[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 208 (Friday, October 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54263-54264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26288]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[CMS-3072-FN]


Medicare Program; Approval of Application by the American 
Diabetes Association (ADA) for Recognition as a National Accreditation 
Program for Accrediting Entities to Furnish Outpatient Diabetes Self-
Management Training

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

ACTION: Final notice.

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SUMMARY: This final notice announces the approval of the American 
Diabetes Association (ADA) as a national accreditation organization for 
purposes of determining that an entity meets the necessary quality 
standards to furnish outpatient diabetes self-management and training 
services under Part B of the Medicare program. Therefore, diabetes 
self-management training (DSMT) programs accredited by the ADA will 
receive deemed status under the Medicare program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This accreditation is effective on October 26, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan A. Brooks, (410) 786-5526; Eva L. 
Fung, (410) 786-7539.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    To participate in the Medicare program, diabetes self-management 
training (DSMT) programs must meet conditions for coverage specified in 
our

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regulations at 42 CFR part 410, subpart H. One requirement is that 
entities must satisfy required quality standards. Currently, one way of 
satisfying the quality standards under 42 CFR 410.145 is to be approved 
by an approved accrediting body. The regulations pertaining to the 
application procedures for national accreditation organizations for 
DSMT are at 410.142. After we approve and recognize the accreditation 
organization, it may accredit an entity to meet one of the sets of 
quality standards described in 410.144.

II. Review Process and Findings

A. Review Process

    In evaluating an application from an accrediting organization, we 
consider the following factors under section 1865(b)(2) of the Act:
     Accreditation requirements.
     Survey procedures.
     Ability to provide adequate resources for conducting 
required surveys and to supply information for use in enforcement 
activities.
     Monitoring procedures.
     Ability to provide us with the necessary data for 
validation.
    We are required by 410.142(d) to publish a proposed notice in the 
Federal Register after the receipt of a written request for approval 
from a national accreditation organization. After review of the 
national accreditation organization's application, the regulations 
require that we publish a notice of our approval or disapproval after 
we receive a complete package of information and the organization's 
deeming application.

B. Review Findings

    We received a complete application from the American Diabetes 
Association (ADA) on April 20, 2001. On June 27, 2001, we published a 
proposed notice in the Federal Register, (66 FR 34223) announcing the 
application of the ADA for approval as an accreditation program for 
diabetes self-management training programs. We reviewed their 
application to determine if the ADA used one of the sets of quality 
standards described in 410.144.

III. Analysis of and Responses to Public Comments and Provisions of 
the Final Notice

    We received no public comments on our proposed notice. Therefore, 
we have approved the ADA's application as an accreditation program for 
diabetes self-management training programs under 410.142(d). The ADA is 
the first accreditation organization that we have approved for 
accrediting diabetes self-management training programs.

    Authority: Section 1865 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395bb).

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

    Dated: September 19, 2001.
Thomas A. Scully,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 01-26288 Filed 10-25-01; 8:45 am]
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