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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AU02 Publication ID: Fall 2020 
Title: Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) (CMS-3380)(Completion of a Section 610 Review) 
Abstract:

This final rule revises the Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) to increase donation rates and organ transplantation rates by replacing the current measures with new transparent, reliable, and objective measures.

 
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 
EO 14192 Designation: Regulatory 
RFA Section 610 Review: Completion of a Section 610 Review 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 486   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1395hh    42 U.S.C. 1302   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  MMA sec. 902 requires Medicare final rules publish within 3 years of a proposed or interim final rule.  12/23/2022 

Overall Description of Deadline: 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.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/23/2019  84 FR 70628   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/21/2020 
Final Action  12/02/2020  85 FR 77898   
Final Action Effective  02/01/2021 
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:
Alpha-Banu Wilson
Director, Division of Acute Care Providers
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-8687
Email: alphabanu.wilson@cms.hhs.gov