2006 proposed fee schedule - American Society of Clinical Oncology

(although we require at least one visit a month by a
physician, CNS, NP, or PA to examine the vascular access
site).
Requests for adding services to the list of Medicare
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telehealth services must be submitted and received no later
than December 31st of each CY to be considered for the next
proposed rule. For example, requests submitted before the
end of CY 2004 are considered for the CY 2006 proposed rule.
For more information on submitting a request for an addition
to the list of Medicare telehealth services, visit our
website at www.cms.hhs.gov/physicians/telehealth.
2. Submitted Requests for Addition to the List of
Telehealth Services
We received the following public requests for
additional approved services in CY 2004: (1) diabetes
outpatient self-management training services and medical
nutritional therapy; and (2) modification of the definition
of an interactive telecommunications system for purposes of
furnishing a telehealth service. The following is a
discussion of the requests submitted in CY 2004.
a. Medical Nutrition Therapy and Diabetes Self-Management
Training
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and an
individual practitioner submitted a request to add medical
nutrition therapy (MNT) (as represented by HCPCS codes