Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Notes:

Comply With Owner Fingerprint Requests ASAP

If you get a request from Medicare asking for a fingerprint background check for owners, you’d better hop to it. “Fingerprint-based background checks are required for all individuals with a 5 percent or greater ownership interest in a provider or supplier that falls into the high risk category and is currently enrolled in Medicare or has submitted an initial enrollment [...]
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