Timeline
The chart listed below pertains to cost report due dates for the following APASS providers:
- All hospitals (Form CMS-2552-96), including critical access hospitals with provider based HHAs
- All skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) (Form CMS-2540-96) with a provider based home health agency
- All home health agencies (Form CMS-1728-94)
- All community health centers (Form CMS 2088-92)
The chart also includes information pertaining to the FIs' responsibility to produce PS&R reports and the dates the reports are to be forwarded to the providers. The cost report due dates are based on allowing the providers 38 days to complete the cost report plus an allowance of seven days for the postal service to deliver the PS&R.
| Cost Reporting Year Ending Dates |
PS & R Mailed to Provider By Dates |
Cost Report Due Dates |
|---|---|---|
| August 2000-December 2000 | October 21, 2002 | December 5, 2002 |
| January 2001-June 2001 | November 11, 2002 | December 26, 2002 |
| July 2001-September 2001 | December 2, 2002 | January 16, 2003 |
| October 2001-December 2001 | December 23, 2002 | February 7, 2003 |
| January 2002-March 2002 | January 13, 2003 | February 27, 2003 |
| April 2002-June 2002 | February 3, 2003 | March 20, 2003 |
| July 2002-September 2002 | February 24, 2003 | April 10, 2003 |
Note that providers are not precluded from filing cost reports based on their own records and claims data.
(1) Only applies to HHAs that use Associate Services of Maine as their Regional Home Health Intermediary (RHHI). All other critical access hospitals and SNFs with provider based HHAs that do not use Associate Services of Maine as their RHHI are required to file cost reports in accordance with timelines defined in 42 CFR 413.24(f)(2) and CMS Pub. 15-2, chapter 100, §104.
Should you have any questions regarding cost report due dates, please contact a Reimbursement Supervisor at 1-866-734-9444. Or refer to our Contacts page.
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