0938-AS33 201510 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 Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Payment System (CMS-1621-F)

This final rule requires Medicare payment for clinical laboratory tests to be based on private payor rates beginning January 1, 2017, as required by section 216(a) of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Yes No Section 610 Review 42 CFR 414 Pub. L. 113-93, sec 216 Statutory Final 06/30/2015 No NPRM 10/01/2015 80 FR 59385 NPRM Comment Period End 11/25/2015 Final Action 10/00/2018 Yes Businesses None No No Yes No Valerie Miller Deputy Director, Division of Ambulatory Services 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 410 786-4535 valerie.miller@cms.hhs.gov Center for Medicare, Mail Stop C4-01-26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21244 Sarah Harding Health Insurance Specialist 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 410 786-4535 sarah.harding@cms.hhs.gov Center for Medicare, MS: C4-01-26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21244