PECOS REJECTIONS DELAYED

CMS has just announced a new implementation date for PECOS rejections of January 3, 2011. CMS announced this delay yesterday. Prior to this announcement CMS maintained that implementation of rejections would begin to occur on April 4, 2010 for any services ordered by physicians who are not in PECOS. Suppliers will continue to get warnings on their remittance notices when your referring physician is not in PECOS, but claim rejections will not happen until next year. At some point during 2010, CMS will send letters directly to any physician not in PECOS, telling them that they must reenroll or they will not be able to make referrals. CMS staff also has indicated that the PECOS system will become available for DMEPOS supplier enrollment some time in 2010. We will notify you of any new information as it is announced.