Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) National Provider Call with Question and Answer Session
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Communications Group will host a national provider conference call on IRF PPS coverage requirements based on the fiscal year 2010 final rule. This toll-free call will take place from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., ET, on Thursday November 12, 2009.
Following the presentation, the lines will be opened to allow participants to ask questions of CMS IRF PPS subject matter experts.
A PowerPoint slide presentation will be posted at least one day prior to the call on the IRF PPS Coverage web page at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/InpatientRehabFacPPS/04_Coverage.asp 
on the CMS website for you to download prior to the call so that you can follow along with the presenter.
Conference call details:
Date: November 12, 2009
Conference Title: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Coverage Requirements
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
In order to receive the call-in information, you must register for the call. It is important to note that if you are planning to sit in with a group, only one person needs to register to receive the call-in data. This registration is solely to reserve a phone line, NOT to allow participation.
Registration will close at 2:00 p.m. ET on November 11, 2009, or when available space has been filled. No exceptions will be made, so please be sure to register prior to this time.
- To register for the call participants need to go to: http://www.eventsvc.com/palmettogba/register/d60a0a65-8601-4482-ba63-be74effbd290
- Fill in all required data.
- Please provide any questions you may have in the space provided.
- Verify that your time zone is displayed correctly in the drop down box.
- Click "Register".
- You will be taken to the "Thank you for registering" page and will receive a confirmation e-mail shortly thereafter. Note: Please print and save the "Thank you for registering" page, in the event that your server blocks the confirmation e-mails. If you do not receive the confirmation e-mail, please check your spam/junk mail filter as it may have been directed there.
CMS plans to post Q&As from this call, as appropriate, to the IRF Coverage Requirements website (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/InpatientRehabFacPPS/04_Coverage.asp ) after the call.
If you require services for the hearing impaired, please send an e-mail to Medicare.TTT@PalmettoGBA.com.
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