Health, Department of

Renal Disease Program, Administrative Procedure for End Stage

Chapter 3: Conditions of Participation for Facilities

Effective Date: 10/12/1988 to 09/07/2010

Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations

Reference Number: 048.0049.3.10121988

CHAPTER III

CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION FOR FACILITIES

Section 1. Statement of Purpose. These rules and regulations are adopted to implement the Division's authority to establish standards conditions of participation for in-state dialysis facilities and out-of-state facilities that wish to enter into a contract with the Wyoming ESRD Program. This Program reserves the right,

where comparable facilities are in-state and are equal in geographic accessibility, to encourage the use of those in-state facilities.

Section 2. Conditions and/or Approval Requirements.

(a) An approved ESRD facility is one that:

(i) Has met all Medicare certification requirements;

(ii) Has been assigned a Medicare ESRD provider number;

(iii) Has entered into a contract with the Division to participate in the State's ESRD Program and agrees to cooperate with the program.

(iv) Has authorized the Division or its designee to conduct audits of its records, at reasonable time intervals.

(b) The participating facility approval date may not be earlier than the approved date granted by HCFA for Medicare ESRD approval.

(c) Facilities under interim approval for Medicare participation also will be classified as having interim approval by the ESRD Program.