Non-Physician Practitioners Ordering CR-PR
Attention All MAC J-15 AACVPR Members, In January of 2016, both Cigna Medical Directors (Dr. Berman & Dr. Sandler) responded to clarification over Non-Physician Practitioners (NPPs) referring to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services. They stated that Cigna has NO guidelines restricting NPPs from being the referring provider for Cardiac or Pulmonary Rehabilitation services. Most recently, CMS has reversed and clarified that MACs do not have the authority to determine whether non-physician practitioners (NP, PA, and CNS) may independently order CR/PR…