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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AT21 Publication ID: Fall 2018 
Title: Durable Medical Equipment Fee Schedule, Adjustments to Resume the Transitional 50/50 Blended Rates to Provide Relief in Non-Competitive Bidding Areas (CMS-1687-F)(Section 610 Review) 
Abstract:

This final rule follows the interim final rule that published May 11, 2018, and extended the end of the transition period for phasing in adjustments to the fee schedule amounts for certain durable medical equipment (DME) and enteral nutrition paid in areas not subject to the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) from June 30, 2016, to December 31, 2016. In addition, the rule amended the regulation to resume the transition period for items furnished from August 1, 2017, through December 31, 2018. The rule also made technical amendments to existing regulations for DMEPOS items and services to exclude infusion drugs used with DME from the DMEPOS CBP.

 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt 
RFA Section 610 Review: Section 610 Review 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 414   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302, 1395hh, and 1395rr(b)(l))    Pub. L. 114-255, sec. 5004(b), 16007(a) and 16008   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  MMA, section 902  05/11/2021 

Overall Description of Deadline: MMA section 902 requires Medicare final rules publish within three-years of a proposed or interim final rule. Rule may publish before the three-year deadline.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  05/11/2018  83 FR 21912   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  07/09/2018 
Final Action  05/00/2021 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Alexander Ullman
Health Insurance Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Medicare, MS: C5-07-26, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-9671
Email: alexander.ullman@cms.hhs.gov