On February 27, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they would be implementing a temporary six-month nationwide moratorium on enrollment for select DMEPOS supplier companies.
The moratorium affected the initial enrollment applications and changes in majority ownership of the following supplier types:
- Medical supply company
- Medical supply company with orthotics personnel
- Medical supply company with pedorthic personnel
- Medical supply company with prosthetics personnel
- Medical supply company with prosthetic and orthotic personnel
- Medical supply company with registered pharmacist
- Medical supply company with respiratory therapist
On August 27, 2026, the initial 6-month moratorium officially expired and CMS has decided not to extend it another 6-months. This means the National Provider Enrollment (NPE) Contractors (Palmetto GBA and Novitas Solutions) will now accept initial enrollment applications from the DMEPOS supplier types listed above.
Questions? Contact Joe McTernan (jmcternan@AOPAnet.org) or Devon Bernard (dbernard@AOPAnet.org).