Re: US-POLITICS - Qualified Provider Language Passed by Congress

Re: US-POLITICS - Qualified Provider Language Passed by Congress

David Hendricks, CPO, FAAOP

In a message dated 12/19/00 11:22:49 AM Eastern Standard Time,
<Email Address Redacted> writes:

<< The final qualified provider legislative language also includes a
 negotiated rulemaking requirement. This means that all the qualified
 providers parties must meet with HCFA to negotiate who is qualified to
 provide each code and the list custom L codes that will be limited to those
 qualified disciplines. In other words, the affected parties will negotiate
 the rules for the reimbursement policy. This gives all the qualified
 providers a chance to present their qualifications and make their best case
 for their ability to provide each custom L code. >>

Martha:

I know this is a summary only, and I'll look forward to reading the article
in the January, 2001 Almanac, but I was wondering if you would clarify this
last paragraph for the LISTSERV. When you say all the 'qualified providers'
parties must meet with HCFA, you can't possibly mean that each practitioner
has to negotiate individually? Each certification body? If it is going to be
a collective meeting, who will represent the qualified providers? When? Can
any practitioner enter input into this process? How?

Thanks.

David


David Hendricks, CPO, FAAOP
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