June 17, 2009
Revised Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN) Web-Based Training Course
Revised in June 2009 -- The Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN) Web-Based Training (WBT), which is made available by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Learning Network (MLN), contains information about the Certificate of Medical Necessity, commonly known as a CMN.
This course will be helpful to physicians, health care professional, and medical administrative staff in the completion, submission and maintenance of the documentation required to verify the CMN. It can be accessed by going to http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNGenInfo. Scroll to the "Related Links Inside CMS" section at the bottom of the page, and select Web Based Training (WBT) Modules. You will find the "Certificate of Medical Necessity WBT" from the list provided.
Upon completion of this course you should be able to:
- List the items that require a Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN)
- Identify the responsibilities of Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, or Clinical Nurse Specialists as they relate to the CMN
- Define medical record documentation
- Identify the sections of a CMN
- List CMN common Errors
- Identify CMN completion resources
Successful completion of this course requires completion of all course lessons, pre-test, course evaluation and a score of 70 percent of higher on the post-test.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 continuing education units (CEUs) for this program.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services designates this educational Activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Credit for this course expires May 4, 2012.
This course and its post test score of 70% or higher, is approved for 1 CEU by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). Index # CMS06140728A
When submitting a CMS completed web-based training course to AAPC as part of your recertification, please retain a copy of your CMS certificate and a copy of the course description that contains the AAPC index number and number of AAPC CEUs. The AAPC will request copies of these if you are selected for verification of the CEUs listed on your renewal form.
The author has no conflicts of interest to disclose.
This course was developed without any commercial support.
Click here to view the biographical information of the course developers. http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNEdWebGuide/Downloads/2009_May_Biographical_Data_CMN_WBT.pdf 
