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Deadline for Submitting a Participation Exemption Request for the 2014 Annual Payment Update: Final Reminder
folder_openInformation for Home Health Agenciescalendar_todayPosted January 3, 2013

This announcement is a final reminder that Medicare-certified home health agencies (HHAs) eligible for an exemption from participating in the Home Health Care CAHPS (HHCAHPS) Survey for the calendar year (CY) 2014 annual payment update (APU) must submit a Participation Exemption Request Form (PER) by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on January 17, 2013. This deadline for submitting the PER for the 2014 APU was announced in the Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update Final Rule for Calendar Year 2013, Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements, and Survey and Enforcement Requirements for Home Health Agencies (CMS-1358-F) that was published in the Federal Register on November 8, 2012. The final rule is available on the HHCAHPS Web site at https://homehealthcahps.org/HHCAHPS2013FinalRule.pdf

Medicare-certified HHAs that served 59 or fewer unduplicated patients between April 1, 2011 and March 31, 2012 who met survey eligibility criteria may request an exemption from participating in the HHCAHPS Survey for the CY 2014 APU. All Medicare-certified HHAs seeking an exemption from participating in the HHCAHPS Survey for the 2014 APU must count the number of unduplicated patients served between April 1, 2011 and March 31, 2012 who met survey eligibility requirements and report the count to CMS via the online PER form on the HHCAHPS Web site at:

https://homehealthcahps.org/ForHHAs/ParticipationExemptionRequestForm.aspx

HHAs that submitted a PER for an exemption from participating in the HHCAHPS Survey for the CY2012 or CY2013 APU should note that a PER must be submitted on an annual basis.

For more information, contact the HHCAHPS Survey Coordination Team via email at hhcahps@rti.org or call toll-free at (866) 354-0985.