Extraordinary Circumstance Relocation Exception Guidance for an Off-Campus ProviderBased Department (in accordance with regulations at 42 CFR 419.22 and 419.48).
This document provides information on how hospitals can request from their CMS Regional Office a relocation exception for an excepted off-campus department of a provider (PBD) due to an extraordinary circumstance. This document also describes the suggested information a hospital should submit with its request.
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