October 8, 2015
Open Meeting: Draft Local Coverage Determinations — October 19th, 2015
CGS will host an Open Meeting for comments from providers and the general public related to the development of Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) for Medicare Jurisdiction 15 on October 19th, 2015 at the following time and location:
Date: | October 19th, 2015 |
Time: | 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET |
Place: | Kentucky Medical Association (KMA) 4965 US Hwy. 42 Louisville, KY 40222-6301 |
Please note that this is an Open Meeting and not the Contractor Advisory Committee Meeting (CAC). Also, the KMA has asked that you do not arrive more than 15 minutes prior to the meeting.
The following draft LCDs will be discussed:
- DL36494 – Minimally-Invasive Surgical (MIS) Fusion of the Sacroiliac (SI) Joint
- DL36458 - MolDX: Breast Cancer Index℠ Genetic Assay
- DL36456 - MolDX: BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genetic Testing
- DL36487 - MolDX: Chromosome 1p/19q deletion analysis
- DL36485 - MolDX: HLA-DQB1*06:02 Testing for Narcolepsy
- DL36469 – Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in Adults with Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder
- DL36460 – Bone Mass Measurement
All drafts listed above except DL36494 which will not be available until October 09, 2015 can be found here.
Interested parties who wish to make presentations related to the draft LCD(s) must submit a written request, no later than October 14th, to CMD.Inquiry@cgsadmin.com and include the following information:
- Name, address, telephone number and e-mail address of presenter
- Name, address, telephone number and e-mail address of organization
- Name of draft LCD
- Copy of the presentation
The presentation must be attached to your request. Each presentation will be limited to 10 minutes.