Presentation Materials Link- Special Open Door Forum: Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN) and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Information Form (DIF) Elimination Discussion

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

                       Special Open Door Forum:

Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN) and Durable     Medical Equipment (DME) Information Form (DIF) Elimination Discussion

                                                Wednesday, May 27, 2015

3:00pm – 4:00 pm Eastern Time

Conference Call Only

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service will host a Special Open Door Forum (SODF) call to discuss eliminating the Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN) and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Information (DIF) forms.

The current CMN/DIF forms can be found by going to: http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/CMS-Forms/CMS-Forms/CMS-Forms-List.html  then type in the form number listed below:

CMN

484                  Oxygen

846                  Pneumatic Compression Devices

847                  Osteogenesis Stimulators

848                  Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators

849                  Seat Lift Mechanisms

854                  Section C Continuation Form

DIF

10125             Eternal Infusion Pumps

10126             Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition

Comments on the forms can be sent to ReducingProviderBurden@cms.hhs.gov

Link to Power Point slides for this Special Open Door Forum: Http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Monitoring-Programs/Medicare-FFS-Compliance-Programs/ReducingProviderBurden.html

Special Open Door Forum Participation Instructions:

Participant Dial-In Number: 1-866-501-5502

Conference ID: 45858642

Note: TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired. For

TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will help.

A transcript and audio recording of this Special ODF will be posted to the Special Open Door Forum website at http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/05_ODF_SpecialODF.asp for downloading.

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