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            <NAME>Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of Health and Human Services</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Culturally Competent and Person-Centered Requirements to Increase Access to Care and Improve Quality for All (CMS-3418)</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>The proposed rule would establish culturally competent and person-centered requirements for all provider and supplier types that participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs. These requirements revise the Conditions of Participations/Conditions for Coverage (CoPss/CfCs) pertaining to governance, patient/resident/client rights (such as nondiscrimination and accessibility), clinical quality standards,&nbsp;quality assessment and performance improvement, staff training, discharge planning, and care planning in an effort to increase quality and improve access to health care. These proposals also include additional requirements for transplant programs, organ procurement organizations, and end-stage renal disease facilities that would advance equity and reduce disparities in organ transplantation and organ donation.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Economically Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>Undetermined</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <CFR>42 CFR 403</CFR>
            <CFR>42 CFR 416</CFR>
            <CFR>42 CFR 418</CFR>
            <CFR>42 CFR 441</CFR>
            <CFR>...</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 1821</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C 1832(a)(2)(F)(I)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 1861(dd)(1)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 1905(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Alpha-Banu</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Wilson</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Director, Division of Acute Care Providers</TITLE>
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                    <CODE>0938</CODE>
                    <NAME>Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services</NAME>
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                <PHONE>410 786-8687</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>alphabanu.wilson@cms.hhs.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, 7500 Security Boulevard,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Baltimore</CITY>
                    <STATE>MD</STATE>
                    <ZIP>21244</ZIP>
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