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Guidance for home health agencies and hospices to have fully established internal processes to comply with the face-to-face encounter requirements mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for purposes of certification of a patient’s eligibility for Medicare home health services and of recertification for Medicare hospice services.

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Final

Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: April 11, 2011

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