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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AP88 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Home Health Prospective Payment System Refinements and Rate Update for CY 2011 (CMS-1510-F) 
Abstract: This rule updates the 60-day national episode rate based on the applicable home health market basket update and case-mix adjustment. It also updates the national per-visit rates used to calculate low utilization payment adjustments (LUPAs) and outlier payments under the Medicare prospective payment system for home health agencies. These changes would be applicable to services furnished on or after January 1. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 484   
Legal Authority: Social Security Act, secs 1102 and 1871    42 USC 1302 and 42 USC 1395(hh)    Social Security Act, sec 1895   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    11/01/2010 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/23/2010  75 FR 43236   
NPRM Comment Period End  09/14/2010    
Final Action  11/17/2010  75 FR 70371   
Final Action Effective  01/01/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Randy Throndeset
Technical Advisor
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Centers for Medicare Management, Mailstop C5-07-28, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-0131
Email: randy.throndeset@cms.hhs.gov