The accreditation deadline for suppliers participating in the first round of competitive bidding is August 31.
Participating suppliers must be accredited before this date in order to be awarded a contract. Suppliers wishing to participate in the competitive bidding project should apply for accreditation immediately in order to allow adequate time to process their applications. To complete this initial registration and obtain an User ID and password, please go to https://applications.cms.hhs.gov.
Bidding is expected to open in late April 2007. Only suppliers that are bidding must meet the August 31 deadline. CMS has NOT set a date for non-bidding suppliers to obtain accreditation.
Bill Popomaronis, R.Ph., NCPA vice president, home health and long term care pharmacy services, provides his thoughts and explanations on the latest DME information from CMS.
