CMS announced March 26 that the phased-in participation of the Review Choice Demonstration for agencies in Florida and North Carolina will continue for an additional 90 days.
 
The voluntary participation period had been previously extended to March 31, and will continue due to the public health emergency, according to CMS.
 
Reminders from CMS for agencies in the two states:
  • Providers may choose from a subsequent choice selection based upon their Cycle 1 results.
  • Providers that do not make a choice selection may continue submitting pre-claim review requests.
  • Claims that go through pre-claim review and are submitted with a valid UTN will be excluded from further medical review.
  • Claims submitted without going through the pre-claim review process will process as normal and will not be subject to a 25% payment reduction. These claims may be subject to post payment review in the future through the normal medical review process.
  • Providers do not need to take any further action if they choose not to participate.
Click here to view the update: https://go.cms.gov/39kbEAd.