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 ...

In a proposed rule published in the June 30, 2011, Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ... regarding concerns with respect to the signature requirement and policy alternatives ...

"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 ...

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.

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 ...