Director, Office of Resource Access and Partnerships

0917-AA10 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0917 Indian Health Service IHS 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund (CHEF)

This final rule would implement section 202(d) of the IHCIA by amending the IHS CHEF and revising the threshold cost for reimbursement of the cost of treatment using purchased/referred care funds formerly known as contract health services to an IHS or Tribally managed facility. The law also describes an annual increase in the threshold that is based on the increase in the medical care expenditure category of the Consumer Price Index for all consumers for the 12-month period ending with December of the previous year.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Not Yet Determined Pub. L. 94-437, sec 202(d), IHCI Act, as amended by Pub. L. 111-148, sec 10221 No NPRM 01/26/2016 81 FR 4339 NPRM Comment Period End 03/11/2016 Final Action 04/00/2017 Undetermined Undetermined No No No No Carl Harper Director, Office of Resource Access and Partnerships 0917 Indian Health Service IHS 301 443-1016 carl.harper@hhs.gov 801 Thompson Avenue, TMP Suite 360, Rockville MD 20852