Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 1998 Rates; Corrections

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

42 CFR Parts 410 and 412

[BPD-878-CN]

RIN 0938-AH55

Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective

Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 1998 Rates; Corrections

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Final rule with comment period; correction notice.

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SUMMARY: In the August 29, 1997, issue of the Federal Register (62 FR

45966), we published a final rule with comment period revising the

Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems for operating

costs and capital-related costs to implement necessary changes

resulting from the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Pub. L. 105-33 and

changes arising from our continuing experience with the system. This

document corrects technical errors made in that document.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Edwards, (410) 786-4531.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The August 29, 1997, final rule with comment

period contained technical errors relating to codified regulations

text. Therefore, we are making the following corrections:

1. On page 46030, first column, in the amendatory language of item

number 17, first line, the phrase ``In Sec. 412.108 paragraph (a)(1)''

is corrected to read ``In Sec. 412.108 the introductory text of

paragraph (a)(1)''.

2. On page 46037, second column, 26th line, the entry

``Sec. 410.32(b)(1)'' is corrected to read ``Sec. 410.32(e)(1)''.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.778, Medical

Assistance Program; No. 93.773 Medicare--Hospital Insurance; and No.

93.774, Medicare--Supplementary Medical Insurance)

Dated: September 30, 1997.

Neil J. Stillman,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Resource Management.

[FR Doc. 97-26348 Filed 10-3-97; 8:45 am]

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