tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 21

Patient Notices: Use New ABN Forms For DME, Hospice

Grace period for CMS' updated, revised ABN ends Sept. 1 If you still struggle with understanding the difference between the ABN and the NEMB forms for durable medical equipment and hospice services, your prayers have been answered. In March, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services unveiled its new advance beneficiary notice. The new form replaces both the previous ABN-G (for DME suppliers, hospices, part B therapy and other providers like physicians) and ABN-L (for laboratories) and incorporates the notice of exclusions from Medicare benefits (NEMB) form. CMS expects this new, combined ABN form to "eliminate any widespread need...

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