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HHS/OS RIN: 0991-AB16 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Safe Harbor for Waiver of Beneficiary Co-Insurance and Deductible Amounts for a Medicare SELECT Policy 
Abstract: This final rule will expand the existing safe harbor for certain waivers of beneficiary co-insurance and deductible amounts to benefit the policyholders of Medicare SELECT supplemental insurance. Specifically, the amended safe harbor will protect waivers of co-insurance and deductible amounts under part A or part B of the Medicare program owed by beneficiaries covered by a Medicare SELECT policy issued in accordance with section 1882(t)(1) of the Social Security Act, if the waiver is in accordance with a price reduction agreement covering such policyholders between the Medicare SELECT issuer and the provider or supplier offering the waiver. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 1001   
Legal Authority: PL 100-93, sec 14(a)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/25/2002  67 FR 60202   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/25/2002    
Final Action  08/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Marco A. Wolfson
Department of Health and Human Services
Office of the Secretary
Office of the Inspector General, 330 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20201
Phone:202 619-0260