# Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs: Announcement of the Implementation and Extension of Temporary Moratoria on Enrollment of Part B Non-Emergency Ground Ambulance Suppliers and Home Health Agencies in Designated Geographic Locations and Lifting of the Temporary Moratoria on Enrollment of Part B Emergency Ground Ambulance Suppliers in All Geographic Locations
> **Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services** · Extension, implementation, and lifting of temporary moratoria. · Published 2016-08-03 · Effective 2016-07-29 · 81 FR 51120
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-18383
- **Category:** medicare
- **Sub-agency:** Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 51120
- **CFR reference:** 42 CFR 424
- **Publication date:** 2016-08-03
- **Effective date:** 2016-07-29
- **HHS docket:** CMS-6059-N5
## Abstract

This document announces the extension of temporary moratoria on the enrollment of new Medicare Part B non-emergency ground ambulance suppliers and Medicare home health agencies (HHAs), subunits, and branch locations in specific locations within designated metropolitan areas in Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Texas, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey to prevent and combat fraud, waste, and abuse. It also announces the implementation of temporary moratoria on the enrollment of new Medicare Part B non-emergency ground ambulance suppliers and Medicare HHAs, subunits, and branch locations in Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Texas, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey on a statewide basis. In addition, it announces the lifting of the moratoria on all Part B emergency ground ambulance suppliers. These moratoria, and the changes described in this document, also apply to the enrollment of HHAs and non- emergency ground ambulance suppliers in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/08/03/2016-18383/medicare-medicaid-and-childrens-health-insurance-programs-announcement-of-the-implementation-and)
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