0938-AR30 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Medicare Shared Savings Program; Final Waivers (CMS-1439-F)

This final rule establishes waivers of the application of the Physician Self-Referral Law, the Federal anti-kickback statute, and certain civil monetary penalties (CMP) law provisions to specified financial arrangements involving accountable care organizations (ACOs) under the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The Affordable Care Act authorizes the Secretary to waive certain fraud and abuse laws as necessary to carry out the provisions of section 1899 of the Act (the Medicare Shared Savings Program).

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No 42 CFR 425 PL 111-148, sec 3022 Statutory Final 11/02/2015 MMA section 902 No Interim Final Rule 11/02/2011 76 FR 67992 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 01/01/2012 Continuation Notice 10/17/2014 79 FR 62356 Final Action 11/00/2015 No Organizations Federal No No No Lisa O. Wilson Senior Technical Advisor 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 410 786-8852 lisa.wilson2@cms.hhs.gov Center for Medicare, MS: C4-25-02, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21244