[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 9, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 1599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-654]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

42 CFR Parts 413 and 489

[HCFA-1005-F3]
RIN 0938-AI56


Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System for Hospital 
Outpatient Services; Correction

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: In the April 7, 2000 issue of the Federal Register (65 FR 
18434), we published a final rule with a comment period that 
implemented a prospective payment system for hospital outpatient 
services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries. In addition, the final 
rule established requirements and standards for facilities or 
organizations seeking provider-based status. This document corrects 
technical errors in the preamble and regulations text made in that part 
of the final rule related to provider-based requirements. (A document 
published in the Federal Register on October 3, 2000 (65 FR 58919) 
delayed the effective date of the provider-based regulations from 
October 10, 2000 to January 10, 2001 and made a conforming change in 
the regulations text.)

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 10, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda McKenna, (410) 786-4537.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc. 00-8215 of April 7, 2000 (65 FR 
18434), there were several typographical errors. The provisions in this 
document are effective as if they had been included in the document 
published in the Federal Register on April 7, 2000.

Correction of Errors

    In FR Doc. 00-8215 on April 7, 2000 (65 FR 18434), make the 
following corrections:

Corrections to the Preamble

    On page 18434, column 1, in the Dates section, 
``Sec. 412.24(d)(6)'' is corrected to read ``Sec. 413.24(d)(6)'', 
``Sec. 489.24(h)'' is corrected to read ``Sec. 489.24''.

Corrections to the Regulations Text

List of Subjects

42 CFR Part 413

    Health facilities, Kidney diseases, Medicare, Puerto Rico, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

42 CFR Part 489

    Health facilities, Medicare, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

    Accordingly, 42 CFR parts 413 and 489 are corrected by making the 
following correcting amendments:

PART 413--PRINCIPLES OF REASONABLE COST REIMBURSEMENT; PAYMENT FOR 
END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE SERVICES; PROSPECTIVELY DETERMINED PAYMENT 
RATES FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES

    1. The authority citation for part 413 continues to read as 
follows:


    Authority: Secs. 1102, 1812(d), 1814(b), 1815, 1833(a), (i), and 
(n), 1871, 1881, 1883, and 1886 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1302, 1395f(b), 1395g, 13951, 13951(a), (i), and (n), 
1395x(v), 1395hh, 1395rr, 1395tt, and 1395ww).


Sec. 413.65  [Corrected]

    2. In Sec. 413.65, the following corrections are made:
    A. In paragraph (d)(7)(iii), the reference to paragraph ``(d)(7)'' 
is corrected to read ``(d)(7)(i)''.
    B. In paragraph (f)(3), the reference to paragraph ``(b)(3)(ii)'' 
is corrected to read ``(d)(3)(ii)''.
    C. In paragraph (j)(3), the reference to paragraph ``(h)'' is 
corrected to read ``(i)''.
    D. In paragraph (j)(4), the reference to paragraph ``(i)(5)'' is 
corrected to read ``(j)(5)''.
    E. In paragraph (j)(5), in the second sentence, the reference to 
paragraph ``(i)(5)'' is corrected to read ``(j)(5)''.

PART 489--PROVIDER AGREEMENTS AND SUPPLIER APPROVAL

    1. The authority citation for part 489 continues to read as 
follows:


    Authority: Secs. 1102 and 1871 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh).


Sec. 489.24  [Corrected]

    2. In Sec. 489.24, in paragraph (i), the reference to 
``Sec. 416.35'' is corrected to read ``Sec. 413.65''.


    Authority: Section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395l(t)).

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.774; 
Medicare--Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)

    Dated: December 18, 2000.
Brian P. Burns,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 01-654 Filed 1-8-01; 8:45 am]
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