CMS extends moratoria on new home health agencies in 6 metro areas

Effective Jul 29, 2014

Published Jul 29, 2014

Last Reviewed Jul 29, 2014

CMS has extended its moratoria on new home health agencies and new branches of existing home health agencies by six months in six metropolitan areas, CMS announced July 29.

The moratoria — which covers the metropolitan areas of Miami-Dade, Fort Lauderdale, Detroit, Dallas, Houston and Chicago — was extended because the risk of fraud and abuse persists in those areas, CMS says.

The number of home health agencies in these areas remains sufficient to serve the number of patients needing home health services, CMS adds.

The moratoria on the Chicago and Miami-Dade areas has been in place since July 2013, while the moratoria on the other four areas has been in place since Jan. 31, 2014 (HHL 2/6/14).

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