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HHS/CMS | RIN: 0938-AL19 | Publication ID: Spring 2002 |
Title: Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Calendar Year 2003 Payment Rates (CMS-1206-P) | |
Abstract: This proposed rule would revise the Medicare hospital outpatient payment system beginning January 1, 2003. | |
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: Undetermined | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) | |
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1395(L) BBA '97 BBRA '99 BIPA '00 |
Legal Deadline:
None |
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Statement of Need: Annual updates to the hospital outpatient prospective payment systems rates are required by section 1833 of the Social Security Act (the Act), as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (BBRA), and the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA), relating to Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department patient prospective payment systems. |
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Summary of the Legal Basis: Section 1833(t) of the Act sets forth a system of payment for hospital outpatient department services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries based on prospectively set rates. |
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Alternatives: None. |
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Anticipated Costs and Benefits: Undetermined. |
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Risks: Failure to update the hospital outpatient department prospective payment systems would place us in violation of the Act. Moreover, failure to meet the publication deadline imposed by the Act would also constitute a violation. |
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Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes | Government Levels Affected: Federal |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes | |
Related RINs: Related to 0938-AK59 | |
Agency Contact: Cindy Read Division Director Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Center for Medicare Management, C4-05-07, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244 Phone:410 786-1852 |