Notice on CMS Change Requests
On August 21, 2020 CMS posted two significant change requests to its website.
CR 11644 – Communicated changes to the cost report acceptability checklists used by MACs to make acceptable cost report determinations. This CR removes the review of the PI file encryption codes and establishes Provider documentation variance allowance of +-3 percent. The full Change Request is available at: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/r10316otn.pdf.
In addition, CMS issued CR 11642. This CR provides MAC instructions regarding the calculation of nursing and allied health Medicare+Choice payments and the proportional reduction to MA direct GME payments. The changes to the proportional reduction to MA direct GME payments were initiated in Transmittal 16 of Form CMS 2552-10. The full Change Request is available at: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/r10315otn.pdf.