CMS Addresses Home Health Billing for Non-Physician Practitioners

The recently released  interim final rule allows Nurse Practitioners (NPs), certified Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs), and Physician Assistants (PAs) to certify beneficiaries for eligibility under the Medicare home health benefit and oversee their plan of care. This permanent change, which will persist after the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE), is an implementation of the CARES…