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Replacing Home Health Requests for Anticipated Payment (RAPs) with a Notice of Admission (NOA) -- Implementation

This Change Request implements the submission of a one-time home health Notice of Admission, replacing submission of Requests for Anticipated Payment for every home health period of care.

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: August 19, 2021

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