CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 3, § 150.11

Training resources are available for A/B MAC (A) staff to use in training providers about

the Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS). The train-the-

trainer process for LTCH PPS does not include in- person instruction for A/B MACs (A).

Instead, CMS provides various educational resources for A/B MACs (A) to learn about

LTCH PPS.

The CMS provides the following LTCH PPS education resources for A/B MACs (A):

• A training guide is available on; http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/LongTermCareHospitalPPS/ltch_train.html, the actual Training

Guide can then be downloaded;

• A training video was mailed to A/B MACs (A);

• A PowerPoint presentation for training providers is available on

http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/LongTermCareHospitalPPS/ltch_train.html, the actual Power Point

presentation can then be downloaded; and

• An e-mail mailbox was established to address questions. Send questions to:

LTCHPPS@cms.gov .