Monthly Archives: November 2014

federal register • 28 november 2014

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
    1. Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Survey Mode Experiment
    2. Emergency Department Patient Experience of Care (EDPEC) Survey Mode Experiment
    3. Laboratory Personnel Report (CLIA) and Supporting Regulations
  • A Notice of a meeting of the Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education for the Health Insurance Marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Programs

CMS has filed for publication in the federal register on December 3, 2014:

  • A Final Rule for the Medicaid Program: Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments-Uninsured Definition

federal register • 24 novenber 2014

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • Final Rules making technical correction in the rules on Surety Bond Requirement for Suppliers of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities for:
    1. Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary
    2. Medicare and Medicaid Programs OASIS Collection Requirements as Part of the CoPs for HHAs and Supporting Regulations

federal register • 21 november 2014

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities concerning:
    • State Collection and Reporting of Dental Provider and Benefit Package Information on the Insure Kids Now! Web site and Hotline
    • National Provider Identifier (NPI) Application and Update Form and Supporting Regulations in 45 CFR 142.408, 45 CFR 162.406, 45 CFR 162.408
    • Consumer Operated and Oriented (CO-OP) Program
  • A Notice of an Accreditation Application by American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
  • A Notice of Approval of the Accreditation Application by DNV GL Healthcare Critical Access Hospital
  • A Notice of Approval of the Accreditation Application by the Joint Commission’s Ambulatory Surgical Center
  • A Notice of Prior Authorization of Non-Emergent Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
  • A Notice of a Town Hall Meeting on FY 2016 Applications for New Medical Services and Technology Add-On Payments

DHHS has filed for publication in the federal register on November 26, 2014:

  • HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016 under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

IRS has filed for publication in the federal register on November 26, 2014:

  • A Final Rule on Minimum Essential Coverage Regarding the Shared Responsibility Payment for Individuals

federal register • 17 november 2014

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • Proposed Rules on Flexibility, Efficiency, and Modernization in Child Support Enforcement Programs
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities involving:
    • Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting Program
    • Certification as a Supplier of Portable X-Ray and Portable X-Ray Survey Report Form and Supporting Regulations
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities involving:
    • Payments for Services Furnished by Certain Primary Care Providers and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 438.804, 447.400, and 447.410

federal register • 10 november 2014

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Final Rule for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs:
    1. Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs;
    2. Physician-Owned Hospitals: Data Sources for Expansion Exception;
    3. Physician Certification of Inpatient Hospital Services;
    4. Medicare Advantage Organizations and Part D Sponsors: CMS-Identified Overpayments Associated with Submitted Payment Data
  • A Notice requesting nominations to the Medicare Programs; Medicare Evidence Development Coverage Advisory Committee

federal register • 06 november 2014

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Final Rule for the Medicare Program:
    1. Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update, CY 2015;
    2. Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements; and
    3. Survey and Enforcement Requirements for Home Health Agencies
  • A Final Rule for the Medicare Program:
    1. End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System,
    2. Quality Incentive Program, and
    3. Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies