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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AG81 Publication ID: Fall 1999 
Title: Home Health Agency (HHA) Conditions of Participation (HCFA-3819-F) 
Abstract: This final rule will revise home health agency conditions of participation to center on the patient, using outcome-oriented measures. Most of the current HHA conditions of participation have remained unchanged since home health services became a Medicare benefit in 1966. Some limited modifications have been made over the years to comply with legislative changes. As a result, most of the conditions of participation continue to be structure and process oriented. In addition, this final rule will require that HHAs use a standard core assessment data set, the "Outcome and Assessment Information Set" (OASIS), when evaluating adult, non-maternity patients receiving home health care. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other 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 484   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1302    42 USC 1395x    42 USC 1395cc(a)    42 USC 1395hh    42 USC 1395bb   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  03/10/1997  62 FR 11005   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/09/1997    
Next Action Undetermined      
Additional Information: HCFA-3819-F
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Mary Vienna
Office of Clinical Standards and Quality
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
C4-05-27, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
Phone:410 786-6940