Switching To HFAP

If you are considering switching your accreditation to HFAP our staff will work with you to ensure there is no interruption in reimbursement. More than 200 healthcare facilities have already made the switch HFAP.

Ideally, we would like to begin the application process at least six months prior to the expiration date of your current accreditation. If your current accreditation is due to expire soon here is how the process works to keep your facility in compliance:

• Notify your current accreditation organization as soon as your facility's management has made its decision.
• Work out a plan with your current accreditation organization for an orderly transition.
• If your facility and accreditation organization cannot agree on a plan and the accreditation organization immediately withdraws its accreditation, your facility’s Medicare provider agreement is not affected.
• The current accreditation organization will notify the CMS Central Office and applicable Regional Office that it has withdrawn its accreditation and the effective date.
• If your facility’s termination by the current accreditation organization is concurrent with a new recommendation for accredited, deemed status by HFAP, then it may remain under HFAP rather than transfer to the State Survey Agency jurisdiction.
• If your facility’s termination by the current accreditation organization is NOT concurrent with a new recommendation for accredited, deemed status by HFAP, your facility is placed under State Survey Agency jurisdiction until the CMS central and appropriate regional offices receive and approve a new recommendation for accredited, deemed status by HFAP.
• When your facility’s accredited, deemed status is reestablished it is placed under HFAP for ongoing monitoring and oversight.

Whether concurrent transition or not concurrent transition (from your present accreditation organization to the State Survey Agency and then to HFAP), there is no interruption in the Medicare provider agreement and no break in Medicare reimbursement.

During a concurrent transition or if the transition is not concurrent (from your current accreditation organization to the State Survey Agency and then to HFAP), there is no interruption in the Medicare provider agreement and no break in Medicare reimbursement.