Comment on AO15-Proposed Rule-Fox, Matt

RIN 2900-A015 Use of Medicare Procedures to Enter Into Provider Agreements for Extended Care Services. Under the current proposed legislation a provider (agency) would have the ability to appeal a decision by a VA Medical Center Director and would have 90 days to do so. This timeframe of 90 days is too lengthy when you consider all of the information that goes into terminating an agreement with a provider. I suggest/reccomend that the law be consistent with other Geriatric and Extended Care programs such as the State Veterans Home law which allows a facility 30 days to appeal such a decision. This is also consistent with other appeals in Community Residential Care Programs. Thank you for your consideration.