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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AQ03 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: ●Hospital IPPS for Acute Care Hospitals and Fiscal Year 2010 Rates and to the Long-Term Care Hospital PPS and Rate Year 2010 Rates (CMS-1406-N) 
Abstract: This notice contains the final wage indices, hospital reclassifications, payment rates, impacts, and other related tables effective for the fiscal year (FY) 2010 hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) and rate year 2010 long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (PPS) . The rates, tables, and impacts included in this notice reflect changes required or resulting from the implementation of several provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. These provisions require the extension of the expiration date for certain geographic reclassifications and special exception wage indices through September 30, 2010, and certain market basket updates for the IPPS and LTCH PPS effective April 1, 2010. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 412 and 413    42 CFR 415    42 CFR 485 and 489   
Legal Authority: PL 111 148    PL 111-152   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    04/01/2010 

Overall Description of Deadline: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 makes these provisions effective by April 1, 2010.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  06/02/2010  75 FR 31118   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Tzvi Hefter
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-4487
Email: tzvi.hefter@cms.hhs.gov