US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 18, § 120.2.2
Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) Requirements
The beneficiary is liable for services denied over the limited number of hours with referrals for DSMT. An ABN
should be issued in these situations. In absence of evidence of a valid ABN, the provider will be held liable.
An ABN should not be issued for Medicare-covered services such as those provided by hospital dietitians or nutrition
professionals who are qualified to render the service in their State but who have not obtained Medicare Provider
Numbers.
History
(Rev. 1255, Issued: 05-25-07; Effective: 07-01-07; Implementation: 07-02-07)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
002f1fe008dff10325f5be2156c7edd90c090a59824daceb48f85f55fe8f0eec
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