CMS Finalizes Virtual Direct Supervision Extension and Rule Changes

On November 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized its proposal to extend virtual direct supervision—i.e., the ability to provide direct supervision through real-time, audio-visual technology (rather than in-person presence)—through December 31, 2025, and to permanently allow virtual direction supervision for a subset of “incident to” services....
By: Bass, Berry & Sims PLC