Home Health Requests for Anticipated Payment and Timely Claims Filing
Since, by regulation, Requests for Anticipated Payments (RAPs) are not claims for purposes of Title 18 of the Social Security Act, timely filing enforcement will be bypassed for any RAP for which the associated Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) final claim could still be timely under Section 6404 of the Affordable Care Act. RAPs for which the associated HH PPS final claim could not still be timely will continue to be rejected, to prevent payment of RAP amounts that would be subject to recovery later.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: April 29, 2011
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