[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 40251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16980]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


TRICARE; Implementation Date for Uniform Skilled Nursing Facility 
(SNF) Benefit and Adoption of Medicare Payment Method for Skilled 
Nursing Facilities

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to announce that TRICARE will implement the 
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) benefit provisions and SNF Prospective 
Payment System (PPS) effective for SNF admissions on or after August 1, 
2003.

DATES: August 1, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tariq Shahid, Medical Benefits and 
Reimbursement Systems, TRICARE Management Activity, 16401 East 
Centretech Parkway, Aurora, Colorado 80011-9066, telephone (303) 676-
3801.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department published an interim final 
rule (67 FR 40597) on June 13, 2002. In part, this rule aligned the 
TRICARE SNF benefit more closely with the Medicare's SNF benefit and 
provided for TRICARE's adoption of the Medicare SNF PPS. The interim 
final rule provided that the rule is effective August 12, 2003, as soon 
thereafter as the Director, TRICARE Management Activity can effectively 
and efficiently implement through contract change.

    Dated: June 25, 2003.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 03-16980 Filed 7-3-03; 8:45 am]
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