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U.S. Government rights to use, modify, reproduce, release, perform, display, or disclose these technical data and/or computer data bases and/or computer software and/or computer software documentation are subject to the limited rights restrictions of DFARS 252.227-7015(b)(2)(June 1995) and/or subject to the restrictions of DFARS 227.7202-1(a)(June 1995) and DFARS 227.7202-3(a)June 1995), as applicable for U.S. Department of Defense procurements and the limited rights restrictions of FAR 52.227-14 (June 1987) and/or subject to the restricted rights provisions of FAR 52.227-14 (June 1987) and FAR 52.227-19 (June 1987), as applicable, and any applicable agency FAR Supplements, for non-Department Federal procurements. =/&yTJ' Ku e w!C!MatjwA1or]^ KX\,pRh)! else{document.getElementById("usprov").href="/web/"+"jeb"+"/help/us-government-rights";}, Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN), Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS), Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP), Diabetic, Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT) and Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT), Fee-for-Time Compensation Arrangements and Reciprocal Billing, Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF), Documentation Requests: How, Who and When to Send, Medical Documentation Signature Requirements, Supplemental Medical Review Contractor (SMRC), Unified Program Integrity Contractor (UPIC), Provider Outreach and Education Advisory Group (POE AG), PECOS and the Identity and Access Management System, Provider Enrollment Reconsiderations, CAPs, and Rebuttals, CMS Internet Only Manual (IOM), Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 1, Section 70, click here to see all U.S. Government Rights Provisions, American Hospital Association Online Store, In general, start date for determining 1-year timely filing period is DOS or "From" date on claim, Claims with a February 29DOS must be filed by February 28 of following year to meet timely filing requirements, For institutional claims that include span DOS (i.e., a "From" and "Through" date on claim), "Through" date on claim is used for determining DOS for claims filing timeliness, For claims submitted by physicians and other suppliers that include span DOS, line item "From" date is used for determining date of service for claims filing timeliness.