Retired Policies

Home Provider Part A Policies/Coverage Updates Retired Policies

The following are retired policies. Please access these policies in the CMS Medicare Coverage Database (MCD) external link. Be sure to note the effective date of the retired policy, as the policy will not appear as retired until the effective date. Prior to the effective date, the policy can be found by selecting the link "Display Future Effective Documents" within the CMS Medicare Coverage Database (MCD) external link.

To access previous retired policy updates, please visit the CMS Medicare Coverage Database (MCD) external link.



March 2010

POLICIES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE CMS WEBSITE 02/25/10 AND ON THE WPS MEDICARE WEBSITE 02/26/10.

Policy Title MCD Policy # WPS Policy # Effective Date
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services L5738 PULM-001A 03/31/2010
Natrecor® (Neseritide) Usage in the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure L19826 NA 03/31/2010


February 2010

Policy Title MCD Policy # WPS Policy # Effective Date
Inpatient Psychiatric Services L18183 N/A 03/18/2010
Outpatient Psychiatry and Psychology Services        L28318 PSYCH-014A/
2008-06
03/18/2010


January 2010

Policy Title MCD Policy # WPS Policy # Effective Date
Non-Invasive Pulse Oximetry for Oxygen Saturation L14311 2003-5 02/01/2010
Policy being retired and is not replaced by a new policy. Policy retired after review of utilization data.
Retire effective date 02/01/2010.

 

 

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