Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 24, June 15, 2024
Section 1249.55a - Use of the Medicare Form HCFA-485-statement of policy(a) Home health agencies may use Form HCFA-485 as verification of the physician's prescription for medical/surgical supplies.(b) The requirement that medical/surgical supplies must be ordered by the attending physician on the physician's prescription pad has not changed. See Medical Assistance Bulletin No. 23-88-02, effective September 1, 1988, and § 1249.2a (relating to clarification of conditions under which MA recipients may be considered homebound-statement of policy).The provisions of this § 1249.55a adopted June 8, 1990, effective upon publication and applies retroactively to June 8, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 3085.