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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AQ20 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Additional Screening, Application Fees, and Temporary Moratoria for Providers and Suppliers (CMS-6028-F) 
Abstract: This rule implements additional provider and supplier enrollment requirements under the Affordable Care Act of 2010. This rule reduces fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare program and significantly improve the screening mechanism to prevent questionable providers and suppliers from entering the program. 
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 405    42 CFR 424    42 CFR 438    42 CFR 447    42 CFR 455    42 CFR 457    42 CFR 498    42 CFR 1007   
Legal Authority: PL 111-148   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    01/01/2011 

Overall Description of Deadline: Rule includes several ACA provisions effective beginning 180 days after enactment.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/23/2010  75 FR 58203   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/16/2010    
Final Action  02/02/2011  76 FR 5861   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
John Spiegel
Director, Division of Policy and Regulatory Development, Medicare Program Integrity Group
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Program Integrity, MS: AR-18-50, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-1909
Fax:410 786-0035
Email: john.spiegel@cms.hhs.gov