Airline employees and contractors who physically assist passengers with disabilities and their wheelchairs or scooters must now receive annual hands-on training. The final rule was announced Dec. 16, 2024, by Pete Buttigieg, who at that time was secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The training requirement in the “Ensuring Safe Accommodations for Air…
DOT: Education Now Mandatory for Airline Employees Handling Wheelchairs, People with Disabilities
CMS Announces Increased Oversight of Accrediting Organizations
A new final rule and fact sheet focus on avoiding conflicts of interest between accrediting organizations and providers.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is strengthening its oversight of organizations that accredit Medicare durable medical equipment suppliers, including those that provide Complex Rehab Technology. A June 12 fact sheet from CMS focused on the obligations of accrediting organizations (AOs) that survey Medicare and Medicaid suppliers. In the fact sheet, CMS emphasized…
CMS Final Rule Restarts Competitive Bidding, Requires Annual DMEPOS Accreditation
Urological, ostomy and tracheostomy supplies were deemed to be appropriate for Medicare competitive bidding.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) home health calendar year 2026 final rule revives Medicare’s controversial competitive bidding program and requires annual accreditation for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) suppliers who bill Medicare. The long-awaited final rule was published on Nov. 28. Accreditation to become an annual requirement Accreditation, which…
AAHomecare: Keep Advocating During Final Rule Watch
The home health final rule, which could include monumental changes to Medicare competitive bidding and accreditation, could come at any time.
As the home medical equipment (HME) industry continues to await the home health final rule that could include significant changes to Medicare competitive bidding and accreditation processes, the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) is urging stakeholders to keep speaking up. The final rule had been expected as early as Oct. 31. But in a Nov.…
CMS Announces Medicaid Services Final Rule on Access
The final rule seeks to make Medicaid FFS rates more transparent for stakeholders.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule related to Medicaid access. In an April 24 bulletin, the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) discussed the Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services final rule, saying, “One of the biggest changes in this final rule are updates to documentation related to access to…