Move after Certification Survey and Before Final Medicare

2185.1 – Move after Certification Survey and Before Final Medicare Approval (Rev. 125, Issued: 10-31-14, Effective: 10-31-14, Implementation: 10-31-14) Requests for initial certification cannot be processed to completion if a prospective provider moves to a new location after it has been surveyed but before the entity receives a determination from the RO to participate in Medicare. If a prospective provider moves from its reported location after that location has been surveyed and/or accredited but prior to signing a provider agreement with CMS, the prospective provider’s application for initial certification becomes incomplete. Absent a survey of the new location to which the prospective provider has moved, CMS is unable to determine whether applicable program requirements are met at the new location, and therefore is prevented from completing its review of the pending application. In these circumstances, CMS advises the prospective provider that its application is incomplete and is denied.