Posted February 2, 2023
Physicians often hear conflicting instructions on how they should sign a home health agency plan of care certification or recertification, sometimes being told they need to sign and date every single page of the document.
Does CMS really require physicians to take the time to go to those administrative lengths? The short answer is no.
“There is no CMS requirement specifying that physicians or allowed non-physician practitioners must sign every single page of home health POC certifications or recertification,” according to the latest research that the AMA has done through its “Debunking Regulatory Myths” series.
Instead, the individual home health agency is allowed to determine the document’s format and the way in which timely certification or recertification is obtained.
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