0938-AT21 201910 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 Durable Medical Equipment Fee Schedule, Adjustments to Resume the Transitional 50/50 Blended Rates to Provide Relief in Non-Competitive Bidding Areas (CMS-1687-F)

This final rule follows the interim final rule that published May 11, 2018, and extended the end of the transition period from June 30, 2016, to December 31, 2016 for phasing in adjustments to the fee schedule amounts for certain durable medical equipment (DME) and enteral nutrition paid in areas not subject to the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CBP). In addition, the interim rule amended the regulation to resume the transition period for items furnished from August 1, 2017, through December 31, 2018. The interim rule also made technical amendments to existing regulations for DMEPOS items and services to exclude infusion drugs used with DME from the DMEPOS CBP.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions Yes No Other Section 610 Review 42 CFR 414 42 U.S.C. 1302, 1395hh, and 1395rr(b)(l)) Pub. L. 114-255, sec. 5004(b), 16007(a) and 16008 Statutory Final 05/11/2021 MMA sec. 902 requires Medicare final rules publish within 3 years of a proposed or interim final rule. Per the CMS notice published December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78442), except for certain Medicare payment regulations and certain other statutorily-mandated regulations, we schedule all Medicare final regulations for publication within the 3-year standardized time limit in the current Unified Agenda. We do not intend to delay publishing a Medicare final regulation for 3 years if we are able to publish it sooner. No Interim Final Rule 05/11/2018 83 FR 21912 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 07/09/2018 Final Action to be Merged With 0938-AU17 05/00/2021 Yes Businesses None No Yes No Alexander Ullman Health Insurance Specialist 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 410 786-9671 alexander.ullman@cms.hhs.gov Center for Medicare, MS: C5-07-26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21244