CMS Working to Rescind Rule Requiring Physician Signature on All Medicare Lab Test Paper Requisitions

CMS is working to rescind the rule which would require a physician’s signature on all paper requisitions for medical laboratory tests for Medicare patients, according to a post on the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) website.

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The rule is scheduled to go into effect April 1 but the steps taken by CMS could prevent it from becoming a requirement.

 

Read the HFAP blog post about the physician signature requirement.

 

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