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Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs - RETIRED
NCD36
Effective: April 10, 2023
Updated: December 31, 2025
Policy Summary
This NCD (Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs) has been repealed and is retired effective February 22, 2010, following Section 144 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA). For current Medicare coverage and documentation requirements for cardiac rehabilitation, refer to Pub. 100-04, Chapter 32, Section 140.
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"This NCD for Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs was repealed and is retired effective February 22, 2010; it no longer establishes Medicare coverage criteria."
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