HHCAHPS Participation Exemption Request Form Deadline for the Calendar Year 2015 APU and Publication of the Home Health Prospective Payment System Update Final Rule for Calendar Year 2014
folder_openInformation for Home Health Agenciescalendar_todayPosted December 3, 2013

The deadline for filing an HHCAHPS Participation Exemption Request (PER) Form for the Calendar Year 2015 Annual Payment Update (APU) is 11:59 PM Eastern Time on January 16, 2014, as stated in the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Final Rule for Calendar Year 2014. Medicare-certified HHAs that served 59 or fewer unduplicated patients who met survey eligibility criteria between April 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013 should request an exemption from participating in the HHCAHPS Survey for the CY 2015 APU by completing the online PER form at this link:

Participation Exemption Request Form

HHAs that submitted an HHCAHPS PER Form for the CY 2013 or CY 2014 APU are reminded that they must submit a PER Form every year, if they are eligible to do so.

The HH PPS Final Rule for Calendar Year 2014 was published in the Federal Register on December 2, 2013 and is available on the HHCAHPS Web Site at the link below:

HH PPS CY2014 Final Rule

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