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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AU92 Publication ID: Fall 2022 
Title: Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) CoP Updates (CMS-3419) 
Abstract:

This final rule establishes health and safety requirements for a new provider type, Rural Emergency Hospitals, in accordance with section 125 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 485    42 CFR 489   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1395hh    42 U.S.C. 1302   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Per statute, amendments made by this section apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2023.  01/01/2023 
Final  Statutory  MMA sec. 902 requires Medicare final rules publish within 3 years of a proposed or interim final rule.  07/06/2025 

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  07/06/2022  87 FR 40350   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/29/2022 
Final Rule Merged with 0938-AU82  11/23/2022  87 FR 71748   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Merged with 0938-AU82 
Agency Contact:
Kianna Banks
Health Insurance Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, MS: S3-02-01, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-8486
Email: kianna.banks@cms.hhs.gov