Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act (NOTICE Act)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

TeleTown Hall: Implementation of the

Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act (NOTICE Act)

Monday, December 21, 2015

2:00-3:30 pm Eastern Time

Conference Call Only

 

On August 6, 2015, Section 1866(a)(1) of the Social Security Act was amended by Congress to require hospitals and critical access hospitals to provide notification to Medicare beneficiaries receiving observation services as outpatients for more than 24 hours at such hospitals and critical access hospitals.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a TeleTown Hall meeting to solicit input regarding CMS’s implementation of the Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act (NOTICE Act) requirements.  Participants are asked to come prepared to share comments and/or concerns.  All viewpoints are welcome and will be taken into consideration as we work through implementation of the NOTICE Act. Please note that CMS will not be responding to questions or comments.

To submit your comments via email, please send them to: Notice_Act@cms.hhs.gov (Please note the underscore in the email address: Notice_Act)

This TeleTown Hall is not intended for the press, direct inquiries to press@cms.hhs.gov .

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting, contact reasonableaccommodationprogram@cms.hhs.gov no later than Thursday, December 17, 2015.

We look forward to your participation. Please share this invitation. We anticipate a large number of participants, please dial-in at least 15 minutes prior to call start time.

Please dial: 1-800-837-1935

Conference ID: 5106309