| Date |
Milestone |
| 12/8/2003 |
Medicare Modernization Act signed into law. |
| 5/1/2006 |
CMS publishes proposed rule for new Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program and Accreditation for DMEPOS Suppliers. |
| 9/29/2006 |
CMS awards Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor (CBIC) contract to Palmetto, GBA. |
| 4/2/2007 |
CMS announces Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program final rule and first round competitive bid areas and product categories. |
| 4/10/2007 |
CMS publishes final rules for the new Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program. |
| 1/8/2008 |
CMS announces 70 Round Two CBAs and Product Categories |
| 7/9/2008 |
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 passes into law, 18 month delay of Competitive Bidding Program implemented. |
| 1/16/2009 |
CMS publishes interim final rules amending changes to the original final rule as a result of MIPPA. |
| 8/3/2009 |
CMS announces timeline/schedule of education events, begins bidder education campaign |
| 9/30/2009 |
Deadline for providers to be accredited. |
| 8/17/2009 |
Registration for user IDs and passwords begins. |
| 10/2/2009 |
DMEPOS supplier surety bond deadline |
| 10/21/2009 |
CMS opens 60-day bid window for Round 1 Rebid |
| 11/4/2009 |
IACS Bidder Registration Closes |
| 11/21/2009 |
Covered Document Review Date for bidders to submit financial documents |
| 12/21/2009 |
60-day bid window closes |
| 6/2010 |
CMS announces single payment amounts, begins contracting process |
| 9/2010 |
CMS announces contract suppliers, begins contract supplier education campaign |
| Early Fall 2010 |
CMS begins supplier, referral agent, and beneficiary education campaign |
| 1/1/2011 |
Program implementation date for Round 1 Rebid |
| Summer 2011 |
Announcement of Round 2 product categories
Begin pre-registration education for potential bidders |
| Fall 2011 |
Announcement of bidding schedule and schedule of education events
Begin bidder registration
Begin bidder education |
| Winter 2012 |
Registration ends
Open bidding
Covered document review process begins |
| Spring 2012 |
Bidding closes
Notify supplier of missing financial documents
Begin bid evaluation |
| Fall 2012 |
Bid evaluation ends
Announcement of single payment amounts
Begin contracting process |
| Spring 2013 |
Contract suppliers announced
Begin contract supplier education
Start beneficiary, referral agent and general supplier education program |
| Summer 2013 |
Implementation of Round 2 and national mail order program contract and prices |
