Pass-through Payment for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Services
Besides CAHs and hospitals located in rural areas, CAHs and hospitals geographically located in urban areas that reclassify as rural under 42 Code of Federal Regulations 412.103 become eligible to be paid based on reasonable cost for CRNA services effective December 2, 2010. Manual instructions have been changed to reflect this ruling, as well as to amplify existing instructions.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: May 20, 2011
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