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HHS/CMS | RIN: 0938-AS96 | Publication ID: Fall 2017 |
Title: FY 2018 Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program, SNF Quality Reporting Program (CMS-1679-F) | |
Abstract:
This final rule updates the payment rates used under the prospective payment system (PPS) for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for fiscal year (FY) 2018. It also revises and rebases the market basket index by updating the base year from 2010 to 2014, and by adding a new cost category for Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Services. The rule also finalizes revisions to the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP), including measure and standardized resident assessment data policies and policies related to public display. In addition, it finalizes policies for the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program that will affect Medicare payment to SNFs beginning in FY 2019. The final rule also clarifies the regulatory requirements for team composition for surveys conducted for investigating a complaint and aligns regulatory provisions for investigation of complaints with the statutory requirements. The final rule also finalizes the performance period for the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Healthcare Personnel (HCP) Influenza Vaccination Reporting Measure included in the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Quality Incentive Program (QIP) for Payment Year 2020. |
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Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) | Priority: Economically Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions |
Major: Yes | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Regulatory | |
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 413 | |
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302 42 U.S.C 1395hh |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Federal, State |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Bill Ullman Technical Advisor Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Center for Medicare, MS: C5-06-27, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244 Phone:410 786-5667 Fax:410 786-0765 Email: william.ullman@cms.hhs.gov |