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Keep this Chart Handy to Master New Claim Requirements

Welcome this ambulance transport responsibility clarification.

If you're feeling confused about the many new requirements the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have unveiled for 2010, you're not alone. M. Aaron Little, CPA, senior managing consultant with BKD in Springfield, MO offers this rundown to help keep your claims in order.

Visit the CMS Web site to get all the details for these new claims requirements.

For change request 6440: www.cms.hhs.gov/transmittals/downloads/R1738CP.pdf

For change request 6540: www.cms.hhs.gov/transmittals/downloads/R1885CP.pdf

For change request 6791: www.cms.hhs.gov/transmittals/downloads/R1897CP.pdf

For change request 6778: www.cms.hhs.gov/transmittals/downloads/R121BP.pdf and www.cms.hhs.gov/transmittals/downloads/R1907CP.pdf