[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-33264]
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Part II
Department of Health and Human Services
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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42 CFR Parts 405, 409, 410, et al.
Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and
Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2011; Corrections; Final Rule
Federal Register / Vol. 76 , No. 7 / Tuesday, January 11, 2011 /
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
42 CFR Parts 405, 409, 410, 411, 413, 414, 415, and 424
[CMS-1503-CN2]
RIN 0938-AP79
Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee
Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2011; Corrections
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Correction of final rule with comment period.
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SUMMARY: This document corrects several technical and typographical
errors in the final rule with comment period that appeared in the
November 29, 2010 Federal Register entitled ``Medicare Program; Payment
Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B
for CY 2011; Final Rule'' (75 FR 73170).
DATES: Effective Date: This correction is effective January 1, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Cole or Erin Smith, (410) 786-
4497.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In FR Doc. 2010-27969 of November 29, 2010 (75 FR 73170)
(hereinafter referred to as the Calendar Year (CY) 2011 Physician Fee
Schedule (PFS) final rule with comment period), there were a number of
technical and typographical errors that are identified and corrected in
the Correction of Errors section of this notice. The provisions of this
notice are effective as if they had been included in the CY 2011 PFS
final rule with comment period. Accordingly, the corrections are
effective January 1, 2011.
On November 30, 2010, the Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act
of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-286) was signed into law. Section 3 of Public Law
111-286 changed the policy finalized in the CY 2011 PFS final rule with
comment period regarding payment reductions applied to multiple therapy
services provided to the same patient on the same day and paid for
under the PFS effective January 1, 2011.
Further, on December 15, 2010, the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders
Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-309) was signed into law. Section 101 of
Public Law 111-309 provides for a 1-year zero-percent update to the
Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS) for CY 2011.
As this correction notice corrects the CY 2011 physician fee
schedule final rule with comment period that was released prior to
enactment of the statutory changes contained in the two laws noted
above, the statutory changes to PFS payments for CY 2011 are not
reflected in this correction notice. Payment files reflecting current
law as of January 1, 2011 will be made available through usual CMS
notices and data files.
II. Summary of Errors
A. Errors in the Preamble
1. Errors in the Budget Neutrality, Conversion, Anesthesia, and Other
Factors
On page 73276, we are correcting the adjustments to the PE and
malpractice RVUs to match the proportions of the RVU shares to the
rebased and revised Medicare Economic Index (MEI), resulting from the
corrections of work, PE, and malpractice RVUs discussed in this
section. We are making the corresponding changes to Table 45--
Calculation of the CY 2011 PFS CF.
On pages 73283 and 73284, we are correcting the figures for the CY
2011 budget neutrality factors, conversion factor (CF), and anesthesia
CF to reflect the updated values resulting from the corrections to the
work, PE, and malpractice RVUs discussed in this section.
On page 73388, we are correcting Table 60--CY 2011 RVUs for CPT
code 77080 to reflect the corrected CF.
2. Errors in Work RVUs
On page 73328, we are correcting the count of AMA RUC work RVU
recommendations with which we agreed or disagreed. Due to a
typographical error, the published count was incorrect.
On page 73340, we are correcting the CY 2011 Interim Final Work RVU
value for CPT code 52332 that was listed incorrectly due to a
typographical error.
On page 73341, we are correcting the CY 2011 Interim Final Work RVU
value for CPT code 77427 that was incorrect due to a technical error.
On pages 73342 through 73349, we are correcting Table 53: AMA RUC
Recommendations and Interim Final Work RVUs for CY 2011 New, Revised,
and Potentially Misvalued Codes to reflect the corrections previously
listed for CPT codes 52332 and 77427, and to make these additional
corrections:
The AMA RUC-Recommended Work RVU value for CPT code 77427
was incorrect due to a typographical error.
The CMS Decision and CY 2011 Interim Final Work RVU fields
for CPT code 64483 were incorrect due to typographical errors.
3. Errors in the PE RVUs
On pages 73352 and 73353, in Table 54--CPT Codes With Accepted AMA
RUC Direct PE Recommendations for CY 2011 Codes, we listed codes for
which we accepted on an interim final basis the AMA RUC direct PE
recommendations. However, due to technical errors, we did not apply the
correct inputs when calculating the PE values for the following CPT
codes: 31296, 31297, 37223, 90945, 95800, and 95801. Similar technical
errors in the creation of the direct practice expense database resulted
in incorrect direct PE inputs for five other CPT codes: 77750, 92506,
93224, 93225, and 93226. The corrections to these direct PE inputs are
included in the corrected final CY 2011 direct PE database available
under downloads for the CY 2011 PFS final rule with comment period on
the CMS Web site at: http://www.cms.gov/PhysicianFeeSched/PFSFRN/list.asp#TopOfPage.
Changes to the PE RVUs resulting from the corrections to the direct
PE inputs and the work RVU corrections previously noted are reflected
in changes to Addendum B and Addendum C. We also note that because work
RVUs factor into the calculation for both the malpractice (MP) and
practice expense (PE) RVUs, those values for these CPT codes may have
also changed, and these subsequent changes are reflected in Addenda B
and C. In addition, on page 73188, we are correcting errors in Table
2--Calculation of PE RVUs Under Methodology for Selected Codes (we are
correcting the table in its entirety) as a result of changed values for
PE RVUs that indirectly resulted from the changes to work RVUs.
Finally, we note that changes in the RVUs for these codes affect
additional codes due to various factors related to the relativity of
the system including budget neutrality and adjustments to maintain PE
RVU shares.
4. Errors in the Malpractice RVUs
In section II.B.2 of the preamble to the CY 2011 PFS final rule
with comment period, we discussed malpractice RVUs for new and revised
services. These codes are listed on pages 73209 through 73213 in Table
8: Source Codes for CY 2011 New/Revised Codes Used to Set the
Malpractice RVUs, and their MP RVU values are listed in Addendum B
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and Addendum C. Due to a technical error in the application of the
methodology used to calculate the MP RVUs as described in the CY 2011
PFS final rule with comment period, the MP RVU values listed for the
following CPT codes were incorrect: 92606, 92607, 92608, 92609, 93452,
93452TC, 93453, 93453TC, 93454, 93454TC, 93457, 93457TC, 93458,
93458TC, 93459, 93459TC, 93460, 93460TC, 93461, 93461TC.
Additionally, changes to the MP RVUs resulting from the correction
to the work RVUs for CPT codes 77427 and 52332 as previously described
are also reflected in Addendum B and Addendum C. Finally, we note that
changes in RVUs previously described affect MP RVUs for additional
codes due to various factors related to the relativity of the system.
Due to the changes previously noted, we are correcting errors on
pages 73595 through 73596 in Table 101: CY 2011 PFS Final Rule Total
Allowed Charge Estimated Impact for RVU, MPPR, and MEI Rebasing Changes
and on pages 73598 through 73600 in Table 102: Impact of Final Rule
with Comment Period and Estimated Physician Update on CY 2011 Payment
for Selected Procedures by replacing the tables in their entirety.
B. Errors in the Addenda
On pages 73630 through 73809 and 73810 through 73815, in Addendum
B: CY 2011--Relative Value Units and Related Information Used in
Determining Medicare Payments and Addendum C: Codes with Interim RVUs,
respectively, we need to correct errors in the work, PE, or MP RVUs (or
combinations of these RVUs) for certain existing new and revised CY
2011 CPT codes. These errors are a result of the technical and
typographical errors identified and summarized in section II.A. of this
correction notice. We note that we are providing these addenda in their
entirety.
On page 73831 in Addendum J: List of CPT \1\/HCPCS Codes Used to
Define Certain Designated Health Service Categories \2\ under Section
1877 of the Social Security Act Effective January 1, 2011 we are
correcting a technical error in the short descriptor for HCPCS code
G0431.
On pages 73841 through 73859, in Addendum K: CY 2011 ESRD Wage
Index for Urban Areas Based on CBSA Labor Market Areas, we made
technical and typographical errors in the composite rate wage index for
CBSA codes 11540, 12060, 19060, 27740, and 35380, and in the ESRD PPS
wage index for CBSA codes 40980 and 43780. On page 73848, we also made
a typographical error in the CBSA code for Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown,
TX.
On page 73859, in Addendum L: CY 2011 ESRD Wage Index for Rural
Areas Based on CBSA Labor Market Areas, we made a technical error in
the composite wage index for the nonurban area of Alaska.
III. Correction of Errors
In FR Doc. 2010-27969 of November 29, 2010 make the following
corrections:
A. Corrections to the Preamble
1. On page 73188, in Table 2--Calculation of PE RVUs Under
Methodology for Selected Codes, the table is corrected to read as
follows:
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Table 2--Calculation of PE RVUS Under Methodology for Selected Codes
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33533 CABG,
99213 Office arterial, 71020 Chest 71020-26 93000 ECG, 93005 ECG, 93010 ECG,
Step Source Formula visit, est single x-ray 71020-TC Chest xray complete tracing report
nonfacility facility nonfacility nonfacility nonfacility nonfacility nonfacility
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(1) Labor cost (Lab)..................... Step 1...................... AMA........................ .................. 13.32 77.52 5.74 5.74 0.00 6.12 6.12 0.00
(2) Supply cost (Sup).................... Step 1...................... AMA........................ .................. 2.98 7.34 3.39 3.39 0.00 1.19 1.19 0.00
(3) Equipment cost (Eqp.)................ Step 1...................... AMA........................ .................. 0.19 0.65 8.17 8.17 0.00 0.12 0.12 0.00
(4) Direct cost (Dir).................... Step 1...................... ........................... =(1)+(2)+(3) 16.50 85.51 17.31 17.31 0.00 7.43 7.43 0.00
(5) Direct adjustment (Dir. Adj)......... Steps 2-4................... See footnote*.............. .................. 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
(6) Adjusted Labor....................... Steps 2-4................... =Lab * Dir Adj............. =(1)*(5) 6.65 38.68 2.86 2.86 0.00 3.05 3.05 0.00
(7) Adjusted Supplies.................... Steps 2-4................... = Sup * Dir Adj............ =(2)*(5) 1.49 3.66 1.69 1.69 0.00 0.60 0.60 0.00
(8) Adjusted Equipment................... Steps 2-4................... = Eqp * Dir Adj............ =(3)*(5) 0.10 0.33 4.08 4.08 0.00 0.06 0.06 0.00
(9) Adjusted direct...................... Steps 2-4................... ........................... =(6)+(7)+(8) 8.23 42.67 8.64 8.64 0.00 3.71 3.71 0.00
(10) Conversion Factor (CF).............. Step 5...................... PFS........................ .................. 36.87 36.87 36.87 36.87 36.87 36.87 36.87 36.87
(11) Adj. labor cost converted........... Step 5...................... =(Lab * Dir Adj)/CF........ =(6)/(10) 0.18 1.05 0.08 0.08 0.00 0.08 0.08 0.00
(12) Adj. supply cost converted.......... Step 5...................... =(Sup * Dir Adj)/CF........ =(7)/(10) 0.04 0.10 0.05 0.05 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00
(13) Adj. equipment cost converted....... Step 5...................... =(Eqp * Dir Adj)/CF........ =(8)/(10) 0.00 0.01 0.11 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(14) Adj. direct cost converted.......... Step 5...................... ........................... =(11)+(12)+(13) 0.22 1.16 0.23 0.23 0.00 0.10 0.10 0.00
(15) Work RVU............................ Setup File.................. PFS........................ .................. 0.97 33.75 0.22 0.00 0.22 0.17 0.00 0.17
(16) Dir--pct............................ Steps 6, 7.................. Surveys.................... .................. 0.26 0.18 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29
(17) Ind--pct............................ Steps 6, 7.................. Surveys.................... .................. 0.74 0.82 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71
(18) Ind. Alloc. Formula (1st part)...... Step 8...................... See Step 8................. .................. ((14)/(16)) ((14)/(16)) ((14)/(16)) ((14)/(16)) ((14)/(16)) ((14)/(16)) ((14)/(16)) ((14)/(16))
* (17) * (17) * (17) * (17) * (17) * (17) * (17) * (17)
(19) Ind. Alloc. (1st part).............. Step 8...................... ........................... See (18) 0.65 5.27 0.58 0.58 0.00 0.25 0.25 0.00
(20) Ind. Alloc. Formulas (2nd part)..... Step 8...................... See Step 8................. .................. (15) (15) (15)+(11) (11) (15) (15)+(11) (11) (15)
(21) Ind. Alloc. (2nd part).............. Step 8...................... ........................... See (20) 0.97 33.75 0.30 0.08 0.22 0.25 0.08 0.17
(22) Indirect Allocator (1st + 2nd)...... Step 8...................... ........................... =(19)+(21) 1.62 39.02 0.88 0.66 0.22 0.50 0.33 0.17
(23) Indirect Adjustment (Ind. Adj.)..... Steps 9-11.................. See footnote**............. .................. 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37
(24) Adjusted indirect allocator......... Steps 9-11.................. =Ind Alloc * Ind Adj....... .................. 0.60 14.46 0.32 0.24 0.08 0.19 0.12 0.06
(25) Ind. Practice Cost Index (IPCI)..... Steps 12-16................. See Steps 12-16............ .................. 1.11 0.83 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.92 0.92 0.92
(26) Adjusted Indirect................... Step 17..................... = Adj.Ind Alloc * PCI...... =(24) * (25) 0.67 12.05 0.29 0.22 0.07 0.17 0.11 0.06
(27) MEI Rebasing Adjustment............. Step 18..................... PFS........................ .................. 1.18 1.18 1.18 1.18 1.18 1.18 1.18 1.18
(28) MPPR Adjustment..................... Step 18..................... PFS........................ .................. 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01
(29) PE RVU.............................. Step 18..................... =(Adj Dir + Adj Ind) * budn =((14)+(26)) * 1.06 15.69 0.62 0.53 0.09 0.32 0.25 0.07
* MEI Adj * MPPR Adj. budn * (27) * (28)
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Note: PE RVUs in table 2, row 29, may not match Addendum B due to rounding.
* The direct adj = [current pe rvus * CF * avg dir pct]/[sum direct inputs] = [Step 2]/[Step 3].
** The indirect adj = [current pe rvus * avg ind pct]/[sum of ind allocators] = [Step 9]/[Step 10].
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2. On page 73276, third column,
a. Second full paragraph,
(1) Line 23, the figure ``1.181'' is corrected to read ``1.182.''
(2) Line 24, the figure ``1.358'' is corrected to read ``1.361.''
(3) Line 28, the figure ``1.358'' is corrected to read ``1.361.''
b. Last partial paragraph,
(1) Line 10, the figure ``0.9181'' is corrected to read ``0.9175.''
(2) Line 11, the figure ``1.181'' is corrected to read ``1.182.''
(3) Line 12, the figure ``1.358'' is corrected to read ``1.361.''
3. On page 73283,
a. Top half of the page,
(1) First column, first full paragraph,
(a) Line 1, the figure ``$25.5217'' is corrected to read
``$25.4999.''
(b) Line 3, the figure ``$15.8085'' is corrected to read
``$15.7999.''
(2) Second column, second partial paragraph, last line, the figure
``1.0045'' is corrected to read ``1.0043.''
(3) Third column, first partial paragraph,
(a) Line 6, the figure ``0.9181'' is corrected to read ``0.9175.''
(b) Line 15, the figure ``$25.5217'' is corrected to read
``$25.4999''
b. Bottom half of the page, in Table 45--Calculation of the CY 2011
PFS CF, the listed entries are corrected to read as follows:
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CY 2011 RVU Budget Neutrality 0.4 percent
Adjustment. (1.0043).
CY 2011 Rescaling to Match MEI -8.3 percent
Weights Budget Neutrality (0.9175).
Adjustment.
CY 2011 Conversion Factor......... .................... $25.4999
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4. On pages 73283 and 73284, top of the page, in Table 46--
Calculation of the CY 2011 Anesthesia Conversion Factor, the listed
entries are corrected to read as follows:
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CY 2011 Anesthesia Adjustment..... -2.4 percent
(0.9760).
CY 2011 Anesthesia Conversion .................... $15.7999
Factor.
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5. On page 73328, first column, last paragraph,
a. Line 4, the figure ``207'' is corrected to read ``206.''
b. Line 7, the figure ``84'' is corrected to read ``85.''
6. On page 73340, first column, first full paragraph,
a. Line 9, the number ``1.47'' is corrected to read ``2.60.''
b. Line 10, the phrase ``25th percentile'' is corrected to read
``low value.''
c. Line 14, the number ``1.47'' is corrected to read ``2.60.''
7. On page 73341, third column, last paragraph, line 12, the figure
``2.92'' is corrected to read ``3.37.''
8. On pages 73342 through 73349, in Table 53--AMA RUC
Recommendations and Interim Final Work RVUs for CY 2011 New, Revised,
and Potentially Misvalued Codes the listed entries are corrected to
read as follows:
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Valued in relation
to a potentially AMA RUC- CY 2011
CPT code Short descriptor misvalued code recommended CMS decision interim final
screen work RVUs work RVUs
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52332............. Cystoscopy and x 2.83 Disagree.......... 2.60
treatment.
64483............. Inj foramen epidural x 1.90 Disagree.......... 1.75
l/s.
77427............. Radiation tx x 3.45 Disagree.......... 3.37
management x5.
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9. On page 73388, lower third of the page,
a. First column, first paragraph, last line, the figure
``$25.5217'' is corrected to read ``$25.4999.''
b. Table 60--CY 2011 RVUs for CPT Code 77080, the table is
corrected to read as follows:
Table 60--CY 2011 RVUs for CPT Code 77080
[Note: Calculated using the current law CY 2011 CF of $25.4999]
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CY 2011 CY 2011
CY 2011 CPT code Mod physician work nonfacility PE CY 2011 facility CY 2011
RVUs RVUs PE RVUs malpractice RVUs
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77080.......................................... 26............................. 0.31 0.10 0.10 0.01
77080.......................................... TC............................. 0.00 3.23 NA 0.18
77080.......................................... ............................... 0.31 3.33 NA 0.19
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10. On pages 73595 and 73596, in Table 101--CY 2011 PFS Final Rule
Total Allowed Charge Estimate Impact for RVU, MPPR, and MEI Rebasing
Changes, the table is corrected to read as follows:
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Rule with Comment Period and Estimated Physician Update on CY 2011
Payment for Selected Procedures, the table is corrected to read as
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B. Corrections to the Addenda
1. On pages 73630 through 73809, in Addendum B: CY 2011-Relative
Value Units and Related Information Used in Determining Medicare
Payments, the addendum is corrected to read as follows:
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3. On page 73831, in Addendum J: List of CPT \1\/HCPCS Codes Used
to Define Certain Designated Health Service Categories \2\ under
Section 1877 of the Social Security Act Effective January 1, 2011, the
listed entry is corrected to read as follows:
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4. On pages 73841 through 73859, in Addendum K: CY 2011 ESRD Wage
Index for Urban Areas Based on CBSA Labor Market Areas, the listed
entries are corrected to read as follows:
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4. On page 73859, in Addendum L: CY 2011 ESRD Wage Index for Rural
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III. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking and Delay in Effective Date
We ordinarily publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the
Federal Register to provide a period for public comment before the
provisions of a rule take effect in accordance with section 553(b) of
the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). However, we
can waive the notice and comment procedure if the Secretary finds, for
good cause, that the notice and comment process is impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, and incorporates a
statement of the finding and the reasons for it in the rule.
Section 553(d) of the APA ordinarily requires a 30-day delay in the
effective date of final rules after the date of their publication. This
30-day delay in effective date can be waived, however, if an agency
finds for good cause that the delay is impracticable, unnecessary, or
contrary to the public interest, and the agency incorporates a
statement of the findings and its reasons in the rule issued.
This document merely corrects typographical and technical errors
made in the CY 2011 PFS final rule with comment period, which appeared
in the November 29, 2010 Federal Register (75 FR 73170), and is (with
limited exceptions not relevant to these corrections, but noted in the
rule), effective January 1, 2011. The provisions of the final rule with
comment period have been subjected previously to notice and comment
procedures. The corrections contained in this document are consistent
with, and do not make substantive changes to, the payment methodologies
and policies adopted in the CY 2011 PFS final rule with comment period.
As such, these corrections are being made to ensure the CY 2011 PFS
final rule with comment period accurately reflects the policies adopted
in that rule. Therefore, we find for good cause that it is unnecessary
and would be contrary to the public interest to undertake further
notice and comment procedures to incorporate these corrections into the
CY 2011 PFS final rule with comment period.
For the same reasons, we are also waiving the 30-day delay in
effective date for these corrections. We believe that it is in the
public interest to ensure that the CY 2011 PFS final rule with comment
period accurately states our policies as of the date they take effect.
Therefore, we find that delaying the effective date of these
corrections beyond the effective date of the final rule with comment
period would be contrary to the public interest. In so doing, we find
good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the effective date.
Authority: (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No.
93.774, Medicare--Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)
Dated: December 29, 2010.
Dawn L. Smalls,
Executive Secretary to the Department.
[FR Doc. 2010-33264 Filed 12-30-10; 4:15 pm]
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