Image via WikipediaThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently issued a series of Alerts for Implementation of Medicare Secondary Payer Mandatory Reporting Provisions in Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (See 42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(7) & (8)).
One of Alerts defines the Date of Incidence (DOI) for a cumulative injury which is the earlier of:
• The date that treatment for any manifestation of the cumulative injury began when such treatment preceded formal diagnosis; or
• The first date that formal diagnosis was made by any medical practitioner.
MMSEA 111 - Alert - November 18, 2010 - ALERT: Liability Insurance (Including Self-Insurance), No-Fault Insurance, and Workers' Compensation - Special Default ICD-9 Code for Responsible Reporting Entities (RREs) [PDF 69.45KB]
MMSEA 111 - Alert - November 18, 2010 - ALERT: TIN Reference File Address Validation Information for Liability Insurance (Including Self-Insurance), No-Fault Insurance, and Workers' Compensation Responsible Reporting Entities (RREs) [PDF 58.76KB]
MMSEA 111 - Alert- November 9, 2010 - I. Revised Implementation Timeline for TPOC Liability Insurance (Including Self-Insurance) Settlements, Judgments, Awards or Other Payments and II. Extension of Current Dollar Thresholds for Liability Insurance (Including Self-Insurance) and Workers' Compensation [PDF 46.95KB]
MMSEA 111 - Revised Alert - November 5, 2010 - Direct Data Entry (DDE) Registration Information for Liability Insurance (Including Self-Insurance), No-Fault Insurance, and Workers' Compensation [PDF 49.17KB]
MMSEA 111 – Revised Alert - November 5, 2010 - New Direct Data Entry (DDE) Option for Liability Insurance (Including Self-Insurance), No-Fault Insurance and Workers' Compensation [PDF 65.37KB]
MMSEA111 - Alert - October 14, 2010 - Alert For Liability (Including Self-Insurance), No-Fault Insurance and Workers' Compensation - Reporting Timeframe [PDF 44.34KB]
MMSEA111 - Alert - October 14, 2010 - Alert For Liability (Including Self-Insurance), No-Fault Insurance and Workers' Compensation - DOI For Cumulative Injury [PDF 40.89KB]
New information concerning ICD Provider & Diagnostic Codes has also been posted to the CMS website:
Version 28 Full and Abbreviated Code Titles - Effective October 1, 2010 [ZIP 922KB]
Conversion information to the proposed (NEW) ICD-10 Codes is also posted.
