BALTIMORE--Along with its Oct. 14 announcement that new power mobility codes will be delayed, CMS has created a new resource for information related to power wheelchairs.

Rather than having to access them separately through the Federal Register or multiple CMS manuals, a new one-stop Web site lists a number of documents that are relevant to key initiatives and changes regarding PMD coverage and payments that the agency has rolled out this year, beginning with its NCD for MAE in May.

The site includes guidance documents with click-throughs such as:

--the MAE National Coverage Determination; --the MAE coverage algorithm; --the recommendation of the Interagency Wheelchair Work Group; --the PMD Interim Final Rule; --a fact sheet on the PMD IFC; --Q&As on the MAE NCD, the PMD IFC, elimination of the power mobility CMN, and the DMERCs' LCD process; --documentation requirements in the DMERCs' draft LCDs for PMDs; and --CMS MedLearn articles associated with these initiatives.

While the Web site is a reference for all mobility stakeholders, according to officials, the documents it contains are particularly relevant for PMD prescribing physicians and practitioners and can be a useful tool for suppliers who may need to educate referring physicians on the changes--without having to navigate the CMS site to find all the details.

The new Web site is available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/coverage/wheelchairs.asp.

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