February 24, 2009
DMEPOS Supplier Accreditation – Get It Now
Deadline is September 30, 2009
CMS wants to remind suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) who bill Medicare under Part B that they must obtain accreditation by September 30, 2009. In order to retain or obtain a Medicare Part B billing number, all DMEPOS suppliers (except for exempted professionals and other persons as specified by the Secretary) must comply with Medicare's supplier and quality standards and become accredited. DMEPOS suppliers should contact an accreditation organization right away to obtain information about the accreditation process and submit an application.
DMEPOS suppliers who submitted a completed application to an accrediting organization, on or before January 31, 2009, will have an accreditation decision (either full accreditation or denied accreditation) on or before the September 30, 2009 deadline.
DMEPOS suppliers submitting applications to an accrediting organization, on or after February 1, 2009, may or may not have their accreditation decision by the September 30, 2009 deadline.
The accreditation requirement applies to suppliers of durable medical equipment, medical supplies, home dialysis supplies and equipment, therapeutic shoes, parenteral/enteral nutrition, transfusion medicine and prosthetic devices, prosthetics and orthotics. Pharmacies, pedorthists, mastectomy fitters, orthopedic fitters/technicians and athletic trainers must also meet the September 30, 2009 deadline for DMEPOS accreditation.
Certain eligible professionals and other persons as specified by the Secretary are exempt from the accreditation requirement.
Further information on the DMEPOS accreditation requirements along with a list of the accreditation organizations and those professionals and other persons exempted from accreditation may be found at www.cms.hhs.gov/medicareprovidersupenroll.
