The next CMS Rural Health Open Door Forum is scheduled for:

The next CMS Rural Health Open Door Forum is scheduled for:

Date: Thursday, October 3, 2019

Start Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm Eastern Time (ET);

Please dial in at least 15 minutes prior to call start time.

Conference Leaders: Carol Blackford, John Hammarlund and Jill Darling.

 **This Agenda is Subject to Change**

1.   Opening Remarks

a. Chair- Carol Blackford, (CM)

b. Co-Chair – John Hammarlund, Regional Administrator, Seattle Regional Office

c. Moderator – Jill Darling, Office of Communications

2.  Announcements & Updates

*CMS-6058-FC Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs; Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process

*Revised Rural Health Clinic guidance updating emergency medicine requirements

*State Operations Manual Chapter 2 Updates – Critical Access Hospitals adding a provider-based location

*QSO Memo 19-16-CAH released August 8, 2019.  https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/Downloads/QSO-19-16-CAH.pdf

*Office of Inspector General Report - OEI-05-12-00080 released August 19, 2013.  https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-05-12-00080.pdf

*S&C Memo 16-08-CAH released February 12, 2016 and revised September 2, 2016.  https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/Downloads/Survey-and-Cert-Letter-16-08.pdf

*Critical Access Hospital State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix W - https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/Downloads/som107ap_w_cah.pdf

*SOM Chapter 2 - https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/downloads/som107c02.pdf

3.  Open Q&A

**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

Next ODF: TBD

Email: RuralHealthODF@cms.hhs.gov

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Open Door Forum Participation Instructions:

This call will be Conference Call Only.

1. To participate by phone:

Dial: 1-888-455-1397 & Reference Conference Passcode: 4676500

Persons participating by phone are not required to RSVP. 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.

Instant Replay: 1-800-873-2158; Conference Passcode: No Passcode Needed

Instant Replay is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-800-873-2158 and entering the Conference Passcode. Instant Replay begins 1 hour after the call has ended. The recording expires October 7^th, 2019, 11:59 PM ET.

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