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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AQ21 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Face to Face Encounters and Written Orders Prior to Delivery (CMS-6033-P) 
Abstract: This proposed rule would implement section 1834(a)(11)(B) of the Social Security Act, which was recently amended by the Affordable Care Act. We propose establishing a face-to-face encounter as a condition of payment for certain durable medical equipment (DME) items. When this face-to-face encounter is performed by a physician assistant, a nurse practitioner or a clinical nurse specialist, a physician must document that the face-to-face has occurred pursuant to the order being written. The complete list of covered items of DME that require a face-to-face encounter will be published annually in the Federal Register. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: PL 111-148   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    01/01/2010 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Latesha Walker III
Supervisory Health Insurance Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Office of Financial Management, Mail Stop C3-07-08, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-1101
Email: latesha.walker@cms.hhs.gov