A proposed rule from the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare (CMS) would give the agency broad power to deny or revoke a home health agency’s or home medical equipment provider’s Medicare enrollment or application for enrollment if they are found to have an improper relationship. However, even though the Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process rule is scheduled to go into effect Nov. 4, 2019, that will very likely not be the reality of the situation, said Paul Giles, the director of Home Health Finance for Dignity Health. That’s because, even though CMS has outlined what information it will require providers to turn over, it has not yet revised the form that will be used—CMS Form 855—and which needs significant alterations. That, Giles...