DMEPOS Suppliers Should Not Register Now for the Individuals Authorized Access to CMS Computer Services - Provider Community (IACS-PC)
In the near future, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be announcing new online enterprise applications that will allow Medicare fee-for-service providers to access, update, and submit information over the Internet. Details of these provider applications will be announced as they become available.
Recently, CMS announced that Medicare FFS providers should now register for IACS-PC; however, CMS does not expect any new online services will be available to durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) suppliers in 2008. Therefore, DMEPOS suppliers should not register for IACS-PC, at this time. DMEPOS suppliers interested in the second round of DMEPOS competitive bidding should follow CMS DMEPOS Competitive Bid instructions which will be released closer to the 2008 bid window.
To learn more about IACS-PC in preparation for future registration, see the new MLN Matters article (the first in a new series on IACS-PC), which addresses key questions and answers about the registration process. The article is now available on the
CMS Web site (PDF, 194 KB).