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Updated Hospice Regulatory Provisions Effective January 1, 2024

  • 1.  Updated Hospice Regulatory Provisions Effective January 1, 2024

    Posted 11-06-2023 11:37 AM

    With the posting of the CY2024 Home Health final rule and the CY2024 Physician Fee Schedule final rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized changes that will have a significant impact on hospices.  These include:

    1. Special Focus Program (SFP),
    2. Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR) process,
    3. 36-month rule related to changes in ownership,
    4. Change in categorical screening
    5. Addition of Marriage & Family Therapist (MFT) and Mental Health Counselor (MHC) to the interdisciplinary group
    6. Other provider enrollment changes

    The effective date for these changes is January 1, 2024.  Join NAHC as we detail these changes in a webinar on:

    Tuesday, November 7, 2023

    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Savings Time

    Register here.



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    Katie Wehri
    Director of Home Health & Hospice Regulatory Affairs
    NAHC
    Washington, DC
    202-240-9254 #3360
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