CMS has expanded the exceptions to the signature ... However, reviewers shall not deny a claim for a signature log that is missing credentials," says the agency. Attestation statements are invalid ...

"CMS Sign-Off On Enforcement of Physician Signature Requirement on Lab Requisitions" (April 28, 2011). We indicated that rescission of the requirement might, however, require the agency to comply ...

CMS has announced it is delaying enforcement of policy included in the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule requiring a physician’s or qualified nonphysician practitioner’s signature on ...

that would retract the CMS policy requiring that requisitions for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests be signed by a physician or non-physician practitioner (NPP). This signature requirement had ...

Opponents raised concerns that the signature requirement would impose unnecessary burdens and could result in delayed services and patient harm. The proposed rule is open to a 60-day comment period.