December 16, 2021
Requests for Anticipated Payment (RAPs) are Discontinued for Home Health Periods of Care that Begin in 2022 and Later
Requests for Anticipated Payment (RAPs) are not to be submitted for periods of care (30-day billing periods) that begin on or after January 1, 2022. Periods of care that begin on or after January 1, 2022, either for new admissions or patients continuing care in 2022, require the home health agency (HHA) to submit a one-time Notice of Admission (NOA).
Until the January 2022 Quarterly Release is installed at the end of December 2021, RAPs for periods of care that begin on or after January 1, 2022, will be accepted for processing. Once the release is installed, RAPs for periods of care that begin on or after January 1, 2022, will be returned to the provider. If an HHA has submitted a RAP and it processed for a period of care that begins on or after January 1, 2022, it must be cancelled as soon as possible. HHAs may also need to contact their billing/software vendors to address this concern.
Please see page 5 of the Billing the Home Health Notice of Admission (NOA) job aid for how to submit NOAs for patients continuing care in 2022. Please note NOAs cannot be submitted early, i.e., before the "From" date reported on the NOA.