On July 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed to extend virtual direct supervision—i.e., the ability to provide direct supervision through real-time, audio-visual technology ...

Medicare providers often ask themselves — or ask legal counsel — the simple question, "What level of supervision applies here?" The answer is hardly ever simple, and, frustratingly, often leads to ...

In its 2014 final rule on hospital outpatient payments, CMS ended its delay of the direct supervision requirement for critical access hospitals. Beginning next year, the agency will require on-site, ...

CMS has proposed an extension of its current virtual direct supervision rule through December 31, 2025, and to permanently allow virtual direction supervision for a subset of services. The rule allows ...