CMS Delays Form C Deadline until April 29

BALTIMORE — CMS said this week it has delayed the deadline
for “Form C,” which Round 1 contract suppliers must fill out
listing the products they furnished to Medicare beneficiaries
during the previous quarter.

The report is due within 10 calendar days of the end of each
quarter, which would have put the deadline 10 days past March 31
for the first three months of competitive bidding. But a
post on the CBIC website said since this will
be the first submission of the report, “CMS is not requiring
submission of the form within the 10-day requirement. Therefore,
suppliers must submit their Form C no later than April 29,
2011.”

That gives bid winners two weeks more to compile the report,
which requires information on the model, manufacturer and model
number for the top 80 percent HCPCS codes for each product category
in each competitive bidding area for which they have a
contract.

The form and instructions are posted to the CBIC
website. The ability to print Form C will become available on April
1, the notice said.

According to an update from the American Association for
Homecare, “CMS is trying to make submission of the form electronic
as quickly as possible. However, CMS officials say this may not be
accomplished until Round 2.”

One important note: CMS warned providers that “data entered into
Form C does not save. You may enter all required information at one
time and then select ‘Review and Print.’”

Read the full notice.

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