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Medicare Announces New ABN Form

On Monday, March 3, 2008, CMS introduced the revised Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN). This form replaces the General Use ABN. The form and the instructions are included in included inside and can also be accessed at the Beneficiary Notice Initiative web page (www.cms.hhs.gov\bni).

CMS will allow a 6-month transition period from the date of implementation for use of the revised form and instructions. Thus, all providers and suppliers must begin using the new ABN (CMS-R-131) no later than September 1, 2008. Questions about the new ABN may be sent to RevisedABN_ODF@cms.hhs.gov .
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