[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 11595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04856]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Calendar Year (CY) 2015 Cost of Outpatient Medical, Dental, and 
Cosmetic Surgery Services Furnished by Department of Defense Medical 
Treatment Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously 
Liable Third Persons

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the 
President.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: By virtue of the authority vested in the President by section 
2(a) of Public Law 87-603 (76 Stat. 593; 42 U.S.C. 2652), and delegated 
to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) by the 
President through Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970, the rates 
referenced below are hereby established. These rates are for use in 
connection with the recovery from tortiously liable third persons for 
the cost of outpatient medical, dental and cosmetic surgery services 
furnished by military treatment facilities through the Department of 
Defense. They are the same rates as the outpatient medical, dental and 
cosmetic surgery services reimbursement rates that were set on July 1, 
2015 for billing medical insurers, but require a different approval 
authority for the purpose of billing for tort liability. The rates were 
established in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-25, 
requiring reimbursement of the full cost of all services provided. The 
CY 2015 outpatient medical, dental and cosmetic surgery rates 
referenced are effective upon publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register and will remain in effect until further notice. Previously 
published inpatient rates remain in effect until further notice. 
Pharmacy rates are updated periodically. A full disclosure of the rates 
is posted at Health.mil Web site in the Defense Health Agency Uniform 
Business Office section (http://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Business-Support/Uniform-Business-Office).

Shaun Donovan,
Director, Office Management and Budget.
[FR Doc. 2016-04856 Filed 3-3-16; 8:45 am]
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