Frequency Instructions for Smoking and Tobacco - Use Cessation Counseling Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has offered two new levels of counseling for smoking cessation-counseling services (intermediate and intensive) that were effective as of March 22, 2005. The instructions for this change can be found within CR 3834 dated May 20, 2005. The new coverage information is available in section 210.4 of Pub.100-03 National Coverage Determinations Manual.
The instructions included within this CR provide clarification of the new frequency editing for smoking and tobacco use cessation counseling and also provides service restrictions.
Please read this entire instruction by clicking here (pdf - 7 pages; 107KB).
