Changes Affecting Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation - Credentialing and Privileging of Telemedicine Physicians (US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Regulation) (CMS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Changes Affecting Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation - Credentialing and Privileging of Telemedicine Physicians (US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Regulation) (CMS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule will revise the conditions of participation (CoPs) for both hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs). The final rule will implement a new credentialing and privileging process for physicians and practitioners providing telemedicine services. Currently, a hospital or CAH receiving telemedicine services must go through a burdensome credentialing and privileging process for each physician and practitioner who will be providing telemedicine services to its patients. This final rule will remove this undue hardship and financial burden. This book contains: - The complete text of the Changes Affecting Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation - Credentialing and Privileging of Telemedicine Physicians (US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Regulation) (CMS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section