Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gives new cutoff date for Olympic Medical Center

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has notified Olympic Medical Center that it has extended the date on which it would terminate its contract to Sept. 20.

OMC learned on Aug. 15 that it has until then to resolve violations documented by the state Department of Health during its latest visit and be in compliance with CMS regulations.

The previous termination date was Aug. 15.

CMS termination would end the ability of a provider like a hospital or skilled nursing facility to be reimbursed for the care it delivers to Medicaid and Medicare patients.

It can have devastating financial consequences for providers like OMC, where nearly 75 percent of patients are covered by those two government payers.

Since the Department of Health visited OMC in February, its surveyors have been b