Federal Policy
CMS Permanently Waives Home Address Reporting for Telehealth Providers with Group Practice Enrollment
CMS has made permanent an enrollment flexibility allowing providers who furnish telehealth services from home to avoid reporting home addresses on Medicare enrollment applications, provided they maintain a separate physical practice location associated with a Medicare Part B-enrolled group practice. Affected providers can enroll and bill from their physical practice location as if services were furnished in person. The policy takes effect immediately and applies to both new enrollments and existing providers. The change reduces administrative burden and privacy concerns for clinicians providing telehealth from home while maintaining program integrity through group practice oversight.
Why it mattersMedicaid managed care plans with telehealth network adequacy requirements can rely on simplified credentialing for providers using home-based telehealth arrangements, reducing enrollment friction for behavioral health and specialty providers who operate under group practice structures.