Request a new LCD or an LCD reconsideration electronically
Are you sending hardcopy mail to submit your requests to First Coast? Did you know there are faster and easier ways to send your...
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Volunteer as a CAC member
Join First Coast's Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) to provide your input during the development process of LCDs.
Contractor advisory committee (CAC) meeting minutes
View contractor advisory committee (CAC) meeting minutes.
Additional frequently asked questions about clinical trials and device coverage
View these additional FAQs about clinical trials and device coverage.
Prior authorization for ambulance transports is for repetitive transports
A repetitive service is defined as medically necessary ambulance transportation that is furnished three or more times during a...
RSNAT (repetitive scheduled non-emergent ambulance transportation) glossary tool
The following article provides a list of common terms used by the medical review department for prior authorization requests.
New FastTrack to Medicare coverage policies tool
Do you find it challenging to identify a Medicare coverage policy concerning a particular item or service? Not sure what to do...
View LCDs
Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) develop LCDs to describe circumstances for Medicare coverage for our jurisdictions...
Locate guidelines on the CMS website
A procedure can have other policies or guidelines besides an LCD or NCD. The CMS website has a wealth of information. Read this...
Humanitarian device exemption
First Coast may consider coverage of a humanitarian use device, intended to benefit a small patient population, when the...