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Medicare Human Services (DHHS) Coverage Issues Manual
www.cms.govSection 35-103, Multiple-Seizure Electroconvulsive Therapy (MECT), is added to delineate the noncoverage policy for this treatment. This section of the Coverage Issues Manual is the National Coverage Decision (NCD).
Medicare Human Services (DHHS) Coverage Issues Manual
www.cms.govThese sections of the Coverage Issues Manual are NCDs. NCDs are binding on all Medicare carriers, intermediaries, peer review organizations, Health Maintenance Organizations, Competitive Medical Plans, and Health Care Prepayment Plans. Under 42 CFR 422.256(b), an NCD that expands coverage is also binding on a Medicare+Choice Organization.
Medicare Coverage Issues Manual
www.cms.gov35-77 neuromuscular electrical stimulation (nmes) Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) involves the use of a device that transmits an electrical impulse to activate musc le groups by way of electrodes. There are two broad categories of