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

Effective Jan 30, 2015

Published Jan 30, 2015

Last Reviewed Jan 30, 2015

CMS has once again extended its moratoria on new home health agencies and new branches of existing home health agencies by six months in six metropolitan areas,

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, according to the Federal Register’s website Jan. 29.

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.

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