The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) has reported that CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) has extended the deadline to opt out of prior authorization and continue submitting requests.
The NEW deadline is May 26.
The extension does not apply to everyone, however. The extension applies ONLY to suppliers who received a letter about their prior authorization exemption status from the DME MACs, sent in the early weeks of March.
According to the updated MAC notice:
If you reached exemption and want to continue submitting prior authorization requests, you must submit the opt-out form though myCGS or at Jurisdiction B or Jurisdiction C (PDF forms) between May 19, 2026, and May 26, 2026! Opt-out requests received after this period will be rejected.
Additional details about the supplier prior authorization exemption process for DMEPOS providers can be found here.
