Anonymous--CA

Document ID: CMS-2010-0187-0006
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
Received Date: May 19 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: August 10 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: May 5 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: July 6 2010, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80af077e
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This is comment on Rule

Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Changes in Provider and Supplier Enrollment, Ordering and Referring, and Documentation Requirements, etc.

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It is my understanding of these May 5 regulations that CMS abruptly moved forward the deadline for physician registry in the PECOS system from January 3, 2011 to July 6, 2010, a notice of 60 days. CMS's (and thus Palmetto's) notice was so poorly worded that I did not recognize it applied to us. I became aware upon a notice from the California Medical Association dated 18 May. If it takes the largest state medical association two weeks that is effectively the start of the notice period. -The application is lengthy and complex, potentially consuming a great deal of time. -It requires the gathering of numerous details and supporting documents. -Those details and supporting documents may be obtained only from the physician concerned. -Many applicants must apply by mail, thus suffering the inherent postal delay. -Even doctors and their staff schedule vacations. This change of deadline is outrageous.