As the health care industry’s most comprehensive library of customizable policy and procedure templates, MCN Healthcare’s Home Care Corporate Compliance Manual includes this customizable template, Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN). MCN’s policy library helps you meet compliance with Joint Commission and federal regulations including CMS, CDC, OSHA, OIG, HIPAA and more.

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Here is some sample content from Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN):

	POLICY: All Certificates of Medical Necessity are completed in compliance with Medicare regulations and contain adequate/comprehensive and accurate information to permit reimbursement decisions. All reasonable steps will be taken to ensure that each Certificate of Medical Necessity is completed in accordance with the Medicare guidelines. The original completed, signed Certificate of Medical Necessity is retained in the patient medical records and shall be available to the Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier DMERC upon request. PROCEDURE: The CMN is completed by the Intake...
Second excerpt:
	...who is knowledgeable about the patient's clinical status. In the event the physician did not personally complete Section B, the physician is required to review same for accuracy. Section D is to be signed by the treating physician or other person authorized by state law to order equipment for the patient. Blank CMNs are not to be forwarded to the treating physician or other authorized person for signature. Cover letters attached to the Certificate of Medical Necessity contain only...