📢 Announcement
CMS UPDATE 11/2024
Joseph Zalkin
CMS released information last Friday (see attachment) about the new regulatory change - it should be published in the Federal Register on 12/9/24:
“Specifically, we are modifying the definition of ALS2 at §414.605 so that the list of ALS2 procedures now includes, as a new number 8, prehospital blood transfusion, which includes the administration of low titer O+ and O- whole blood; the administration of packed red blood cells; the administration of plasma; or the administration of a combination of packed red blood cells and plasma.”
Federal Register :: Public Inspection: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Calendar Year 2025 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program; Medicare Overpayments
Congratultions to the team at
Prehospital Blood Transfusion Initiative Coalition https://prehospitaltransfusion.org