Medicare Program Integrity Manual (Pub. 100-08), Ch. 13 § 13.5.2.2

CAC Recommendations

Last amended: 2019Year: 2019Length: 144 wordsOfficial source
13.5.2.2 - CAC Recommendations (Rev. 863; Issued: 02-12-19; Effective: 10-03-18; Implementation: 01-08-19) When a MAC determines that a CAC consultation should be sought for a proposed LCD, the summary of recommendations from the CAC regarding the policy shall be included in the Final LCD. Contractors shall clearly identify, attendance information consisting of location, time and, date for the CAC meeting(s) and ensure that these are clearly distinguished from the information for the Open meeting(s) even if they occur on the same day at the same location. The MAC shall also make available a means to accommodate reasonable requests for assistance from stakeholders who are hearing or visually impaired. The frequency of the CAC meetings are at the discretion of the MAC and will be based on the appropriateness and on the volume of LCDs that require CAC consultation as part of the LCD process.
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