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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AP59 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Limited Changes to the Competitive Acquisition of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)(CMS-1561-F) 
Abstract: This final rule, as mandated by section 154 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA), requires the temporary delay of Round 1 of the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program. As such, a new competition excluding certain services will be necessary. Section 154 also requires the program to provide a process for giving suppliers feedback on missing financial documents and mandates the disclosure of subcontractors under a competitive bidding program. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 414   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1302    42 USC 1395hh    42 USC 1395rr(b)(1)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  MMA section 902  01/16/2012 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  01/16/2009  74 FR 2873   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  03/17/2009    
Final Action  01/00/2012    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Lorrie Ballantine
Technical Advisor
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Mail Stop C5-08-17, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-4499
Email: lorrie.ballantine@cms.hhs.gov