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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AU37 Publication ID: Fall 2021 
Title: CY 2022 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update, Home Infusion Therapy Services, and Quality Reporting Requirements (CMS-1747)(Completion of a Section 610 Review) 
Abstract:

This annual final rule updates the home health prospective payment system payment rates and wage index.  This rule also updates the home infusion therapy services payment rates. In addition, this rule implements changes to the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model and to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program.

 
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 
RFA Section 610 Review: Completion of a Section 610 Review 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 409    42 CFR 424    42 CFR 484    42 CFR 488    ...     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302    42 U.S.C. 1395(hh)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  By statute, rule must be effective by January 1 annually.  01/01/2022 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/07/2021  86 FR 35874   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/27/2021 
Final Action  11/09/2021  86 FR 62240   
Final Action Effective  01/01/2022 
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:
Brian Slater
Director, Division of Home Health and Hospice
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Medicare, MS: C4-07-07, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-5229
Email: brian.slater@cms.hhs.gov