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Medicare Program; Optional Payment System for Low Medicare Volume Skilled Nursing Facilities

Federal Register · Rule · Jul 21, 1995

Comment: With regard to our proposal that an SNF with no prior cost reporting period would automatically qualify for being paid a prospectively determined payment rate, one commenter requested that the … Comment: One commenter stated that we should define the data source for making a final determination regarding the number of Medicare days in a cost reporting period.

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Conditions of Coverage for Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs)

Federal Register · Rule · May 2, 1996

This final rule with comment period responds to the comments we received on the interim final rule with comment period. … The Social Security Act Amendments of 1994 were enacted subsequent to the September 8, 1994, interim final rule with comment period.

Medicaid Program; Additional Comment Period for the Schedules of Per-Visit and Per-Beneficiary Limitations on Home Health Agency Costs for Cost Reporting Periods Beginning on or After October 1, 1999 and Portions of Cost Reporting Periods Beginning October 1, 2000

Federal Register · Notice · Feb 22, 2000

ACTION: Notice of an additional 15-day comment period for notice with comment period. … Under the August 5, 1999 notice with comment period, written or electronic comments were acceptable. The comment period ended on October 4, 1999.

Medicare Program; Update to the Prospective Payment System for Home Health Agencies for FY 2002

Federal Register · Notice · Jun 29, 2001

ACTION: Notice with comment period. … Therefore, for good cause, we waive prior notice and comment procedures. As indicated previously, we are, however, providing a 60-day comment period for public comment. IV.

Medicare Program; Schedule of Limits for Skilled Nursing Facility Inpatient Routine Service Costs

Federal Register · Notice · Jan 6, 1994

Provisions of This Final Notice With Comment Period A. … Paperwork Reduction Act This final notice with comment period does not impose information collection requirements.

Medicare Program; Inpatient Hospital Deductible and Hospital and Extended Care Services Coinsurance Amounts for 2000

Federal Register · Notice · Oct 22, 1999

requirements of notice and comment rulemaking. … We considered publishing a proposed notice to provide a period for public comment.

Medicare Program; Uniform Electronic Cost Reporting System for Hospitals

Federal Register · Rule · Jun 27, 1995

(the Act) and 42 CFR Part 412. … Provisions of the May 25, 1994 Final Rule With Comment Period On May 25, 1994, we published a final rule with comment period to confirm the proposed regulations and respond to public comments on the

Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System for Hospital Outpatient Services; Extension of Comment Period

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Mar 12, 1999

DATES: The comment period is extended to 5 p.m. on June 30, 1999. … The comment period for the proposed rule closed on November 9, 1998.

Medicare, Medicaid and CLIA Programs; Extension of Certain Effective Dates for Clinical Laboratory Requirements and Personnel Requirements for Cytologists

Federal Register · Uncategorized Document · Dec 6, 1994

the phase-in periods. … phase-in period.

Medicaid Program; Revision to Medicaid Upper Payment Limit Requirements for Hospital Services, Nursing Facility Services, Intermediate Care Facility Services for the Mentally Retarded, and Clinic Services

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Oct 10, 2000

in section 1902(a)(2) of the Act. … We are proposing two transition periods and are soliciting comments on the material elements of these transition periods, including the starting point for the phase-out, the percentage reduction each year

Medicaid Program; Modification of the Medicaid Upper Payment Limit Transition Period for Inpatient Hospital Services, Outpatient Hospital Services, Nursing Facility Services, Intermediate Care Facility Services for the Mentally Retarded, and Clinic Services

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Apr 3, 2001

Because of staff and resource limitations, we cannot accept comments by facsimile (FAX) transmission. In commenting, please refer to file code HCFA-2100-P. … Introduction We have examined the impact of this proposed rule as required by Executive Order (EO) 12866, the Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (Pub.

Medicare Program: Request for Public Comments on Implementation of the Medicare+Choice Program, and Notice of Timeframes for Submission of Applications for Contracts

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jan 20, 1998

Also, commenters should, whenever possible, identify the relevant section or subsection of the BBA or of the Social Security Act. … Although the notices will allow the public only an abbreviated public comment period, the maximum approval period of an emergency approval is 6 months.

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Physicians' Referrals to Health Care Entities With Which They Have Financial Relationships; Extension of Comment Period

Federal Register · Rule · Apr 4, 2001

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period for final rule with comment period. … This document announces the extension of the public comment period to June 4, 2001. Authority: Secs. 1102 and 1871 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh).

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

Federal Register · Notice · Aug 11, 1998

These limitations replace the limitations that were set forth in our January 2, 1998 notice with comment period (63 FR 89) and our March 31, 1998 final rule with comment period (63 FR 15718). … This notice with comment period is necessary to implement the provisions of section 1861(v)(1)(L) of the Act, as amended by B.B.A. `97.

Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 1999

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jun 5, 1998

with comment period to be published in the fall of 1998. … The following clinical activities were listed in the postservice period: Clean room/equipment/shut down equipment. Provide postservice education.

Medicare Program; Changes Concerning Suspension of Medicare Payments, and Determinations of Allowable Interest Expenses

Federal Register · Rule · Dec 2, 1996

Comment Date: We are providing a comment period on the issues described in section V of this preamble. … While a prior public comment period is not required in this case, we are granting the public an opportunity to comment on these changes.

Medicare Program; Schedule of Prospectively Determined Payment Rates for Skilled Nursing Facility Inpatient Routine Service Costs

Federal Register · Notice · Sep 3, 1996

ACTION: Final notice with comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This final notice with comment period sets forth the schedule of payment rates … However, we are providing a 60-day period for public comment, as indicated at the beginning of this notice. C.

Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities

Federal Register · Rule · Jul 30, 1999

A follow-up notice (63 FR 37498, July 13, 1998) extended the public comment period for an additional 60 days, and a second notice (63 FR 65561, November 27, 1998) reopened the comment period for another … Comment: We received a number of comments recommending that we periodically recompute the PPS rates using the most recent data.

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, 1999 and Portions of Cost Reporting Periods Beginning Before October 1, 2000

Federal Register · Notice · Aug 5, 1999

The situation described in the comment is a provider with less than a 12-month cost reporting period. … Accordingly, for good cause, we waive prior notice and comment procedures. However, we are providing a 60-day comment period for public comment, as indicated at the beginning of this notice. B.

Medicare Program: Special Enrollment Periods and Waiting Period

Federal Register · Rule · Aug 2, 1996

Comment date: We will consider comments received by October 1, 1996. … Although we cannot respond to individual comments, if we revise these rules as a result of comments, we will discuss all timely comments in the preamble to the revised rules.