Provider enrollment relief for areas affected by hurricane Irma

Effective September 13, 2017, and remaining in effect for a period of 180 days, First Coast implemented provider enrollment relief for providers in Florida, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. During this period, FCSO will: • Refrain from mailing any revalidation letters, including subsequent revalidation letters (i.e., payment hold and deactivation letters due to non-response to revalidation or revalidation development) • Refrain from placing providers/suppliers on payment hold and deactivating providers/suppliers who fail to respond to a revalidation request • Refrain from mailing any new fingerprint-based background check letters. Denial or revocation of providers/suppliers due to non-response to fingerprints shall also be held • Extend the 30-day development response requirement to 90 days, if development is needed • Continue to order site visits. However, the national site visit contractor will not perform site visits in the impacted area until the major disaster declaration is lifted and • Continue to require that all changes, temporary or otherwise, be submitted via the appropriate CMS-855 application.

 

Source: https://medicare.fcso.com