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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AP14 Publication ID: Spring 2008 
Title: Hospice Wage Index for FY 2009 (CMS-1548-P) 
Abstract: This rule proposes the annual update to the hospice wage index for FY 2009. The wage index is used to reflect local differences in wage levels. The hospice wage index methodology and values are based on recommendations of a negotiated rulemaking advisory committee and were originally published on August 8, 1997. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 418   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1814(i)(1) and 1814(i)(2)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    08/01/2008 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Terri Deutsch
Technical Advisor
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Mailstop C5-08-18, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-9462
Email: terri.deutsch@cms.hhs.gov