AHIMA April 8, 2020
Guidance for Processing Attestation Statements from Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) Temporarily Enrolling as Hospitals during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency1
During the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is allowing all Medicare-enrolled ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) to enroll as hospitals and provide inpatient and outpatient hospital services to help address the urgent need to increase hospital capacity to take care of patients.
Any Medicare-certified ASC wishing to enroll as a hospital during the COVID-19 PHE should notify the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) that serves their jurisdiction of its intent by calling the MAC’s provider enrollment hotline and following the instructions noted in the 2019- Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Medicare Provider Enrollment Relief Frequently Asked Questions...
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