HealthLeaders Media May 29, 2019
The update is designed to bolster protections and improve care for program participants while easing up on the administrative and regulatory burden shouldered by PACE organizations, CMS said.
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The agency says it has historically approved waivers to allow NPs and PAs to deliver certain PCP services and experienced no problems.
The final rule, which is PACE’s first major update in more than a decade, comes nearly three years after the proposed rule.
Non-physician medical providers, such as nurse practitioners (NP) and physician assistants (PA), will be allowed next year to take the place of primary care physicians (PCP) in providing some services for participants in Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), under...