CMS commits to comment period
By HME News Staff
Updated 9:37 AM CDT, Tue May 31, 2022
WASHINGTON – CMS has committed to seeking public comments on the request to reconsider the national coverage determination for mobility assistive equipment to include power seat elevation and power standing systems no later than August, according to NCART. This 30-day public comment period is the next step in the process. “NCART continues to collaborate with the ITEM Coalition on preparing advocates for this,” it stated in a bulletin. “A website dedicated to this issue will be available to act as a hub of resource materials, talking points, templates and comment submissions.” The commitment follows the news that Sens. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Rep. Jim Langevin, R-R.I., met directly with CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on moving the request forward.
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