CMS announced that short period and terminating hospitals qualifying for the HIT payment will be granted extensions on a case by case basis for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2010 and subsequent and file on the 2552-10.
Short period and terminating hospitals not qualifying for the HIT payment will file and settle on the 2552-96 with no extensions granted for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2010 and on or before April 30, 2011.
by Chuck Briggs
We are currently beta testing the new 2552-10 software in numerous sites across the country. Unfortunately, the new form set is still not final and therefore neither is our hospital software. CMS is still working on Transmittal 2. Transmittal 2 is needed is to fix various problems in Transmittal 1 (the current version of the 2552-10). Transmittal 2 will also implement numerous provisions of the ACA that were not included in Transmittal 1. We will work diligently to incorporate the Transmittal 2 changes into our 2552-10 software so that we may obtain CMS approval as quickly as possible. Once we obtain CMS approval we will release the 2552-10 software to all of our customers.
We realize many of you are concerned about the diminished time you will have to timely prepare and submit your hospital cost reports . We have expressed your concerns to CMS for many months now. CMS has proposed extensions for the 2552-10, but we have NOT received this as a final communication from CMS. (See table, below.) When we do, we’ll let everyone know. Until then, we can only wait on CMS.
| Fiscal Year End |
Due Date |
Proposed Due Date |
Extension |
| 4/30/2011 |
9/30/2011 |
11/30/2011 |
60 days |
| 5/31/2011 |
10/31/2011 |
11/30/2011 |
30 days |
| 6/30/2011 |
11/30/2011 |
1/31/2012 |
60 days |
| 7/30/2011 |
12/31/2011 |
1/31/2012 |
30 days |
| 8/31/2011 |
1/31/2012 |
2/29/2012 |
30 days |
| 9/30/2011 |
2/29/2012 |
3/31/2012 |
30 days |
| 10/31/2011 |
3/31/2012 |
3/31/2012 |
None |
| 11/30/2011 |
4/30/2012 |
4/30/2012 |
None |
Proposed Extensions of Cost Report Filing Due Dates
by Chuck Briggs