Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is modifying an existing system of records maintained by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), titled "Home Health Agency (HHA) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS)," System No. 09-70-0522. This system of records covers information about patients receiving home health services from a Medicare and/or Medicaid approved HHA. Home health agencies required to comply with Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP) are now mandated to collect OASIS on patients with any payer source, instead of just patients with Medicare/Medicaid pay sources. The amended System of Records Notice (SORN) includes other modifications which are explained in the Supplementary Information section, below.
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 AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice of a Modified System of Records. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is modifying an existing system of records maintained by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), titled “Home Health Agency (HHA) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS),” System No. 09-70-0522. This system of records covers information about patients receiving home health services from a Medicare and/or Medicaid approved HHA. Home health agencies required to comply with Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP) are now mandated to collect OASIS on patients with any payer source, instead of just patients with Medicare/Medicaid pay sources. The amended System of Records Notice (SORN) includes other modifications which are explained in the Supplementary Information section, below. DATES: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11) , this notice is effective July 11, 2025, subject to a 30-day period in which to comment on the new and revised routine uses, described below. Please submit any comments by August 11, 2025. ADDRESSES: The public should submit written comments on this notice, by mail or email, to Barbara Demopulos, CMS Privacy Act Officer,7500 Security Blvd., N1-14-56, Baltimore, M…
Citation: 90 FR 30941
