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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AU13 Publication ID: Fall 2020 
Title: FY 2021 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNFs) Prospective Payment System Rate and Value-Based Purchasing Program Updates (CMS-1737) 
Abstract:

This annual final rule updates the payment rates used under the prospective payment system for SNFs for fiscal year 2021. The rule also includes updates to the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program that will affect Medicare payment to SNFs.

 
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: Other 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 409    42 CFR 413   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302    42 U.S.C 1395hh   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Per statute, rule must be effective by October 1, 2020.  10/01/2020 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/15/2020  85 FR 20914   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/09/2020 
Final Action  08/05/2020  85 FR 47594   
Final Action Effective  10/01/2020 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Bill Ullman
Technical Advisor
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Medicare, MS: C5-06-27, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-5667
Fax:410 786-0765
Email: william.ullman@cms.hhs.gov