Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
This proposed rule would revise the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system to implement applicable statutory requirements and changes arising from our continuing experience with this system and to implement certain related provisions of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003. In addition, the proposed rule describes proposed changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates for Medicare hospital outpatient services paid under the prospective payment system. This proposed rule would also change the requirement for physician oversight of mid-level practitioners in critical access hospitals (CAHs). These changes would be applicable to services furnished on or after January 1, 2006.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42 CFR Parts 419 and 485 [CMS-1501-P] RIN 0938-AN46 AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: This proposed rule would revise the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system to implement applicable statutory requirements and changes arising from our continuing experience with this system and to implement certain related provisions of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003. In addition, the proposed rule describes proposed changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates for Medicare hospital outpatient services paid under the prospective payment system. This proposed rule would also change the requirement for physician oversight of mid-level practitioners in critical access hospitals (CAHs). These changes would be applicable to services furnished on or after January 1, 2006. DATES: To be ensured consideration, comments must be received at one of the addresses provided in the ADDRESSES section, no later than 5 p.m. on September 16, 2005. ADDRESSES: In commenting, please refer to file code CMS-1501-P. Because of staff and resource limitations, we cannot accept comments by facsimile (FAX) transmission. You may submit comments in one of three ways (no duplicates, please): 1. Electronically. You may submit electronic comments on specific issues in this proposed rule to…
Citation: 70 FR 42674
