CMS Announces Nationwide Home Health and Hospice Enrollment Moratorium
A six-month nationwide moratorium affects new home health agencies and hospice providers seeking Medicare enrollment.
Key Facts
- CFR references
- 42 CFR 424
- Affected providers
- Home Health
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a six-month nationwide enrollment moratorium affecting new home health agencies and hospice providers.
The action pauses acceptance of initial enrollment applications from providers in the affected categories while CMS conducts program-integrity review.
Providers already enrolled are unaffected; current operations, revalidation, and ownership-change (CHOW) transactions will be reviewed under current guidance.
Operators planning to enter the market or open a new location should confirm the moratorium's scope with their Medicare Administrative Contractor before submitting an application.
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