federal register • 30 October 2014

CMS has filed for public inspection prior to publication in the federal register:

For publication on November 6, 2014, a final rule on Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update, CY 2015; Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements; and Survey and Enforcement Requirements for Home Health Agencies

federal register • 03 October 2014

CMS has published in the federal register:

A Correction to a Final Rule for the Medicare Program:
1. Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Fiscal Year 2015 Rates;
2. Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers;
3. Reasonable Compensation Equivalents for Physician Services in Excluded Hospitals and Certain Teaching Hospitals;
4. Provider Administrative Appeals and Judicial Review;
5. Enforcement Provisions for Organ Transplant Centers; and
6. Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program
A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: Prior Authorization Form for Beneficiaries Enrolled in Hospice:
A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
1. Medicare Advantage and 1876 Cost Plan Expansion Application
2. Letter Requesting Waiver of Medicare/Medicaid Enrollment Application Fee; Submission of Fingerprints; Submission of Medicaid Identifying Information; Medicaid Site Visit and Rescreening
3. Public Health Agency/Registry Readiness to Support Meaningful Use

The Office of Inspector General of the DHHS has published in the federal register:

A proposed rule on Safe Harbors Under the Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalty Rules Regarding Beneficiary Inducements and Gainsharing

CMS has published in the federal register:

A Final Rule for the Medicare Program;
1. FY 2015 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update;
2. Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements and Process and Appeals for Part D Payment for Drugs for Beneficiaries Enrolled in Hospice
A Final Rule for the Medicare Program:
1. Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Fiscal Year 2015 Rates;
2. Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers;
3. Reasonable Compensation Equivalents for Physician Services in Excluded Hospitals and Certain Teaching Hospitals;
4. Provider Administrative Appeals and Judicial Review; Enforcement Provisions for Organ Transplant Centers; and
5. Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program
A Proposed Notice acknowledging receipt of an Application From the Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc., for Continued Approval of Its Home Health Agency Accreditation Program

Posted on 15 May 2014 by bMorTogether

CMS has published in the federal register:

Posted on 8 May 2014 by bMorTogether

CMS has published in the federal register:

A Proposed Rule for the Medicare Program:
1. FY 2015 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Updates:
2. Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements and Process and
3. Appeals for Part D Payment for Drugs for Beneficiaries Enrolled in Hospice
A notice of an Application From a Hospital Requesting Waiver for Organ Procurement Service Area
A notice of an Application from a Hospital Requesting Waiver for Organ Procurement Service Area

CMS has published n the federal register:

A notice announcing the Comprehensive End-Stage Renal Disease Care Model
A notice announcing the establishment of a new System of Records under the Privacy Act for the Long Term Care Hospitals Quality Reporting Program (LTCH QRP)
A notice announcing the establishment of a new System of Records under the Privacy Act for the Health Insurance Exchanges (HIX) Program

IRS, EBSA and DHHS have published in the federal register:

A Proposed Rule on Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act