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Medicare Program; Criteria and Standards for Evaluating Intermediary and Carrier Performance: Millennium Compliance

Federal Register · Notice · Dec 11, 1998

ACTION: General notice with comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice revises the criteria and standards to be used for evaluating the … Background Section 1816 of the Social Security Act (the Act) authorizes us to enter into agreements with fiscal intermediaries to determine whether medical services are covered under Medicare and

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Federal Register · Notice · Apr 26, 2001

the following summary of proposed collections for public comment. … Frequency: Other: periodically. Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-profit, and Not-for-profit institutions. Number of Respondents: 1,823.

Privacy Act of 1974; Report of Modified or Altered System

Federal Register · Notice · Mar 19, 2001

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 and Medicaid Programs; Announcement of Additional Applications From Hospitals Requesting Waivers for Organ Procurement Service Areas

Federal Register · Notice · Sep 27, 2000

ACTION: Notice with comment period. … We indicated that upon receipt of the waiver requests, we would publish a Federal Register notice to solicit public comments, as required by section 1138(a)(2)(D) of the Act.

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Federal Register · Notice · Oct 28, 1998

the following summary of proposed collections for public comment. … Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Annual Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services (EPSDT) Participation

New and Pending Demonstration Project Proposals Submitted Pursuant to Section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act: December 1997 and January 1998

Federal Register · Notice · Mar 10, 1998

COMMENTS: We will accept written comments on this proposal. We will, if feasible, acknowledge receipt of all comments, but we will not provide written responses to comments. … Direct comments as indicated below.

Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System for Hospital Outpatient Services

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Sep 8, 1998

We intend to coordinate our review of all comments submitted timely during the comment period for the hospital outpatient PPS proposed rule and the ASC proposed rule. … comment period following publication of both this proposed rule and the ASC proposed rule.

Medicare Program; Improvements to the Medicare+Choice Appeal and Grievance Procedures

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jan 24, 2001

Act. … HCFA will develop and publish a mandatory standardized notice for distribution by providers, subject to public comment through OMB's Paperwork Reduction Act procedures.

Medicare Program; Revision of Payment Rates for End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients Enrolled in Medicare+Choice Plans

Federal Register · Notice · May 1, 2001

In light of these deadlines, and the need of M+C organizations for final information on ESRD payment rates to prepare the ACR proposals, we find that affording the public a full 60-day comment period would … be “impracticable” and “contrary to the public interest,” and that there is “good cause” for shortening the 60-day comment period we normally provide to 30 days.

Medicare Program; Adjustment in Payment Amounts for New Technology Intraocular Lenses Furnished by Ambulatory Surgical Centers

Federal Register · Notice · Dec 20, 1999

ACTION: Notice with comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces the requests we have received from entities seeking review of … Because of the staffing and resource limitations, we cannot accept comments by facsimile (FAX) transmission. In commenting, please refer to file code HCFA-3024-NC.

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Federal Register · Notice · Feb 11, 1999

the following summary of proposed collections for public comment. … Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Annual Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services (EPSDT) Participation

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Federal Register · Notice · Sep 5, 1996

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services, has submitted to the Office of … ''; Form No.: HCFA-R-197; Use: The major objective of this study is to evaluate the medical and cost effectiveness of three different categories of telemedicine services; Frequency: Other (periodically

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Federal Register · Notice · Dec 10, 1998

the following summary of proposed [[Page 68291]] collections for public comment. … In addition, the fiscal intermediary uses the cost report to make settlement with the provider for the cost reporting period.

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Federal Register · Notice · Mar 25, 1999

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, has submitted to the Office of Management … Regulations in 42 CFR 412.92; Form No.: HCFA-R-79 (OMB# 0938-0477); Use: Hospitals designated as ``Sole Community Hospitals'' that experience a five percent decrease in discharges in one cost reporting period

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Conditions of Participation; Identification of Potential Organ, Tissue, and Eye Donors and Transplant Hospitals' Provision of Transplant-Related Data

Federal Register · Rule · Jun 22, 1998

[See final rule with comment period, Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network [98-HRSA-01, 63 FR 16295] published April 2, 1998, effective October 1, 1998.] … However, in the seven-month period since the legislation went into effect, the OPO's organ donors have increased by 70 percent (when compared to the nine-month period prior to the legislation), while its

Medicaid Program; Medicaid Managed Care: Further Delay of Effective Date

Federal Register · Rule · Jun 18, 2001

We have determined that a short additional period is required properly to consider these issues. We therefore delay the effective date of this rule until August 17, 2001. … comment.

Privacy Act of 1974; Report of Modified or Altered System

Federal Register · Notice · Aug 4, 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 and Medicaid Programs; Announcement of Additional Applications From Hospitals Requesting Waivers for Organ Procurement Service Areas

Federal Register · Notice · Aug 9, 1999

ACTION: Notice with comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces additional applications that we have received from hospitals … We indicated that upon receipt of the waiver requests, we would publish a Federal Register notice to solicit public comments, as required by section 1138(a)(2)(D) of the Act.

New and Pending Demonstration Project Proposals Submitted Pursuant to Section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act: February and March 1996

Federal Register · Notice · May 14, 1996

COMMENTS: We will accept written comments on these proposals. We will, if feasible, acknowledge receipt of all comments, but we will not provide written responses to comments. … Direct comments as indicated below.

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Surety Bond Requirements for Home Health Agencies

Federal Register · Rule · Jul 31, 1998

We find good cause to waive the notice-and-comment procedure because it is impracticable to employ notice and comment procedures and issue a final rule on or before the earliest date currently required … For this reason, we find good cause to waive notice-and-comment and to issue this final rule. IV.