# Medicare Program; Suspension of Required Prior Authorization for Certain Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Items Under Certain Circumstances
> **Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services** · Suspension of prior authorization requirements for specified orthoses prescribed and furnished urgently or under special circumstances. · Published 2022-08-10 · Effective 2022-04-13 · 87 FR 48609
## Document
- **Document number:** 2022-17187
- **Category:** medicare
- **Sub-agency:** Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 87 FR 48609
- **CFR reference:** 42 CFR 410
- **Publication date:** 2022-08-10
- **Effective date:** 2022-04-13
- **HHS docket:** CMS-6087-N
## Abstract

This document announces the suspension of prior authorization for specified orthoses items on the Required Prior Authorization List that require prior authorization as a condition of payment under certain circumstances when reported with certain modifiers. Items subject to face-to-face encounter and written order prior to delivery requirements are not impacted by this document.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/08/10/2022-17187/medicare-program-suspension-of-required-prior-authorization-for-certain-durable-medical-equipment)
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