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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AR60 Publication ID: Spring 2019 
Title: Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Update (CMS-4168-F) 
Abstract:

This final rule updates the PACE regulations published on December 8, 2006.  This rule improves the quality of the existing regulations, provides operational flexibility and modifications, and removes redundancies and outdated information.  These updates are intended to ensure the health and safety of PACE participants.

 
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 
EO 13771 Designation: Other 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 423    42 CFR 460   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302    42 U.S.C. 1395    42 U.S.C. 1395eee(f)    42 U.S.C. 1396u-4(f)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  MMA sec. 902 requires Medicare final rules publish within 3 years of a proposed or interim final rule.  08/16/2019 

Overall Description of Deadline: Per the CMS notice published December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78442), except for certain Medicare payment regulations and certain other statutorily-mandated regulations, we schedule all Medicare final regulations for publication within the 3-year standardized time limit in the current Unified Agenda. We do not intend to delay publishing a Medicare final regulation for 3 years if we are able to publish it sooner.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/16/2016  81 FR 54665   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/17/2016 
Final Action  08/00/2019 
Additional Information: Includes Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Small Entities Affected: Organizations  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Christopher McClintick
Health Insurance Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Medicare, MS: C4-22-04, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-4682
Email: christopher.mcclintick@cms.hhs.gov