UPDATE: NAHC Recommends Caution until Clarifications Issued on ’36-Month Rule’

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) formally rescinded Transmittal CR6750, which set out the standards for application of the so-called “36-month rule” limiting the transfer of Medicare home health agency provider agreements (NAHC Report, 5/5/10). However, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) notes that this action leaves many…