CMS Call: Certifying Patients for the Medicare Home Health Benefit (Dec. 16) By Debra A. McCurdy on 19 November 2014 Print:Email this postLike this postShare this post on LinkedIn CMS is hosting a call on December 16, 2014 to discuss a provision of the CY 2015 Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule that established a new patient certification requirement for home health agencies beginning January 1, 2015.