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HHS/CMS

RIN: 0938-AI47

Publication ID: Fall 1998

Title: Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities. (HCFA-1913-IFC)
Abstract: This interim final rule implements provisions in section 4432 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 related to Medicare payment for skilled nursing facility services. These include the implementation of a Medicare prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities, consolidated billing, and a number of related changes. The prospective payment system described in this rule replaces the retrospective reasonable cost based system currently utilized by Medicare for payment of skilled nursing facility services under part A of the program.
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)	Priority: Economically Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 409    42 CFR 410    42 CFR 411    42 CFR 413    42 CFR 483    42 CFR 489
Legal Authority: PL 105-33, sec 4432(a)

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite Interim Final Rule  05/12/1998  63 FR 26252

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Laurence Wilson Center for Medicare Management Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Phone:410 786-4603