I’m sure this will be good news to the home health agencies we service. Although United Therapy Services has already made strides to be in compliance with the CoPs, additional time will allow us to firm up our processes. Begin reading the article below for more information.

“The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed delaying the implementation date for the new home health Conditions of Participation (CoPs) until January 2018. The proposal comes after home health industry associations and providers pushed back against the original implementation timeline for the CoPs, which were finalized in early January 2017…”
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