Accreditation of Durable
Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)
Suppliers (CMS-10932)
New
collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
12/03/2025
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
2,525
0
6,687
0
0
0
Since 2006, DMEPOS suppliers have been
required to be accredited by a CMS-approved DMEPOS accreditation
organization (AO) in order to enroll in Medicare. The accreditation
process, which typically centers around the AO’s on-site survey of
the DMEPOS supplier, is designed to help confirm that the supplier
is compliant with the DMEPOS quality standards. To become and
remain a DMEPOS AO – of which there currently are eight -- an
organization must comply with the requirements of § 424.58. These
requirements include, but are not limited to, submission of: (i) an
initial application to CMS to become a DMEPOS AO; (ii) an
application to CMS for reapproval as a DMEPOS AO; and (iii)
periodic information to CMS about its DMEPOS accreditation program.
These AO applications and data submissions do not follow a specific
format and are not furnished on uniform OMB-approved forms -- akin
to, for example, the Form CMS-855S DMEPOS supplier enrollment
application (Medicare Enrollment Application - Durable Medical
Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Suppliers;
OMB Control Number: 0938-1056). CMS on July 2, 2025, published in
the Federal Register a proposed rule titled, “Medicare and Medicaid
Programs; Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System
(HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting
Program and the HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model; Durable
Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)
Competitive Bidding Program Updates; DMEPOS Accreditation
Requirements; and Other Medicare and Medicaid Policies” (90 FR
29108) (CMS-1828-P). Among the proposals in this proposed rule were
additional requirements that organizations must meet to become or
remain a DMEPOS AO. These proposals would: (1) facilitate greater
CMS oversight of the DMEPOS accreditation program in general and
DMEPOS AOs in particular; and (2) help better ensure that DMEPOS
AOs are adequately performing their accreditation and quality
standard verification activities. These requirements would be
included in revised § 424.58.
US Code:
42
USC 1395f(a) Name of Law: CONDITIONS OF AND LIMITATIONS ON
PAYMENT FOR SERVICES
US Code: 42
USC 1395g(a) Name of Law: PAYMENT TO PROVIDERS OF SERVICES
US Code: 42
USC 1395l(e) Name of Law: PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
US Code:
42 USC 1395m(a)(20)(A through B) Name of Law: SPECIAL PAYMENT
RULES FOR PARTICULAR ITEMS AND SERVICES
US Code:
42 USC 1395m(a)(20)(G) Name of Law: SPECIAL PAYMENT RULES FOR
PARTICULAR ITEMS AND SERVICES
US Code: 42
USC 1395m(j) Name of Law: SPECIAL PAYMENT RULES FOR PARTICULAR
ITEMS AND SERVICES
This is a new information
collection request. However, the annual burden estimate increased
from the stated value of approximately 5,437 in the proposed rule
submission. In the proposed rule, we discussed the burden
associated with additional documentation. However, the estimate was
inadvertently left out of the propose rule submission of this PRA
package. The burden is now 6,687, which is an increase of
approximately 1,250 hours and is attributed to the burden
associated the requirement(s) to provide additional
documentation.
$7,634
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
William Parham
4107864669
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
CMS-10932.Supporting Statement Part A.docx
DMEPOS AO Data Submission Requirements