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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AM86 Publication ID: Fall 2003 
Title: ●Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) Program (CMS-2186-P) 
Abstract: Sections 1902(a)(6)and 2107(b)(1) of the Act, governing Medicaid and SCHIP, respectively, require States to provide to the Secretary information to monitor program performance. This rule would require States under the current statutory provisions and the IPIA and through this regulation to estimate improper payments using the CMS PERM methodolgy for the reporting year in the Medicaid and SCHIP programs. The States are further required to submit payment error rates to CMS for the purpose of calculating a natinal level payment error rate as required by the IPIA. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: None     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Sections 1902 (a)(6) of the Social Security Act    Sec 2107 (b)(1) of the Social Security Act    Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (IPIA) (Public Law 107-300)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/00/2004    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Wayne Alden Slaughter
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
7500 Security Boulevard, S3-13-15,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-0038