Disclosure of the 25 Supplier Standards
The revised version of the CMS 855S Medicare enrollment form added supplier standards 22-25 requiring all DMEPOS suppliers to be accredited by an approved accrediting organization to obtain or retain Medicare billing privileges. DMEPOS suppliers must therefore meet specific accreditation deadlines to avoid billing interruption.
DMEPOS suppliers are not required to disclose the 25 supplier standards to Medicare beneficiaries until the full implementation date - September 30, 2009. Suppliers are encouraged however, to release the updated list of standards as existing reserves are depleted. Supplier Standard 16 requires DMEPOS suppliers to disclose all supplier standards to each beneficiary to whom it provides a Medicare-covered item.