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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AG81 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Home Health Agency (HHA) Conditions of Participation (CoPs) (CMS-3819-P)(Section 610 Review) 
Abstract: This proposed rule would revise the existing Conditions of Participation (CoPs) that Home Health Agencies (HHAs) must meet to participate in the Medicare program. The CoPs were last revised in 1989. The new requirements will focus on the actual care delivered to patients by HHAs, reflect an interdisciplinary view of patient care, allow HHAs greater flexibility in meeting quality standards, and eliminate unnecessary procedural requirements. 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: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
RFA Section 610 Review: Section 610 Review 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 409, 42 CFR 418, 42 CFR 484     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
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    
Second NPRM  09/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Related RINs: Related to 0938-AJ11 
Agency Contact:
Danielle Shearer
Health Insurance Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Clinical Standards & Quality, 7500 Security Boulevard, MS: S3-02-01,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-6617
Email: danielle.shearer@cms.hhs.gov