DNV is currently in the application and approval process with CMS to acquire deeming authority for Critical Access facilities. News and updates will be posted on this web page as they occur.
Public Comment Period Now Open
CMS is accepting comments from the healthcare industry on DNV’s application to accredit Critical Access Hospitals. There are a variety of ways to submit your comments, which must be received no later than 5 p.m. on August 25, 2010. Important: In all correspondence please refer to file code CMS–2336–PN
Web
Go to: www.regulations.gov. Enter the DNV file code CMS–2336–PN into the search box (where it says Enter Keyword or ID). Follow the instructions.
Regular mail
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Attention: CMS– 2336–PN
P.O. Box 8016
Baltimore, MD 21244–8016
Express or overnight mail
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Attention: CMS– 2336–PN
Mail Stop C4–26–05
7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244–1850
By hand or courier
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Room 445–G, Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, SW.
Washington, DC 20201