Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
This final rule updates the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2023. As required by statute, this final rule includes the classification and weighting factors for the IRF prospective payment system's case-mix groups and a description of the methodologies and data used in computing the prospective payment rates for FY 2023. In addition, this final rule codifies CMS' existing teaching status adjustment policy through amendments to the regulation text and updates and clarifies the IRF teaching policy with respect to IRF hospital closures and displaced residents. This rule establishes a permanent cap policy to smooth the impact of year-to-year changes in IRF payments related to decreases in the IRF wage index. This final rule also includes updates for the IRF Quality Reporting Program (QRP).
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 Part 412 [CMS-1767-F] RIN 0938-AU78 AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule updates the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2023. As required by statute, this final rule includes the classification and weighting factors for the IRF prospective payment system's case-mix groups and a description of the methodologies and data used in computing the prospective payment rates for FY 2023. In addition, this final rule codifies CMS' existing teaching status adjustment policy through amendments to the regulation text and updates and clarifies the IRF teaching policy with respect to IRF hospital closures and displaced residents. This rule establishes a permanent cap policy to smooth the impact of year-to-year changes in IRF payments related to decreases in the IRF wage index. This final rule also includes updates for the IRF Quality Reporting Program (QRP). DATES: Effective date: These regulations are effective on October 1, 2022. Applicability dates: The updated IRF prospective payment rates are applicable for IRF discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2022, and on or before September 30, 2023 (FY 2023). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gwendolyn Johnson, (410) 786-6954, for general information. Catie Cooksey, (410) 786-0179, for information about the IRF …
Citation: 87 FR 47038
