Instead, CMS will seek input from an advisory committee on its proposal to require direct supervision for initiation of the service, followed by general supervision for 16 specific services. The services include direct admission of a patient for hospital observation care, intravenous infusions for therapy, prophylaxis or diagnosis and subcutaneous infusions for therapy or prophylaxis.
Meanwhile, the agency will not enforce a direct supervision requirement for therapeutic services for outpatients at critical access hospitals, following a suspension of that requirement in March. The AHA recently stated it would support a bill in the U.S. House allowing general physician supervision for many outpatient therapy services.
Read the CMS final rule for hospital outpatient services (pdf).
Read more coverage on supervision requirements for outpatient services.
– CMS Backs Off Direct Supervision Requirement for Critical Access Hospitals
– AHA Announces Support For Bill Easing Outpatient Therapy Supervision Requirements
– AHA Tells CMS of Concerns With Proposed ASC Quality, Cost Reporting Changes
