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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AH27 Publication ID: Spring 2008 
Title: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospice Care Conditions of Participation (CMS-3844-F)(Section 610 Review) 
Abstract: This final rule is a regulatory reform initiative that revises existing conditions of participation that hospices must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The requirements focus on the actual care delivered to patients and patients' families by hospices and the results of that care, reflect an interdisciplinary view of patient care, and allow hospices greater flexibility in meeting quality standards. These changes are an integral part of our efforts to achieve broad-based improvements and measurements of the quality of care furnished through Federal programs while at the same time reducing procedural burdens on providers. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
RFA Section 610 Review: Section 610 Review 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 418   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1302    42 USC 1395hh   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  MMA sec 902  05/27/2008 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/27/2005  70 FR 30840   
Final Action  05/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Mary Rossi-Coajou
Health Insurance Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Clinical Standards Group, Mailstop S3-02-01, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-6051
Email: mary.rossicoajou@cms.hhs.gov

Danielle Shearer
Health Insurance Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Clinical Standards Group, Mailstop S3-02-01, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-6617
Email: danielle.shearer@cms.hhs.gov