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State Child Health; State Children's Health Insurance Program Allotments and Payments to States

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Mar 4, 1999

a presumptive eligibility period under section 1920A of the Act … a presumptive eligibility period under section 1920A of the Act

Privacy Act of 1974; Report of New System

Federal Register · Notice · Aug 18, 2000

Although the Privacy Act requires only that HCFA provide an opportunity for interested persons to comment on the proposed routine uses, HCFA invites comments on all portions of this notice. … See Effective Dates section for comment period.

Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System for Hospital Outpatient Services: Provider-Based Criteria; Delay of Effective Date and Correction

Federal Register · Rule · Oct 3, 2000

SUMMARY: In the April 7, 2000 Federal Register (65 FR 18434), we published a final rule with comment period entitled, “Prospective Payment System for Hospital Outpatient Services.” … Background On April 7, 2000, we published in the Federal Register (65 FR 18434), a final rule with comment period entitled “Prospective Payment System for Hospital Outpatient Services.”

Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Federal Register · Notice · Jun 18, 1998

States will use this form to report prior period expenditures for children who are determined presumptively eligible under section 1920A of the Act. … States will use this form to report prior period expenditures described under section 1905(u)(2) and (3) of the Act.

Medicare Program; Schedules of Per-Visit and Per-Beneficiary Limitations on Home Health Agency Costs for Cost Reporting Periods Beginning on or After October 1, 1998; Correction

Federal Register · Notice · Oct 28, 1998

ACTION: Correction of notice with comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In the August 11, 1998 issue of the Federal Register (63 FR 42912), … we published a notice with comment period setting forth revised schedules of limitations on home health agency costs that may be paid under the Medicare program for cost reporting periods beginning on

Medicare Program; Open Town Hall Meeting on November 8, 1999 To Present an Overview of the Home Health Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Followed by a General Home Health Listening Session

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Oct 26, 1999

We are planning to hold a town hall meeting on Monday, November 8, 1999, which is during the 60-day comment period to brief the public on the proposed rule. … We will not be accepting oral comments on the rule at this meeting. Written comments during the 60-day comment period are [[Page 57613]] welcome.

Medicaid Program; External Quality Review of Medicaid Managed Care Organizations

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Dec 1, 1999

In the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (OBRA '86), the Congress called for a new approach that complemented an HMO's internal quality assurance program and the periodic medical audits conducted … Our September proposal eliminates the periodic Medical Audit requirement. We intend this new EQR requirement to replace the requirement on PHPs for periodic medical audits.

Medicaid Program: Nurse-Midwife Services

Federal Register · Rule · Nov 30, 1995

Comment: One commenter stated that our proposal to remove reference to ``maternity cycle'' in Sec. 440.165 is consistent with section 1905(a)(17) of the Act. … Comment: One commenter suggested that if for any reason the definition of ``maternity cycle'' must be retained, it should be amended to reflect the generally recognized postpartum period as 6 weeks rather

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Federal Register · Notice · Mar 12, 1996

In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing … the following summary of proposed collection for public comment.

Medicare Program; Payment for Clinical Psychology Training Programs

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jan 12, 2001

Information Collection Requirements Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are required to provide 60-day notice in the Federal Register and solicit public comment before a collection of … In order to fairly evaluate whether an information collection should be approved by OMB, section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires that we solicit comment on the following issues

Medicare Program; Physician Fee Schedule Update For Calendar Year 1996 and Physician Volume Performance Standard Rates of Increase for Federal Fiscal Year 1996

Federal Register · Notice · Dec 8, 1995

We received 20 comments on this proposal. … For a full discussion of this classification, see the final rule with comment period entitled ``Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies and Adjustments to the Relative Value Units Under the Physician

State Child Health; Implementing Regulations for the State Children's Health Insurance Program

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Nov 8, 1999

We solicit comments on this issue. … We welcome comments on these issues. 5.

Medicare Program; Additional Supplier Standards.

Federal Register · Rule · Oct 11, 2000

ACTION: Final rule with comment period. … Comment: One commenter suggested that the supplier be required to give the beneficiary a list of the warranty periods for all products sold by that supplier.

Privacy Act of 1974; Report of New System

Federal Register · Notice · Jun 18, 1999

Although the Privacy Act requires only that the ``routine use'' portion of the system be published for comment, HCFA invites comments on all portions of this notice. … See ``Effective Dates'' section for comment period.

Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2000 Rates

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · May 7, 1999

We will attempt to obtain information on projects that may qualify for special exceptions payments through our fiscal intermediaries during the comment period. … The most recent explanation of the CIPI was discussed in the final rule with comment period for FY 1998 published in the August 29, 1997 Federal Register (62 FR 46050).

CLIA Program; Fee Schedule Revision

Federal Register · Notice · Aug 29, 1997

ACTION: General Notice with comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice updates the certificate fees for laboratories established under … The regulations themselves provide for periodic updating (Sec. 493.638(b)).

Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Federal Register · Notice · Dec 18, 1997

HCFA is requesting OMB review and approval of this collection by 12/31/97, with a 180-day approval period. … During this 180-day period HCFA will pursue OMB clearance of this collection as stipulated by 5 CFR. 1320.5. 1.

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Federal Register · Notice · May 22, 1998

summary of proposed collections for public comment. … However, Medicaid beneficiaries are allowed to disenroll during the period for good cause.

Medicaid Program; Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities Providing Psychiatric Services to Individuals Under Age 21

Federal Register · Rule · Jan 22, 2001

ACTION: Interim final rule with comment period. … We are providing a 60-day period for public comment. VI.

Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Effective Dates of Provider Agreements and Supplier Approvals

Federal Register · Rule · Aug 18, 1997

In paragraph (e)(2), the period is removed and ``; and'' is added in its place. c. … At the end of paragraph (c)(2), ``; and'' is removed and a period is inserted in its place.