 Change of Ownership (PDF, PDF-161 KB)
A DMEPOS supplier participating in the Competitive Bidding Program that is negotiating a Change of Ownership (CHOW) must notify CMS 60 days before the anticipated date of the change... | 03/09/2011 |
Change of Ownership - Guidelines and Responsibilities (PDF, PDF - 677 KB)
A DMEPOS supplier participating in the competitive bidding program that is negotiating a change of ownership (CHOW) must notify CMS 60 days before the anticipated date of the change... | 11/30/2011 |
Change of Ownership - Round 1 Recompete (PDF, PDF - 122 KB)
A DMEPOS supplier participating in the competitive bidding program that is negotiating a change of ownership (CHOW) must notify CMS 60 days before the anticipated date of the change... | 08/16/2012 |
Exemptions (PDF, 180 KB)
For the Round 1 Rebid, non-contract suppliers that furnish competitively bid items in a CBA are not eligible for Medicare Part B payment for the competitively bid items for that CBA unless one or more of the exceptions listed applies... | 09/18/2009 |
Exemptions - Round 1 Recompete (PDF, PDF - 146 KB)
For the Round 1 Recompete, non-contract suppliers that furnish competitively bid items in a CBA are not eligible for Medicare Part B payment for the competitively bid items for that CBA unless one or more of the exceptions listed applies... | 08/16/2012 |
Exemptions from the Requirement to Be a Contract Supplier for Competitively Bid Items and Services (PDF, PDF - 124 KB)
Non-contract suppliers that furnish competitively bid items in a CBA are not eligible for Medicare Part B payment for the competitively bid items for that CBA unless one or more of the exceptions listed applies... | 11/30/2011 |
Grandfathering Requirements for Non-contract Suppliers
Non-contract suppliers that furnish competitively bid rented DME or oxygen and oxygen equipment to beneficiaries in CBAs must: (1) decide if they will elect to become grandfathered suppliers, (2) notify beneficiaries of their grandfathering decisions, and (3) fulfill other requirements as described in this fact sheet... | 04/12/2013 |
Hospitals That Are Not Contract Suppliers
Hospitals enrolled with Medicare may furnish certain competitively bid items in a CBA to their own patients without submitting a bid and being selected as a contract supplier if specific requirements are met. This exception does not apply to hospital-owned DMEPOS suppliers or DMEPOS suppliers that are only affiliated with a hospital... | 04/09/2013 |
Non-Contract Suppliers
Under the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program, beneficiaries with Original Medicare who obtain competitive bidding items in designated CBAs are required to obtain these items from a contract supplier, unless an exception applies. This fact sheet contains important information for suppliers that do not become contract suppliers... | 04/17/2013 |
Physicians and Other Treating Practitioners Who Are Enrolled as Medicare DMEPOS Suppliers
Physicians and other treating practitioners who are enrolled as Medicare DMEPOS suppliers may furnish certain competitively bid items in a CBA to their own patients without submitting a bid and being selected as a contract supplier if specific requirements are met... | 04/09/2013 |
Subcontracting (PDF, 139 KB)
The primary supplier is responsible for the overall service of furnishing the item and coordinating the care for the beneficiary in compliance with the physician’s order and Medicare rules and guidelines, but the primary supplier may subcontract certain services... | 08/17/2009 |
Subcontracting - Round 1 Recompete (PDF, PDF - 114 KB)
The primary supplier is responsible for the overall service of furnishing the item and coordinating the care for the beneficiary in compliance with the physician’s order and Medicare rules and guidelines, but the primary supplier may subcontract certain services... | 08/16/2012 |
Subcontracting of DMEPOS Services (PDF, PDF - 133 KB)
The primary supplier is responsible for the overall service of furnishing the item and coordinating the care for the beneficiary in compliance with the physician’s order and Medicare rules and guidelines, but the primary supplier may subcontract certain services... | 11/30/2011 |
Traveling Beneficiary
When the program becomes effective, beneficiaries with Original Medicare who obtain competitively bid items in CBAs must obtain these items from a contract supplier for Medicare to pay, unless an exception applies. This includes beneficiaries who do not live in a CBA but who obtain competitively bid items while traveling to a CBA... | 04/09/2013 |