5 NP and PA services that an ACO may offer to ACO REACH beneficiaries starting in 2023

  1. certifying a Beneficiary as terminally ill for hospice care
  2. certifying a Beneficiary’s need for diabetic shoes
  3. establishing
  4. reviewing
  5. and signing an individualized cardiac rehabilitation care plan
  6. establishing a plan of care for home infusion therapy
  7. referring a Beneficiary for medical nutrition therapy services
Notes: The nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) must meet CMS eligibility requirements. These services ordinarily would need to be provided by a physician.