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HHS/CMS

RIN: 0938-AP96

Publication ID: Spring 2011

Title: Survey and Enforcement Requirements for Home Health Agencies (CMS-2297-P)
Abstract: This proposed rule would establish requirements for unannounced, standard and extended surveys for home health agencies (HHAs), and provides a number of sanctions that may be imposed when HHAs are out of compliance with Federal requirements. This rule is necessary to implement changes in OBRA '87 in section 1891 of the Social Security Act. The rule would emphasize quality of care, health, and safety for patients receiving home health services. The goal is to move systems away from a simple test of compliance to one geared toward quality services provided to patients.
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: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 488
Legal Authority: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA '87)    PL 100-203

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM  To Be Determined

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: Debora Terkay Health Insurance Specialist Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mail Stop S2-02-38, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244 Phone:410 786-6835 Email: debora.terkay@cms.hhs.gov