0938-AG81 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Conditions of Participation for Home Health Agencies (CMS-3819-F)

This final rule revises the conditions of participation (CoPs) that home health agencies (HHAs) must meet in order to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.  The requirements focus on the care delivered to patients by HHAs, reflect an interdisciplinary view of patient care, allow HHAs greater flexibility in meeting quality care standards, and eliminate unnecessary procedural requirements.  These changes are an integral part of our overall effort to achieve broad-based, measurable improvements in the quality of care furnished through the Medicare and Medicaid programs, while at the same time eliminating unnecessary procedural burdens on providers.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions Yes No Rulemaking Resulting From a Section 610 Review 42 CFR 409 42 CFR 410 42 CFR 418 42 CFR 440 42 CFR 484 42 CFR 485 42 CFR 488 42 U.S.C. 1302 42 U.S.C. 1395x 42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a) 42 U.S.C. 1395hh 42 U.S.C. 1395bb Statutory Final 10/09/2017 MMA sec. 902 MMA section 902 requires Medicare final rules publish within 3-years of a proposed or interim final rule . Rule may publish before the 3-year deadline. No NPRM 03/10/1997 62 FR 11005 NPRM Comment Period End 06/09/1997 Second NPRM 10/09/2014 79 FR 61163 NPRM Comment Period Extended 12/01/2014 79 FR 71081 NPRM Comment Period End 12/08/2014 NPRM Comment Period Extended End 01/07/2015 Final Action 10/00/2017 Includes Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563. No Businesses Organizations None No No Yes No 0938-AJ11 Related to Danielle Shearer Health Insurance Specialist 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 410 786-6617 danielle.shearer@cms.hhs.gov Center for Clinical Standards & Quality, 7500 Security Boulevard, MS: S3-02-01, Baltimore MD 21244