the NSC by September 30, 2009. Suppliers enrolling in the Medicare program after March 1, 2008 must already be accredited by an approved organization. Under the instruction of CMS, the NSC will reject/revoke supplier billing privileges for failure to obtain and submit supporting accreditation documentation in accordance with the aforementioned schedule. Suppliers are reminded that the NSC and the accrediting organizations are completely autonomous. Compliance with one entity does not guarantee compliance with the other. Attached are the full and abbreviated lists of DMEPOS supplier standards. For more information on accreditation or to view the quality standards, suppliers are encouraged to visit the accreditation pages of the CMS Web site.