Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
This major final rule addresses: changes to the physician fee schedule (PFS); other changes to Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice, relative value of services, and changes in the statute; Medicare Shared Savings Program requirements; updates to the Quality Payment Program; Medicare coverage of opioid use disorder services furnished by opioid treatment programs; updates to certain Medicare and Medicaid provider enrollment policies, including for skilled nursing facilities; updates to conditions of payment for DMEPOS suppliers; HCPCS Level II coding and payment for wound care management products; electronic prescribing for controlled substances for a covered Part D drug under a prescription drug plan or an MA-PD plan under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act); updates to the Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System; provisions under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and finalizes the CY 2022 Methadone Payment Exception for Opioid Treatment Programs IFC. We are also finalizing, as implemented, a few provisions included in the COVID-19 interim final rules with comment period.
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 405, 410, 411, 414, 415, 423, 424, 425, and 455 [CMS-1770-F, CMS-1751-F2, CMS-1744-F2, CMS-5531-IFC] RINs 0938-AU81, 0938-AU95, 0938-AU31, 0938-AU32 AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Final rule and interim final rules. SUMMARY: This major final rule addresses: changes to the physician fee schedule (PFS); other changes to Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice, relative value of services, and changes in the statute; Medicare Shared Savings Program requirements; updates to the Quality Payment Program; Medicare coverage of opioid use disorder services furnished by opioid treatment programs; updates to certain Medicare and Medicaid provider enrollment policies, including for skilled nursing facilities; updates to conditions of payment for DMEPOS suppliers; HCPCS Level II coding and payment for wound care management products; electronic prescribing for controlled substances for a covered Part D drug under a prescription drug plan or an MA-PD plan under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act); updates to the Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System; provisions under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and finalizes the CY 2022 Metha…
Citation: 87 FR 69404
