CMS Rescinds Transmittal Containing Policy on ’36-Month Rule’

As a result of ongoing discussions with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and its member organizations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has withdrawn Transmittal 318/Change Request 6750 containing problematic policy on what’s become known as the “36-month rule,” and will limit the rule’s application to full changes in…