In an interim final rule released Nov. 5, the agency laid out the organizations that are exempt from the mandate.
They are:
- Physician offices not regulated by CMS
- Freestanding imaging centers not regulated by CMS
- Teleworkers who provider services 100 percent remotely with no direct contact with patients or other staff
- Organ procurement organizations, although staff can be included through service arrangements with hospitals and other providers
- Portable X-ray suppliers, although staff can be included through service arrangements with hospitals and other providers
- Medicaid home care services, such as home and community-based services
- EMS providers, unless through a contract with a CMS-regulated healthcare entity
- Noncertified therapy providers, such as therapists in private practice or group practices
- Assisted living facilities not regulated by Medicare conditions of participation
