Revised Reporting Requirements for Contractor Reporting of Operational Workload Data (CROWD) Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Quarterly Report (CMS Form-1565E, CROWD Form S)
Section 413b of the Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) requires that for zip codes that fully fall
into areas designated as a HPSA, the HPSA bonus payment be automatically paid. As a
result of these changes to the HPSA bonus payment program, revisions have been made
to reflect the method in which CROWD Form S data is reported.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: October 22, 2004
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