[Source: Health Lawyer's Weekly, Sept. 21, 2007]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued this week a final rule establishing user fees for healthcare providers and suppliers cited for deficiencies with federal quality of care requirements that require a “revisit” to ensure appropriate corrective action.
The final rule is effective as of the date of its publication in the Federal Register, which was September 19 (72 Fed. Reg. 53628).
The fees would be assessed for revisits required because of deficiencies cited during initial certification, recertification, or substantiated complaint surveys, CMS said.
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