80 FR 64418 - Medicare Program; Expansion of Prior Authorization for Repetitive Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transports
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 205 (October 23, 2015)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 205 (October 23, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 64418-64421] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-27030] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS-6063-N2] Medicare Program; Expansion of Prior Authorization for Repetitive Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transports AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces an expansion of the 3-year Medicare Prior Authorization Model for Repetitive Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transport in accordance with section 515(a) of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. The model is being expanded to the states of Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Virginia. DATES: This expansion will begin on January 1, 2016 in Maryland, Delaware, [[Page 64419]] the District of Columbia, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Gaston, (410) 786-7409. Questions regarding the Medicare Prior Authorization Model Expansion for Repetitive Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transport should be sent to AmbulancePA@cms.hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Medicare may cover ambulance services, including air ambulance (fixed-wing and rotary-wing) services, if the ambulance service is furnished to a beneficiary whose medical condition is such that other means of transportation are contraindicated. The beneficiary's condition must require both the ambulance transportation itself and the level of service provided in order for the billed service to be considered medically necessary. Non-emergent transportation by ambulance is appropriate if either the--(1) beneficiary is bed-confined and it is documented that the beneficiary's condition is such that other methods of transportation are contraindicated; or (2) beneficiary's medical condition, regardless of bed confinement, is such that transportation by ambulance is medically required. Thus, bed confinement is not the sole criterion in determining the medical necessity of non-emergent ambulance transportation; rather, it is one factor that is considered in medical necessity determinations.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ 42 CFR 410.40(d)(1). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A repetitive ambulance service is defined as medically necessary ambulance transportation that is furnished in 3 or more round trips during a 10-day period, or at least 1 round trip per week for at least 3 weeks.\2\ Repetitive ambulance services are often needed by beneficiaries receiving dialysis or cancer treatment. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ Program Memorandum Intermediaries/Carriers, Transmittal AB- 03-106. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Medicare may cover repetitive, scheduled, non-emergent transportation by ambulance if the--(1) medical necessity requirements described previously are met; and (2) ambulance provider/supplier, before furnishing the service to the beneficiary, obtains a written order from the beneficiary's attending physician certifying that the medical necessity requirements are met (see 42 CFR 410.40(d)(1) and (2)).\3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ Per 42 CFR 410.40(d)(2), the physician's order must be dated no earlier than 60 days before the date the service is furnished. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In addition to the medical necessity requirements, the service must meet all other Medicare coverage and payment requirements, including requirements relating to the origin and destination of the transportation, vehicle and staff, and billing and reporting. Additional information about Medicare coverage of ambulance services can be found in 42 CFR 410.40, 410.41, and in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual (Pub. 100-02), Chapter 10, at http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/downloads/bp102c10.pdf . According to a study published by the Government Accountability Office in October 2012, entitled ``Costs and Medicare Margins Varied Widely; Transports of Beneficiaries Have Increased,'' \4\ the number of basic life support (BLS) non-emergent transports for Medicare fee-for- service beneficiaries increased by 59 percent from 2004 to 2010. A similar finding published by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General in a 2006 study, entitled ``Medicare Payments for Ambulance Transports,'' \5\ indicated a 20- percent nationwide improper payment rate for non-emergent ambulance transport. Likewise, in June 2013, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission published a report \6\ that included an analysis of non- emergent ambulance transports to dialysis facilities and found that, during the 5-year period between 2007 and 2011, the volume of transports to and from a dialysis facility increased 20 percent, more than twice the rate of all other ambulance transports combined. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ Government Accountability Office Cost and Medicare Margins Varied Widely; Transports of Beneficiaries Have Increased (October 2012). \5\ Office of Inspector General Medicare Payment for Ambulance Transport (January 2006). \6\ Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, June 2013, pages 167- 193. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 1115A of the Social Security Act (the Act) authorizes the Secretary to test innovative payment and service delivery models to reduce program expenditures, while preserving or enhancing the quality of care furnished to Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program beneficiaries. Section 1115A(d)(1) of the Act authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirements of Titles XI and XVIII and of sections 1902(a)(1), 1902(a)(13), and 1903(m)(2)(A)(iii) of the Act as may be necessary solely for purposes of carrying out section 1115A of the Act with respect to testing models described in section 1115A(b) of the Act. For these models, consistent with this standard, we will waive such provisions of sections 1834(a)(15) and 1869(h) of the Act that limit our ability to conduct prior authorization. While these provisions are specific to durable medical equipment and physicians' services, we will waive any portion of these sections as well as any portion of 42 CFR 410.20(d), which implements section 1869(h) of the Act, that could be construed to limit our ability to conduct prior authorization. We have determined that the implementation of this model does not require the waiver of any fraud and abuse law, including sections 1128A, 1128B, and 1877 of the Act. Thus providers and suppliers affected by this model must comply with all applicable fraud and abuse laws. II. Provisions of the Notice In the November 14, 2014 Federal Register (79 FR 68271), we published a notice entitled ``Medicare Program; Prior Authorization of Repetitive Scheduled Non-emergent Ambulance Transports,'' which announced the implementation of a 3-year Medicare Prior Authorization model that established a process for seeking prior authorizations for repetitive scheduled non-emergent ambulance transport rendered by ambulance providers/suppliers garaged in 3 states (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina). These states were selected as the initial states for the model because of their high utilization and improper payment rates for these services. The model began on December 1, 2014, and will end in all 3 states on December 1, 2017. Prior authorization will not apply to or be given for services furnished after that date. Section 515(a) of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) (Pub. L. 114-10), requires expansion of the previously referenced prior authorization model to cover, effective not later than January 1, 2016, states located in Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) regions L and 11 (consisting of Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Virginia). As such, in accordance with section 515(a) of MACRA, our initial expansion of the prior authorization model for repetitive scheduled non-emergent ambulance transport will include six additional states: Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. This expansion will begin on January 1, 2016. The model will end in all states on December 1, 2017. Prior authorization will not apply to or be given for services furnished after that date. We will continue to test whether prior authorization helps reduce [[Page 64420]] expenditures, while maintaining or improving quality of care, using the established prior authorization process for repetitive scheduled non- emergent ambulance transport to reduce utilization of services that do not comply with Medicare policy. We will continue to use this prior authorization process to help ensure that all relevant clinical or medical documentation requirements are met before services are furnished to beneficiaries and before claims are submitted for payment. This prior authorization process further helps to ensure that payment complies with Medicare documentation, coverage, payment, and coding rules. The use of prior authorization does not create new clinical documentation requirements. Instead, it requires the same information that is already required to support Medicare payment, just earlier in the process. Prior authorization allows providers and suppliers to address coverage issues prior to furnishing services. The prior authorization process under this model will apply in the additional six states listed previously for the following codes for Medicare payment:A0426 Ambulance service, advanced life support, non- emergency transport, Level 1 (ALS1). A0428 Ambulance service, BLS, non-emergency transport. While prior authorization in the additional six states is not needed for the mileage code, A0425, a prior authorization decision for an A0426 or A0428 code will automatically include the associated mileage code. Prior to the start of the expansion, we will conduct (and thereafter will continue to conduct) outreach and education to ambulance providers/suppliers, as well as beneficiaries, through such methods as the issuance of an operational guide, frequently asked questions (FAQs) on our Web site, a beneficiary mailing, a physician letter explaining the ambulance providers/suppliers' need for the proper documentation, and educational events and materials issued by the MACs. Additional information about the implementation of the prior authorization model is available on the CMS Web site at http://go.cms.gov/PAAmbulance. Under this model, an ambulance provider/supplier or beneficiary is encouraged to submit to the MAC a request for prior authorization along with all relevant documentation to support Medicare coverage of a repetitive scheduled non-emergent ambulance transport. Submitting a prior authorization request is voluntary. However, if prior authorization has not been requested by the fourth round trip in a 30- day period, the claims will be stopped for pre-payment review. In order to be provisionally affirmed, the request for prior authorization must meet all applicable rules and policies, and any local coverage determination (LCD) requirements for ambulance transport claims. A provisional affirmation is a preliminary finding that a future claim submitted to Medicare for the service likely meets Medicare's coverage, coding, and payment requirements. After receipt of all relevant documentation, the MACs will make every effort to conduct a review and postmark the notification of their decision on a prior authorization request within 10 business days for an initial submission. Notification will be provided to the ambulance provider/ supplier and to the beneficiary. If a subsequent prior authorization request is submitted after a non-affirmative decision on an initial prior authorization request, the MACs will make every effort to conduct a review and postmark the notification of their decision on the request within 20 business days. An ambulance provider/supplier or beneficiary may request an expedited review when the standard timeframe for making a prior authorization decision could jeopardize the life or health of the beneficiary. If the MAC agrees that the standard review timeframe would put the beneficiary at risk, the MAC will make reasonable efforts to communicate a decision within 2 business days of receipt of all applicable Medicare-required documentation. As this model is for non- emergent services only, we expect requests for expedited reviews to be extremely rare. A provisional affirmative prior authorization decision may affirm a specified number of trips within a specific amount of time. The prior authorization decision, justified by the beneficiary's condition, may affirm up to 40 round trips (which equates to 80 one-way trips) per prior authorization request in a 60-day period. Alternatively, a provisional affirmative prior authorization decision may affirm less than 40 round trips in a 60-day period, or may affirm a request that seeks to provide a specified number of transports (40 round trips or less) in less than a 60-day period. A provisional affirmative decision can be for all or part of the requested number of trips. Transports exceeding 40 round trips (or 80 one-way trips) in a 60-day period require an additional prior authorization request. The following describes examples of various prior authorization scenarios: Scenario 1: When an ambulance provider/supplier or beneficiary submits a prior authorization request to the MAC with appropriate documentation and all relevant Medicare coverage and documentation requirements are met for the ambulance transport, the MAC will send a provisional affirmative prior authorization decision to the ambulance provider/supplier and to the beneficiary. When the claim is submitted to the MAC by the ambulance provider/supplier, it is linked to the prior authorization via the claims processing system and the claim will be paid so long as all Medicare coding, billing, and coverage requirements are met. However, after submission, the claim could be denied for technical reasons, such as the claim was a duplicate claim or the claim was for a deceased beneficiary. In addition, a claim denial could occur because certain documentation, such as the trip record, needed in support of the claim cannot be reviewed on a prior authorization request. Scenario 2: When an ambulance provider/supplier or beneficiary submits a prior authorization request, but all relevant Medicare coverage requirements are not met, the MAC will send a non- affirmative prior authorization decision to the ambulance provider/ supplier and to the beneficiary, advising them that Medicare will not pay for the service. The provider/supplier or beneficiary may then resubmit the request with documentation showing that Medicare requirements have been met. Alternatively, an ambulance provider/ supplier could furnish the service, and submit a claim with a non- affirmative prior authorization tracking number, at which point the MAC would deny the claim. The ambulance provider/supplier and the beneficiary would then have the Medicare denial for secondary insurance purposes and would have the opportunity to submit an appeal of the claim denial if they believe Medicare coverage was denied inappropriately. Scenario 3: When an ambulance provider/supplier or beneficiary submits a prior authorization request with incomplete documentation, a detailed decision letter will be sent to the ambulance provider/supplier and to the beneficiary, with an explanation of what information is missing. The ambulance provider/supplier or beneficiary can rectify the situation and resubmit the prior authorization request with appropriate documentation. Scenario 4: When an ambulance provider or supplier renders a service to [[Page 64421]] a beneficiary that is subject to the prior authorization process, and the claim is submitted to the MAC for payment without requesting a prior authorization, the claim will be stopped for prepayment review and documentation will be requested. ++ If the claim is determined not to be medically necessary or to be insufficiently documented, the claim will be denied, and all current policies and procedures regarding liability for payment will apply. The ambulance provider/supplier or the beneficiary or both can appeal the claim denial if they believe the denial was inappropriate. ++ If the claim is determined to be payable, it will be paid. Under the model, we will work to limit any adverse impact on beneficiaries and to educate beneficiaries about the process. If a prior authorization request is not affirmed, and the claim is still submitted by the provider/supplier, the claim will be denied in full, but beneficiaries will continue to have all applicable administrative appeal rights. Only one prior authorization request per beneficiary per designated time period can be provisionally affirmed. If the initial provider/ supplier cannot complete the total number of prior authorized transports (for example, the initial ambulance company closes or no longer services that area), the initial request is cancelled. In this situation, a subsequent prior authorization request may be submitted for the same beneficiary and must include the required documentation in the submission. If multiple ambulance providers/suppliers are providing transports to the beneficiary during the same or overlapping time period, the prior authorization decision will only cover the provider/ supplier indicated in the provisionally affirmed prior authorization request. Any provider/supplier submitting claims for repetitive scheduled non-emergent ambulance transports for which no prior authorization request is recorded will be subject to 100 percent pre- payment medical review of those claims. Additional information is available on the CMS Web site at http://go.cms.gov/PAAmbulance. III. Collection of Information Requirements Section 1115A(d)(3) of the Act, as added by section 3021 of the Affordable Care Act, states that chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), shall not apply to the testing and evaluation of models or expansion of such models under this section. Consequently, this document need not be reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget under the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. IV. Regulatory Impact Statement This document announces an expansion of the 3-year Medicare Prior Authorization Model for Repetitive Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transport. Therefore, there are no regulatory impact implications associated with this notice. Authority: Section 1115A of the Social Security Act. Dated: October 2, 2015. Andrew M. Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. [FR Doc. 2015-27030 Filed 10-22-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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integrity of this system or other systems roles in the PIV process must be Authorization Model for Repetitive
or programs (whether maintained by approved by the Government and Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance
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a beneficiary that is subject to the prior need not be reviewed by the Office of OMB control number 0910–0291. The
authorization process, and the claim is Management and Budget under the approval expires on September 30,
submitted to the MAC for payment authority of the Paperwork Reduction 2018. A copy of the supporting
without requesting a prior Act of 1995. statement for this information collection
authorization, the claim will be stopped is available on the Internet at http://
IV. Regulatory Impact Statement
for prepayment review and www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
documentation will be requested. This document announces an
Dated: October 15, 2015.
++ If the claim is determined not to expansion of the 3-year Medicare Prior
be medically necessary or to be Authorization Model for Repetitive Leslie Kux,
insufficiently documented, the claim Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Associate Commissioner for Policy.
will be denied, and all current policies Transport. Therefore, there are no [FR Doc. 2015–26923 Filed 10–22–15; 8:45 am]
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payment will apply. The ambulance associated with this notice.
provider/supplier or the beneficiary or Authority: Section 1115A of the Social
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believe the denial was inappropriate. HUMAN SERVICES
++ If the claim is determined to be Dated: October 2, 2015.
payable, it will be paid. Andrew M. Slavitt, Food and Drug Administration
Under the model, we will work to Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare
limit any adverse impact on & Medicaid Services. [Docket No. FDA–2014–N–1048]
beneficiaries and to educate [FR Doc. 2015–27030 Filed 10–22–15; 8:45 am]
beneficiaries about the process. If a prior BILLING CODE P Agency Information Collection
authorization request is not affirmed, Activities; Announcement of Office of
and the claim is still submitted by the Management and Budget Approval;
provider/supplier, the claim will be DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Medical Device Labeling Regulations
denied in full, but beneficiaries will HUMAN SERVICES
continue to have all applicable AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,
administrative appeal rights. Food and Drug Administration HHS.
Only one prior authorization request [Docket No. FDA–2014–N–1960]
per beneficiary per designated time ACTION: Notice.
period can be provisionally affirmed. If Agency Information Collection
the initial provider/supplier cannot Activities; Announcement of Office of SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
complete the total number of prior Management and Budget Approval; Administration (FDA) is announcing
authorized transports (for example, the MedWatch: The Food and Drug that a collection of information entitled
initial ambulance company closes or no Administration Medical Products ‘‘Medical Device Labeling Regulations’’
longer services that area), the initial Reporting Program has been approved by the Office of
request is cancelled. In this situation, a Management and Budget (OMB) under
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
subsequent prior authorization request
HHS.
may be submitted for the same FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA
beneficiary and must include the ACTION: Notice.
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submission. If multiple ambulance Administration (FDA) is announcing Colesville Rd., COLE–14526, Silver
providers/suppliers are providing that a collection of information entitled Spring, MD 20993–0002, PRAStaff@
transports to the beneficiary during the ‘‘MedWatch: The Food and Drug fda.hhs.gov.
same or overlapping time period, the Administration Medical Products
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cover the provider/supplier indicated in by the Office of Management and January 30, 2015, the Agency submitted
the provisionally affirmed prior Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork a proposed collection of information
authorization request. Any provider/ Reduction Act of 1995. entitled ‘‘Medical Device Labeling
supplier submitting claims for repetitive Regulations’’ to OMB for review and
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scheduled non-emergent ambulance clearance under 44 U.S.C. 3507. An
PRA Staff, Office of Operations, Food
transports for which no prior Agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and Drug Administration, 8455
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medical review of those claims. displays a currently valid OMB control
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the CMS Web site at http://go.cms.gov/ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June information collection and has assigned
PAAmbulance. 11, 2015, the Agency submitted a OMB control number 0910–0485. The
proposed collection of information approval expires on September 30,
III. Collection of Information entitled ‘‘MedWatch: The Food and 2018. A copy of the supporting
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Section 1115A(d)(3) of the Act, as Reporting Program’’ to OMB for review is available on the Internet at http://
added by section 3021 of the Affordable and clearance under 44 U.S.C. 3507. An www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Care Act, states that chapter 35 of title Agency may not conduct or sponsor,
Dated: October 16, 2015.
44, United States Code (the Paperwork and a person is not required to respond
Reduction Act of 1995), shall not apply to, a collection of information unless it Leslie Kux,
to the testing and evaluation of models displays a currently valid OMB control Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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