CMS PROPOSAL WOULD SEVERELY LIMIT REPLACEMENT FACILITIES FOR CAHs
By Alan P. Richman
Alan P. Richman
On April 25, 2005, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a policy change relating to the designation of critical access hospitals (CAHs) as necessary providers.
The rule: CMS Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed Rule (FY 2006) prohibits any CAH operating with a Necessary Provider Designation from relocating its hospital and maintaining its CAH status unless the move is completed by Jan. 1, 2006, or grandfathered.
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