Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
This document corrects technical errors in the final action that appeared in the July 31, 2026 Federal Register titled "Medicare Program; FY 2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System--Rate Update".
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-1847-CN] RIN 0938-AV77 ( printed page 62323) AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Final rule; correction. SUMMARY: This document corrects technical errors in the final action that appeared in the July 31, 2026 Federal Register titled “Medicare Program; FY 2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System—Rate Update”. DATES: This correction is effective October 1, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The IPF Payment Policy mailbox at IPFPaymentPolicy@cms.hhs.gov for information regarding the IPF wage index. Nick Brock (410) 786-5148, for general information regarding the inpatient psychiatric facilities prospective payment system (IPF PPS). Kaleigh Emerson, kaleigh.emerson1@cms.hhs.gov , for information regarding the IPF Quality Reporting Program. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background In FR Doc. 2026-15588 of July 31, 2026, the fiscal year (FY) 2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System—Rate Update final rule (FY 2027 IPF PPS final rule) ( 91 FR 48514 ), there were a number of technical errors that are identified and corrected in this correcting document. II. Summary of Errors A. Summary of Errors in the Preamble There was a technical error in the calculation of the final FY 2027 IPF PPS wage indexes, which impacted several calculations. There is an impact to the wage ind…
Citation: 91 FR 62323
