Proposed Changes to Physician Supervision Requirements for Hospital Outpatient Services

In the proposed changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, CMS is proposing to change the physician supervision requirements applicable to hospital outpatient services described in the 2009 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule. In the proposed rulemaking release, issued July 1, 2009, CMS indicates that physician supervision requirements requiring "direct supervision"