The definition of an End Stage Renal Dialysis Center (ESRD) is a freestanding facility for the treatment of kidney diseases.
A valid state license is required prior to providing care to any clients.
Following are the requirements and procedures through which your agency may be approved to be licensed as a provider of End Stage Renal Dialysis Center services.
Click below for a license application for State licensure. Please fill out the application in its entirety and submit to our office, along with the required fee. A list of required paperwork which must be sent to this office for review and approval before your agency can receive a State license is available below (click on End Stage Renal Dialysis Center Licensure Checklist).
After reviewing the regulations, please contact one of our engineers at (307) 777-7123 to discuss the building requirements and any construction review approval process. Once we have approved these items, a provisional license will be issued, and you will be able to start providing services to clients/patients/residents.
When you have clients for which you are providing services, your agency must request, in writing, that a health survey be conducted. An unannounced survey will be provided by state surveyors as soon as scheduling permits. When the initial survey has been completed, and the facility is found to be in compliance with the regulations, a permanent license will be issued.
A license permits an applicant to operate a healthcare facility in Wyoming. It does not enroll or certify a provider or supplier of healthcare services to participate in federal certification programs (Medicare/Medicaid).
State Initial-CHOW License Application Instructions
State Initial-CHOW License Application
State Change of Information Application Instructions
State Change of Information Application
State Miscellaneous Update of Information Application
ESRD Rule
Chapter 18 (Licensure) – 03-11-1998
Healthcare Facility Construction Rule/Guidelines – click here
Life Safety Code Standards – click here
Federal Certification Information:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued revised survey priorities due to very substantial federal resource limitations. In light of the federal Medicare resource constraints, initial surveys for most provider and supplier types have been classified at the lowest priority level. For facilities that qualify for deemed status there is an alternate route to obtain certification and this may well be the fastest way to obtain certification this year. However, there are other types of facilities for which deemed status is not an option. The Survey and Certification Letter S&C-08-03 can be accessed for additional information.
Following are the requirements and procedures through which your agency may be approved to participate in Medicare as a provider of End Stage Renal Dialysis Center services. The Office of Healthcare Licensing and Surveys (OHLS) certifies and periodically recertifies providers of services to assure Medicare Conditions of Participation are met. This assists the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in determining if agencies can participate in Medicare. Such approval is prerequisite to qualifying to participate in the state Medicaid program as well.
You are subject to complete a CMS-855A or CMS-855B. The CMS-855A is the Medicare Federal Health Care Provider/Supplier Application for Health Care Providers that will Bill Medicare Fiscal Intermediaries, and the CMS-855B is the Medicare Federal Health Care Provider/Supplier Application for Health Care Suppliers that will Bill Medicare Carriers. Please see application link and fee information link below.
It is your responsibility to contact the appropriate fiscal intermediary (FI) or carrier (see link below) for the appropriate enrollment application. Please be aware your FI of preference does not automatically guarantee you will be assigned to that FI. Questions regarding this enrollment application must be directed to the FI or carrier. Once you have received and completed this enrollment application form, you must submit it directly to the FI or carrier. Our office will be notified by the FI or carrier of their review and recommendations to CMS with regard to your application. Until such time the state agency will not perform the federal survey.
Please contact this office and speak with one of our engineers to find out about any environment and/or life safety code issues. When you feel ready to participate you must write to this office requesting a survey. We will schedule an initial survey after receipt of the fiscal intermediary’s approval of your 855 Enrollment Application.
Our surveyors will inspect the agency, interview you and members of your staff, review documents, and undertake other procedures necessary to evaluate the extent to which your agency meets the Conditions of Participation. If your agency has significant deficiencies in any of the conditions, you will be informed and given an opportunity to correct them. After we have completed the survey of your facility, we will forward, with our recommendation, all documentation pertaining to your application to participate in the Medicare program to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Regional Office in Denver, Colorado. They will review the documents, determine the effective date of your participation in the Medicare program, and will send you official notification. Until you receive such notification, Medicare certification is not official. Reimbursement cannot be made for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries prior to the effective date of participation.
After it is determined by CMS that all requirements are met, the Health Insurance Benefits Agreement will be countersigned. One copy will be returned to you along with the notification that your agency has been approved. If operation of the entire agency is later transferred to another owner, ownership group, or to a lessee, the agreement will automatically be assigned to the successor. You are required to notify OHLS and CMS at the time you are planning such a transfer.
Those institutions and agencies that are denied approval to participate in the Medicare program are sent notification giving the reasons for the denial and information about their rights to appeal the decision.
It is to your benefit to read the End Stage Renal Dialysis Center Interpretive Guidelines and Conditions of Participation very carefully. You must meet the minimum guideline qualifications to be eligible to participate. Please do not hesitate to phone this office if you have any questions.
Be advised, End Stage Renal Dialysis Centers are also required to be licensed by the State of Wyoming.
Federal Certification Forms and Regulations:
On April 15, 2008, a Final Rule, which establishes new conditions for coverage that dialysis facilities must satisfy to be certified under the Medicare program was published in the Federal Register. According to CMS, the Final Rule reflects advances in dialysis technology and standard care practices since the existing conditions for coverage were issued in 1976. CMS has posted a Fact Sheet on the CMS website.
CMS also recently released a “Frequently Asked Questions” document as well as a crosswalk that compares the former conditions to the final revised conditions that were issued in the Final Rule.
Implementation of the Life Safety Code (LSC) Component Conditions for Coverage: S&C Letter 09-24
CMS 855 Enrollment Application Information
CMS 855 Application Fee Information
CMS website regarding End Stage Renal Dialysis Centers
Provider/Supplier Enrollment Forms and List (CMS-855 Application, etc.)