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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AP64 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: ●Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Benefit Programs; Payments to Sponsors of Retiree Prescription Drug Plans (CMS-4131-F2) 
Abstract: This rule codifies an interpretation of the statutory waiver provision in section 1857(i) of the Social Security Act, which permit CMS to waive provisions that would otherwise apply to Plan Sponsors participating in the Retiree Drug Subsidy (RDS) Program. Under current rules, that waiver provision applies only to Medicare Part D plans. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 422 and 423   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1302,1395w-101 to 1395w-152, and 1395hh   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  MMA section 902  01/12/2012 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  01/12/2009  74 FR 1550   
Final Action  01/00/2012    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
David Mlawsky
Health Insurance Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Mail Stop C1-22-06, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-6851
Email: david.mlawsky@cms.hhs.gov