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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AP45 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: ●Hospice Wage Index for FY 2010 (CMS-1420-P) 
Abstract: This rule proposes the annual update to the hospice wage index for FY 2010. The wage index is used to reflect local differences in wage levels. The hospice wage index methodology and values are based on recommendations of a negotiated rulemaking advisory committee and were originally published on August 8, 1997. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 418   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1814(i)(1) and 1814(i)(2)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    08/01/2009 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Kelly Horney
Health Insurance Specialist,
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Medicare Management, Mail Stop C5-07-28, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-0558
Fax:410 786-0765
Email: kelly.horney@cms.hhs.gov