To the Region B Council,

This is a call for questions for the next Council meeting that will be held Thursday, January 21, 2010 at the same times and locations as previous meeting. See request below.

In addition, attached is the electronic version of the RAC presentation that was provided at the face to face meeting in October. Also enclosed is the Provider Contact Center Operational handout and the final approved meeting minutes from the meeting.

Thank you and hope you have a good weekend!

Rose Schafhauser

Region B Council Administration

10480 Perkins Ave N

Stillwater, MN 55082

email: schafhause@aol.com

ph: 651-351-5395

Region B Council A-Team Question Form

Our Association is a member of the Region B Council, a coalition of suppliers from the seven-state Medicare Jurisdiction B.  Its purpose is to meet quarterly with National Government Services (NGS), the Jurisdiction B DME MAC, to suggest, review and resolve problems in operations. Our next meeting is set for Thursday, January 21, 2010 at the same location as always.

Use this form to submit questions to the A-Teams for the Region B Council. A-Teams will help solicit and filter the issues by specialty area. The compiled questions by the A-Teams will then be submitted to the NGS. These meetings are intended to discuss and resolve broad policy, coverage and processing problems, rather than individual claim difficulties. Therefore, before you submit a question, please utilize all available resources at the DME MAC to obtain your answer.  When you do submit a question, attach appropriate documentation. Medicare personnel answer the questions in writing, which are then distributed to the Association's membership.

State Associations: Please return questions sorted by A-Team specialty via an email, not fax, to the Region B Council Office to schafhause@aol.com, by close of business day Wednesday, December 16, 2009.  Since we need to get these questions into the DME MAC more timely so that we can get the handouts prior to the meeting, NO LATE QUESTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

PLEASE SUBMIT QUESTION (S) BY A-TEAM SPECIALTY:

 
Home Medical Equipment:

 
Enteral/Parenteral/IV Therapy:

 
Respiratory Care Equipment/Oxygen Therapy:

 
Prosthetics/Orthotics:

 
Rehab Equipment:

 
Ostomy/Urological/Medical Supplies:

 
Diabetic Monitoring and Supplies:

Documentation/Regulatory/Miscellaneous:

 
Attached:  Please indicate if attachments/examples/supporting information is attached:
 

Submitted by:  Name, Company, Phone and email address:

http://aihmes.org/associations/2655/files/dec2009_CGI_RAC_Outreach_Presentation_-_Jurisdiction_B_Council_Meeting_10-29-09.pdf
http://aihmes.org/associations/2655/files/dec2009_DME_MAC_Jurisdiction_B_Council_Mtg_MinutesOct2009FINAL.pdf
http://aihmes.org/associations/2655/files/dec2009_DME_MAC_Jurisdiction_B_Provider_Contact_Center_Update_2nd_..pdf

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