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As we stated previously in the CY 2024 PFS final rule (88 FR 78926), the codes do not limit the types of other health care professionals, such as registered nurses and social workers, that can perform CHI services (and PIN services, as we discuss in the next section) incident to the billing practitioner's professional services, so long as they meet the requirements to provide all elements of the service included in the code, consistent with the definition of auxiliary personnel at 410.26(a)(1). We are clarifying that when we refer to certified or trained auxiliary personnel in the following codes: G0019, G0022, G0023, G0024, G0140, G0146, this also includes CSWs
In addition, we are proposing two changes regarding supplies of immunosuppressive drugs to align with current standards of practice and reduce barriers to medication adherence: to allow payment of a supply fee for a prescription of a supply of up to 90 days and to allow prescriptions for these immunosuppressive drugs to be refillable
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