NCPA met recently with CMS and asked for a six-month DMEPOS facility accreditation extension specifically for independent community pharmacies. Regretfully, government legal counsel advised CMS that they don’t have the statutory flexibility to grant pharmacy that option. Translation: NO!
Oh well, I guess I’ll have to let my corporate office do the accreditation work for me like the big suppliers. Wait, I am corporate and the chief cook and bottle washer too!
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.
