Update to the Quarterly Opt Out Reporting Form (Form 8) in the Contractor Reporting of Operational Workload Data (CROWD)
Effective April 1, 2010, CR 6533, transmittal 2003, dated July 19, 2009, announced a new specialty code for Geriatric Psychiatry (27). This specialty is also being added to the opt out report in CROWD (Form 8) for opt out reporting beginning with quarter 3 of 2010 (October through December 2010).
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: October 15, 2010
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