Transmittal
375 (Change Request 6203) -- Effective July 1, 2008. Effective
immediately and until further notice, the Durable Medical Equipment Medicare
Administrative Contractors (DME MACs), the ViPS Medicare System (VMS), the
Regional Home Health Intermediaries (RHHIs), and the Fiscal Intermediary Shared
System (FISS) shall cease all implementation activities related to the
DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program. Contractors shall process all DMEPOS
claims under standard FFS rules.
- Final Rule -- Competitive
Bidding for DMEPOS [CMS-1270-F] [Plain
text | Fed
Reg] - 10 April 2007
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- Proposed Rule -- Competitive
Bidding for DMEPOS [CMS-1270-P] [Plain
text | Fed
Reg] -- 01 May 2006
Educational Articles about DMEPOS Competitive Bidding
Program:
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Milestones and Schedule for DMEPOS Competitive
Bidding Program
I. Round One
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Affected Product
Categories. At the outset, the competitive bidding program will include
10 of the top DMEPOS product categories that were selected based on criteria
outlined in the final rule. With the exception of the product category for
support surfaces, which is being phased in at two locations as part of the
first round of competitive bidding, the following are the product categories
for round one for the 10 MSAs:
- Oxygen Supplies and Equipment
- Standard Power Wheelchairs, Scooters, and Related
Accessories
- Complex Rehabilitative Power Wheelchairs and Related
Accessories
- Mail-Order Diabetic Supplies
- Enteral Nutrients, Equipment, and Supplies
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Devices,
Respiratory Assist Devices (RADs), and Related Supplies and
Accessories
- Hospital Beds and Related Accessories
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Pumps and Related
Supplies and Accessories
- Walkers and Related Accessories
- ( Miami and San Juan Only) Support Surfaces (group 2 and 3
mattresses and overlays)
- MSAs for First Round
of Competitive Bidding.The competitive
bidding program will be launched in 2007 in the following 10 MSAs:
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- Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC
- Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
- Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor,
OH
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Kansas City,
MO-KS
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL
- Orlando, FL
- Pittsburgh,
PA
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR
The program will be expanded into 70 additional MSAs in 2009
and into additional areas after 2009.
Round 1 DMEPOS Competitive Bid Offers by Product Category, Geographic
Area (released March 28, 2008)
II. Round
Two (announced January
8, 2008)
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Oxygen
Supplies and Equipment
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Standard Power Wheelchairs, Scooters, and Related
Accessories
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Complex Rehabilitative Power Wheelchairs and Related
Accessories
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Enteral Nutrients, Equipment, and Supplies
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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Devices,
Respiratory Assist Devices (RADs), and Related Supplies and
Accessories
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Hospital Beds and Related Accessories
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Pumps and Related
Supplies and Accessories
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Walkers and Related Accessories
Quality Standards
CMS
Announces Winning Suppliers(May 19,
2008)
Pre-Bidding Activities (May 2007). This Special Edition article, SE0714, outlines the
pre-bidding activities that DME suppliers need to follow in order to
participate in the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program.
Program Advisory Oversight Committee
(PAOC)
Competitive
Bidding Implementation Contractor (CBIC) Web Site
Bid Application Toolkit