federal register • 10 october 2014

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Notice for the Medicare Program: CY 2015 Inpatient Hospital Deductible and Hospital and Extended Care Services Coinsurance Amounts
  • A Notice for the Medicare Program: Part A Premiums for the Uninsured Aged and for Certain Disabled Individuals Who have Exhausted Other Entitlement; Calendar Year 2015
  • A Notice for the Medicare Program: Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rate, and Annual Deductible, Calendar Year 2015
  • A notice of proposed Information Collection Activities related to:
    • State Medicaid HIT Plan, Planning Advance Planning Document, and Implementation Advance Planning Document for Section 4201 of the Recovery Act
    • Granting and Withdrawal of Deeming Authority to Private Nonprofit Accreditation Organizations and of State Exemption Under State Laboratory Programs and Supporting Regulations
    • Home Office Cost Statement Form

Public Law 113-185 • IMPACT Act of 2014

H.R. 4994, the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014, establishing requirements for post-acute care providers, and other purposes

  • Introduced in the House of Representatives on June 26, 2014
  • Passed the House on September 16, 2014
  • Passed the Senate without amendment by unanimous consent on September 18, 2014
  • Signed by the President on October 6, 2014, and became Public Law 113-185

Public Law 113-185 | 06 October 2014 | pdftxtloc

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

federal register • 01 october 2014

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A correction to the final rule on the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2015 that appeared in the federal register on August 6, 2014.
  • Corrections to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 430 to 481, revised as of October 1, 2013, to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction.

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

DHHS has published in the federal register:

  • A correction to the final rules on Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond that were published in the federal register on May 27, 2014

federal register • 05 september 2014

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A notice of proposed information collection requirements related to:
    • Fast Track Appeals Notices: NOMNC/DENC
    • Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage and Your Rights
    • Data Use Agreement (DUA) Certificate of Disposition (COD) for Data Acquired from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    • Collection of Encounter Data from Medicare Advantage Organizations, Section 1876 Cost HMOS/CMPS, Section 1833 Health Care Prepayment Plans (HCPPS), and Pace Organizations
    • Data Use Agreement (DUA) Certificate of Disposition for Data Acquired from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
    • Survey Tool for www.medicare.gov and www.cms.hhs.gov
    • Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and the Electronic Prescribing Incentive (eRx) Program Data Assessment, Accuracy and Improper Payments Identification Support
  • A notice of proposed information collection requirements related to:
    • Consumer Operated and Oriented (CO-OP) Program
    • Payments for Services Furnished by Certain Primary Care Providers and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 438.804, 447.400, and 447.410
    • Risk Corridors Transitional Policy
    • Application to Be a Qualified Entity to Receive Medicare Data for Performance Measurement

DHHS has published in the federal register:

  • Final Rules on Annual Eligibility Redeterminations for Exchange Participation and Insurance Affordability Programs; Health Insurance Issuer Standards Under the Affordable Care Act, Including Standards Related to Exchanges

federal register • 27 august 2014

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

  • An Interim Final Rule for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services under the Affordable Care Act
  • A Proposed Rule for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services under the Affordable Care Act

IRS has published in the federal register:

EBSA has published in the federal register:

  • A Notice of a Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment; Revisions to EBSA Form 700-Certification