Time for New Medicare Application Form

According to CMS, effective June 1, DMEPOS suppliers submitting applications to Medicare must use the revised CMS-855S form or the application will be rejected. The revised form includes a 26th Supplier Standard: "All DMEPOS suppliers must obtain a surety bond in order to receive and retain a supplier billing number." The revised form also includes a section for reporting surety bond information. View the revised CMS-855S form.