CMS 855s: Temporary Suspension of Processing Specialty Hospital Enrollment Applications
Pursuant to Section 5006(c) of DRA 2005, the temporary suspension on the processing of provider enrollment applications (CMS-855As) for specialty hospitals ended August 8, 2006, the date the Secretary submitted the final report required under Section 5006(a) of the DRA.
Please discontinue the procedures outlined in Joint Signature Memorandum (JSM)-05376, dated June 9, 2005, and as extended by JSM-06293, dated February 15, 2006. As a reminder, the suspension did not apply to those specialty hospitals that submitted a CMS-855A prior to June 9, 2005, or requested, prior to that date, an advisory opinion from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as to their status under the specialty hospital moratorium under section 507 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA).
Should you have any questions regarding this communication, please feel free to contact the Enrollment Supervisor. Refer to our Contacts page for name and phone number.
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