0938-AV87 202510 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 Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children (CMS-3481)

This rule revises the requirements that Medicare and Medicaid certified hospitals must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. These changes are necessary to protect the health and safety of children and reflect HHS’ review of recent information on the safety and efficacy of sex-rejecting procedures (SRPs) on children. The revisions to the requirements prohibit hospitals from performing specified SRPs on children.

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No Other 42 CFR 482 42 U.S.C. 1395hh 42 U.S.C. 1395rr 42 U.S.C. 1302 EO 14187 Statutory Final 12/19/2028 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 NPRM 12/19/2025 90 FR 59463 NPRM Comment Period End 02/17/2026 Final Action 12/00/2028 No Federal State No No No Center for Clinical Standards and Quality 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 410 786-3000 hospitalsrpinquiries@cms.hhs.gov 7500 Security Blvd, Baltimore MD 21244