SECTION 317:30-5-545. Eligible providers

  All eligible home health service providers must be Medicare certified, accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO), or have deemed status with Medicare, and have a current contract with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. Home Health Agencies billing for durable medical equipment (DME) must have a supplier contract and bill equipment on claim form CMS-1500. Additionally, home health services providers that did not participate in Medicaid prior to January 1, 1998, must meet the "Capitalization Requirements" set forth in 42 CFR 489.28. Home health services providers that do not meet these requirements will not be permitted to participate in the Medicaid program.

[Source: Added at 12 Ok Reg 751, eff 1-5-95 through 7-14-95 (emergency); Added at 12 Ok Reg 3131, eff 7-27-95; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 59, eff 9-11-98 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1429, eff 5-27-99; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 332, eff 12-1-06 (emergency); Amended at 24 Ok Reg 929, eff 5-11-07]