Transmittals

New Guidance Added to Chapter 7 – Survey and Enforcement Process for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Nursing Facilities

Revised Appendix A to the State Operations Manual (SOM), Interpretive Guidelines for Hospitals

Revisions to Chapter 9 State Operations Manual (SOM) Exhibits

Implementing the Recompetition Award for the Jurisdiction N (formerly Jurisdiction 9) Part A/Part B Medicare Administrative Contractor (A/B MAC) Workload

July Update to the CY 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database

Additional States Requiring Payment Edits for DMEPOS Suppliers of Prosthetics and Certain Custom-Fabricated Orthotics. Update to CR 3959 and CR 8390

Additional States Requiring Payment Edits for DMEPOS Suppliers of Prosthetics and Certain Custom-Fabricated Orthotics. Update to CR 3959 and CR 8390

Revision to CMS Publication 100-08, Chapter 15

Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) for Solid Tumors (This CR rescinds and fully replaces CR8468/TR2873 dated February 6, 2014)

Implementing Payment Changes for FCHIP (Frontier Community Health Integration Project), Mandated by section 123 of MIPPA 2008 and as amended by section 3126 of the ACA of 2010

New to State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix Y- Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Interpretive Guidance

ICD-10 Conversion/Coding Infrastructure Revisions/ICD-9 Updates to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)--Maintenance CR

Common Edits and Enhancements Modules (CEM) Code Set Update

Indian Health Services (HIS) Hospital Payment Rates for Calendar Year 2014

Medicare Claims Processing Pub. 100-04 Chapter 24 Update

Instructions for Downloading the Medicare ZIP Code File for October 2014

Claim Status Category and Claim Status Codes Update

Quarterly Update for the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) - October 2014

Quarterly Update to the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, Version 20.3, Effective October 1, 2014

July 2014 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System