Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs: Announcement of Revisions to the Provider Enrollment Moratoria Access Waiver Demonstration for Part B Non-Emergency Ground Ambulance Suppliers and Home Health Agencies in Moratoria-Designated Geographic Locations
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2018-08-20 · Effective 2018-08-20 · 83 FR 42037
Document
Document number
2018-17809
Federal Register citation
83 FR 42037
CFR reference
42 CFR 405
Type
Rule
Action
Revisions of the waiver demonstration.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2018-08-20
Effective date
2018-08-20
HHS docket
CMS-6073-N2
Abstract
This document announces revisions to the Provider Enrollment Moratoria Access Waiver Demonstration (PEWD) for Part B Non-Emergency Ground Ambulance Suppliers and Home Health Agencies. The demonstration was implemented in accordance with section 402(a)(1)(J) of the Social Security Amendments of 1967 and, as revised, gives CMS the authority to grant waivers to the statewide enrollment moratoria on a case-by-case basis in response to access to care issues and previously denied enrollment applications because of statewide moratoria implementation, and to subject providers and suppliers enrolling via such waivers to heightened screening, oversight, and investigations.