Transcript Cheryl West—Federal

Federal Regulations
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Medicare Issues
Much focus in 2005 was on DME
Payment for Pt. B. inhalation drugs
proposed DME quality standards
NPPV reclassification
Expand Medicare criteria for home O2
Therapy
 Medicare Issues in 2006
 Again focus on DME
 Implementation of bene ownership of
O2 equipment after 36 months
 Final DME Quality Standards
 DME Accreditation regs
 Regs to be issued on the Competitive
Acquisition (Bid) program- January
2007
Other Washington Issues
 RTs in Military Commissioned Officer
Status
 RTs should be included in the
Therapist Category of the Public
Health Service Commissioned Officer
Corps
 Assist HHS with Health Emergency
Preparedness Program which includes
RTs
 CHASM Coalition- drug compounding issue
(Consumer Health Alliance for Safe
Medication )
 Coalition that monitors the transition to
CFC Free MDIs
 DOT regs making use of approved portable
O2 concentrators on air carriers mandatory
 Participate with Tobacco Partners Coalition
 AARC has official representation on
the AMA’s Health Care Professionals
Advisory Committee to the CPT
Coding Cmte.
 Review, comment and offer
suggestions on CPT codes
 Medicare Coverage of Smoking
Cessation
 Get info out to your members
 Document in members only area
 www.aarc.org/advocacy/federal/
 Under “Tobacco”