CMS releases additional FAQs on COVID-19-related waivers to help providers, including physicians, hospitals and rural health clinics. New FAQs include answers to questions on:
- Outpatient therapy
- Telehealth and appropriate coding
- Federally qualified health centers
New FAQs under sections L (Medicare Telehealth) and M (Physician Services) address issues such as use of CR and DR modifiers for telehealth, documentation of telehealth services, reporting audio-only services that last longer than 30 minutes, beneficiary consent and more. All new FAQs are dated May 27, 2020.