The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reinstated BOC as a CMS-approved accrediting organization until further notice.
The reinstatement, effective January 9, followed legal action filed on December 16, 2025, by BOC in the US District Court, District of Maryland, titled Board of Certification/Accreditation International, Inc. v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. et al, Case No. 1:25-cv-04150-MJM, in response to CMS’ abrupt termination of BOC’s status on December 2, 2025.
At a hearing held January 9, the court granted BOC’s motion for a temporary restraining order against CMS.
As a result of the court’s ruling, BOC is again authorized as a CMS-approved DMEPOS Accreditation Organization, and CMS has confirmed this status remains in effect until further notice.
BOC can continue operations and is authorized to provide full accreditation- and reaccreditation-related services in 46 states and is authorized to accept new DMEPOS applications in 46 states. Restrictions announced in May 2025 continue to be in place for reaccreditation and new accreditation of suppliers in California, Florida, New York and Texas.
BOC reiterated that this matter is not related to and does not impact BOC’s certification programs: BOC certification programs remain relevant and valid.
