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Ambulance Fee Schedule Public Use Files CMS

    https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/AmbulanceFeeSchedule/afspuf
    An RVU of 1.00 is assigned to the Basic Life Support (BLS) level of ground service, i.e., BLS has an RVU of 1; higher RVU values are assigned to the other types of ground ambulance services, which require a higher level of service than BLS.

to Guidance - - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

    https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/Downloads/Survey-and-Cert-Letter-14-01.pdf
    occurs. Prior to the arrival of EMS, nursing homes must provide basic life support, including initiation of CPR, to a resident who experiences cardiac arrest in accordance with that resident’s advance directives or in the absence of advance directives or a DNR order. CPR-certified staff must be available at all times to provide CPR when needed.

Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers

    https://www.redcross.org/content/dam/redcross/atg/Landing_Pages/BLS/BLS_Handbook__Final_.pdf
    The Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers Handbook is part of the American Red Cross Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers program. The emergency care procedures outlined in the program materials reflect the standard of knowledge and accepted emergency practices in the United States at

Ground Ambulance Transport Services and Deceased Beneficiaries

    https://www.novitas-solutions.com/webcenter/portal/MedicareJH/pagebyid?contentId=00003273
    Nov 30, 2016 · “The Medicare ambulance benefit is a transportation benefit and without a transport there is no payable service. When multiple ground and/or air ambulance providers/suppliers respond, payment may be made only to the ambulance provider/supplier that actually furnishes the transport.” Ground BLS (Basic Life Support) Ambulance Service

Basic Life Support (BLS) Course Options American Heart ...

    https://cpr.heart.org/en/courses/basic-life-support-course-options
    Basic Life Support (BLS) is available in two different training methods – blended learning and classroom training. All BLS course options teach the same AHA science-based skills and result in the same AHA BLS Course Completion Card.

Ambulance - Noridian

    https://med.noridianmedicare.com/web/jeb/specialties/ambulance
    Ambulance Transport for SNF Resident in Stay Not Covered by Part A – Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 10, and Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 15 CR10550 Apr 16, 2018 Increased Ambulance Payment Reduction for Non-Emergency Basic Life Support (BLS) Transports to and from Renal Dialysis Facilities CR10549 Apr 09, 2018



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