November 2012 - Northeast Pharmacy Service Corporation

ABN - REMINDER
Latest Advance Beneficiary
Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) Dated 3/2011
The ABN, Form CMS-R-131, is the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved
standard notice. Failure to use this notice as mandated could result in the notice being
invalidated and/or the supplier being held liable for the items or services in question.
MEDICARE B
On May 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an updated
version of the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) (form CMS-R-131),
which replaced the 2008 version of this form. The 2011 version contains no substantive
changes from the 2008 version of the notice and was approved by the Office of Management
and Budget. Suppliers are reminded that effective January 1, 2012, only the
ABN dated 3/2011 should be used when executing an ABN. Any ABNs that are executed
on or after January 1, 2012, must be the latest version. The latest version is identified
by the release date of 3/2011 printed in the lower left-hand corner. If an older version
of the ABN is issued on or after January 1, 2012, it will be considered invalid.
If you need the ABN dated 3/2011, you can go to our website, log in and go to Accreditation/Medicare
B. The ABN is located under Medicare Billing Requirements.
TUESDAYS AT 10
There will not be a Tuesday at Ten program scheduled for December, but Tuesdays
at Ten will resume in January. In the meantime, did you know that past
Tuesday at Ten presentations are on our website? Log in, click on the Accreditation/Med
B tab, and then scroll down to Medicare Billing Requirements. The
first item is Tuesday at Ten Presentations. You can scan through the various
presentations at any time to brush up on numerous Med B topics!
Got a questions? Are you confused about
Medicare B, Accreditation, the Exemption,
Billing Immunizations to Medicare Part B,
CMS 855B, CM855S, HIPAA, FWA, etc ?
NPSC is here to help. Just give us a call.
Don’t make a costly mistake that could cost
you additional money in application fees, etc.
Ask us first!
1-800-532-3742.
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NETWORK NEWS - NOVEMBER 2012