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HHS/CMS | RIN: 0938-AS07 | Publication ID: Fall 2014 |
Title: FY 2015 Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) (CMS-1605-F) | |
Abstract:
This final rule updates the payment rates used under the prospective payment system (PPS) for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for fiscal year (FY) 2015. In addition, it adopts the most recent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) statistical area delineations to identify a facility's urban or rural status for the purpose of determining which set of rate tables would apply to the facility, and to determine the SNF PPS wage index including a 1-year transition with a blended wage index for all providers for FY 2015. This final rule also contains a revision to policies related to the Change of Therapy (COT) Other Medicare Required Assessment (OMRA). This final rule includes a discussion of a provision related to the Affordable Care Act involving Civil Money Penalties. Finally, this final rule includes a discussion of the SNF therapy payment research currently underway within CMS, observed trends related to therapy utilization among SNF providers and the agency's commitment to accelerating health information exchange in SNFs. |
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Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) | Priority: Economically Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions |
Major: Yes | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 488 | |
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1302 42 USC 1320a-7j 42 USC 1395hh |
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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: Bill Ullman Technical Advisor Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Center for Medicare, MS: C5-06-27, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244 Phone:410 786-5667 Fax:410 786-0765 Email: william.ullman@cms.hhs.gov |