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Modified: 2/9/2012
All suppliers and providers who are not currently receiving electronic fund transfer (EFT) payments are required to submit the CMS-588 form with the provider enrollment revalidation application, or at the time any change is being made to the provider enrollment record. [PERL 201202-17]
Modified: 1/23/2012
Items or services submitted on Medicare claims must be referred or ordered by Medicare-enrolled providers of a specialty type authorized to order or refer. [SE1201]
Modified: 1/20/2012
Regulations require that at the time of enrollment, enrollment change request, or revalidation, providers and suppliers must agree to receive Medicare payments through electronic funds transfer. [PERL 201201-36]
Modified: 1/18/2012
This article was rescinded on January 17, 2012, as change request (CR) 7177 was rescinded and replaced by CR 7681 on January 13, 2012. [MM7177]
Modified: 1/18/2012
A new process is established that allows advanced diagnostic imaging (ADI) providers and/or suppliers to bypass ADI information collection on the CMS-855 form or in the Web application. This article fully rescinds and replaces the previous instruction. [MM7681]
Modified: 1/6/2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced an interim final rule that requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to adopt health care electronic funds transfers (EFT) and remittance advice transaction (RA) standards specified by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). [PERL 201201-10]
Modified: 12/30/2011
Suppliers billing with a service date on or after January 1, must have evidence of an active accreditation date when billing for the technical component of magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and nuclear medicine services. [PERL 201112-60]
Modified: 12/16/2011
Since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) receives advanced diagnostic imaging certification information from CMS-approved accrediting organizations, it is not necessary for providers to include that information in their paper or electronic enrollment applications. [PERL 201112-29]
Modified: 7/26/2011
This article provides information regarding changes to your banking account information and when you should notify First Coast Service Options of those changes.
Modified: 3/25/2010
The paper applications included in these revised provider enrollment processing timeliness standards are: (1) CMS-855I initial application; (2) CMS-855B initial applications; and (3) change requests and reassignments. [MM6807]

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