Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
This notice updates the payment rates used under the prospective payment system (PPS) for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), for fiscal year (FY) 2013.
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 [CMS-1432-N] RIN 0938-AR20 AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice updates the payment rates used under the prospective payment system (PPS) for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), for fiscal year (FY) 2013. DATES: Effective Date: This notice is effective on October 1, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Penny Gershman, (410) 786-6643 (for information related to clinical issues). John Kane, (410) 786-0557 (for information related to the development of the payment rates and case-mix indexes). Kia Sidbury, (410) 786-7816 (for information related to the wage index). Bill Ullman, (410) 786-5667 (for information related to level of care determinations, consolidated billing, and general information). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To assist readers in referencing sections contained in this document, we are providing the following Table of Contents. Table of Contents I. Executive Summary II. Background A. Current System for Payment of SNF Services Under Part A of the Medicare Program B. Requirements of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) for Updating the Prospective Payment System for Skilled Nursing Facilities C. The Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (BBRA) D. The Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) E. The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Mode…
Citation: 77 FR 46214
