[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 146 (Monday, July 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39322-39323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18524]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[CMS-1135-CN]
RIN 0938-0938-ZA14


Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index Fiscal Year 2001; Correction 
Notice

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

ACTION: Correction of notice.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the 
notice published in the Federal Register, (65 FR 60072) on October 6, 
2000 entitled ``Hospice Wage Index.''

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn Riley, (410) 786-1286.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the October 6, 2000 notice entitled 
``Hospice Wage Index,'' there were several technical and typographic 
errors. Due to the typographical errors, we are correcting several 
hospice wage index values as published in the October 6, 2000 notice 
(65 FR 60072). Specifically, Table A reflects the correct hospice wage 
index values for MSA code numbers, 0600, 0840, 1950, 1960, 2000, 2020, 
2040, 2840, 2880, 3285, 5140, 5483, 6020, 6483, 6640, 6780, 6800, and 
8160. Table B lists the correct hospice wage index value for MSA code 
number 9950. This Correction Notice conforms the published hospice wage 
index values to the values used to make payment as of October 1, 2000.
    In addition, the MSA code numbers 8050 through 8800 on page 60079 
in Table A were inadvertently misplaced. We are correcting Table A by 
moving MSA codes 8050 through 8800 to be

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between MSA codes 8003 and 8840, located on page 60078.

              Table A.--Hospice Wage Index for Urban Areas
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                              Urban area (constituent counties    Wage
        MSA code No.             or county equivalents) \1\       index
-------------------------------------------------------------------\2\--
0600........................  Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC............    0.9604
                              Columbia, GA....................
                              McDuffie, GA....................
                              Richmond, GA....................
                              Aiken, SC.......................
                              Edgefield, SC...................
0840........................  Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX........    0.9188
                              Hardin, TX......................
                              Jefferson, TX...................
                              Orange, TX......................
1950........................  Danville, VA....................    0.9655
                              Danville City, VA...............
                              Pittsylvania, VA................
1960........................  Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-   0.9277
                               IL.
                              Scott, IA.......................
                              Henry, IL.......................
                              Rock Island, IL.................
2000........................  Dayton-Springfield, OH..........    1.0080
                              Clark, OH.......................
                              Greene, OH......................
                              Miami, OH.......................
                              Montgomery, OH..................
2020........................  Daytona Beach, FL...............    0.9576
                              Flagler, FL.....................
                              Volusia, FL.....................
2040........................  Decatur, IL.....................    0.8866
                              Macon, IL.......................
2840........................  Fresno, CA......................    1.0934
                              Fresno, CA......................
                              Madera, CA......................
2880........................  Gadsden, AL.....................    0.9257
                              Etowah, AL......................
3285........................  Hattiesburg, MS.................    0.8133
                              Forrest, MS.....................
                              Lamar, MS.......................
5140........................  Missoula, MT....................    0.9680
                              Missoula, MT....................
5483........................  New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-      1.3165
                               Waterbury-Danbury, CT.
                              Fairfield, CT...................
                              New Haven, CT...................
6020........................  Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH.....    0.8966
                              Washington, OH..................
                              Wood, WV........................
6483........................  Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI    1.1390
                              Bristol, RI.....................
                              Kent, RI........................
                              Newport, RI.....................
                              Providence, RI..................
                              Washington, RI..................
6640........................  Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC..    1.0169
                              Chatham, NC.....................
                              Durham, NC......................
                              Franklin, NC....................
                              Johnston, NC....................
                              Orange, NC......................
                              Wake, NC........................
6780........................  Riverside-San Bernardino, CA....    1.1944
                              Riverside, CA...................
                              San Bernardino, CA..............
6800........................  Roanoke, VA.....................    0.8671
                              Botetourt, VA...................
                              Roanoke, VA.....................
                              Roanoke City, VA................
                              Salem City, VA..................
8160........................  Syracuse, NY....................    1.0029
                              Cayuga, NY......................
                              Madison, NY.....................
                              Onondaga, NY....................
                              Oswego, NY .....................
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\1\ This column lists each MSA area name (in italics) and each county,
  or county equivalent, in the MSA area. Counties not listed in this
  Table are considered to be Rural Areas. Wage Index values for these
  areas are found in Table B.
\2\ Wage index values are based on FY 1996 hospital cost report data
  before reclassification. This wage index is further adjusted. Wage
  index values greater than 0.8 are subject to a budget-neutrality
  adjustment of 1.065425. Wage index values below 0.8 are adjusted to be
  the greater of a 15-percent increase, subject to a maximum wage index
  value of 0.8, or an adjustment by multiplying the hospital wage index
  value for a given area by the budget-neutrality adjustment. We have
  completed all of these adjustments and included them in the wage index
  values reflected in this table.


                  Table B.--Wage Index for Rural Areas
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                                                                  Wage
        MSA Code No.                    Nonurban area             index
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9950........................  Washington......................   1.1130
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\1\ Wage index values are based on FY 1996 hospital cost report data
  before reclassification. This wage index is further adjusted. Wage
  index values greater than 0.8 are subject to a budget-neutrality
  adjustment of 1.065425. Wage index values below 0.8 are adjusted to be
  the greater of a 15-percent increase, subject to a maximum wage index
  value of 0.8, or an adjustment by multiplying the hospital wage index
  value for a given area by the budget-neutrality adjustment. We have
  completed all of these adjustments and have included them in the wage
  index values reflected in this table.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773 
Medicare--Hospital Insurance Program; and No. 93.774, Medicare-- 
Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)

    Dated: July 18, 2001.
Brian P. Burns,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Resources Management.
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