Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
June 16, 2005, Vol. 05-90

CMS Special Open Door Forum:

Presentation of Requirements Pertaining to the New Expedited Review Process Effective July 1, 2005

June 20, 2005: 2:00-4:00 PM (Eastern Time)

CMS is holding this Special Open Door forum to provide further guidance on the new Expedited Review Process required by section 521 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000. We published a final rule on the new review process on November 26, 2004 (69 FR 69252), and the new expedited reviews become available on July 1, 2005, for beneficiaries in original Medicare whose Medicare covered home health, hospice, SNF, and CORF care is being terminated. This expedited review process is similar to the process already established for managed care enrollees.

Further information for providers can be found in a recent Medlearn Matters article at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medlearn/matters/mmarticles/2005/SE0538.pdf

We look forward to your participation.

Open Door Participation Instructions:
There are 2 ways to participate, by phone or "in-person".

1. To participate by phone:
Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 6586601

Persons participating by phone do not need to RSVP.
Note: TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired. For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880 and for Internet Relay services click here http://www.consumer.att.com/relay/which/index.html.

A Relay Communications Assistant will help.

2. To participate in-person:
If you intend to participate in person, RSVP is required:
Please send a reply to this email by close of business Thursday, June 16th, 2005 to SpecialODF@cms.hhs.gov.
Please include the words "Expedited Review" in the subject line of your message, and send us the following information:

a) Your full name
b) Your organization or representation
c) Your contact information (phone and email)
d) Special needs information

Location information:
ADDRESS:

CMS Single Site Building
Auditorium
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244

ENCORE:
"Encore" is a recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-800-642-1687 and entering the Conf. ID # 6586601

The recording begins on Tuesday, June 21st, 2005 and expires after 4 business days.

For automatic emails of Open Door Forum schedule updates (Listserv registration) and to view Frequently Asked Questions please visit our website at: www.cms.hhs.gov/opendoor.

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