Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs: Announcement of the Extension of Temporary Moratoria on Enrollment of Part B Non-Emergency Ground Ambulance Suppliers and Home Health Agencies in Designated Geographic Locations
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2018-08-02 · 83 FR 37747
Document
Document number
2018-16547
Federal Register citation
83 FR 37747
CFR reference
42 CFR 424
Type
Rule
Action
Extension of temporary moratoria.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2018-08-02
HHS docket
CMS-6059-N9
Abstract
This document announces the extension of statewide temporary moratoria on the enrollment of new Medicare Part B non-emergency ground ambulance providers and suppliers and Medicare home health agencies and branch locations in Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Texas, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, as applicable, to prevent and combat fraud, waste, and abuse. This extension also applies to the enrollment of new non- emergency ground ambulance suppliers and home health agencies and branch locations in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program in those states.