[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 151 (Friday, August 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51901-51914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18546]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-9098-N]
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program
Issuances--April Through June 2016
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This quarterly notice lists CMS manual instructions,
substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register
notices that were published from April through June 2016, relating to
the Medicare and Medicaid programs and other programs administered by
CMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: It is possible that an interested
party may need specific information and not be able to determine from
the listed information whether the issuance or regulation would fulfill
that need. Consequently, we are providing contact persons to answer
general questions concerning each of the addenda published in this
notice.
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Addenda Contact Phone number
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I CMS Manual Instructions............. Ismael Torres........................... (410) 786-1864
II Regulation Documents Published in Terri Plumb............................. (410) 786-4481
the Federal Register.
III CMS Rulings....................... Tiffany Lafferty........................ (410) 786-7548
IV Medicare National Coverage Wanda Belle, MPA........................ (410) 786-7491
Determinations.
V FDA-Approved Category B IDEs........ John Manlove............................ (410) 786-6877
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VI Collections of Information......... Mitch Bryman............................ (410) 786-5258
VII Medicare-Approved Carotid Stent Sarah Fulton, MHS....................... (410) 786-2749
Facilities.
VIII American College of Cardiology-- Sarah Fulton, MHS....................... (410) 786-2749
National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Sites.
IX Medicare's Active Coverage-Related JoAnna Baldwin, MS...................... (410) 786-7205
Guidance Documents.
X One-Time Notices Regarding National JoAnna Baldwin, MS...................... (410) 786-7205
Coverage Provisions.
XI National Oncologic Positron Stuart Caplan, RN, MAS.................. (410) 786-8564
Emission Tomography Registry Sites.
XII Medicare-Approved Ventricular Linda Gousis, JD........................ (410) 786-8616
Assist Device (Destination Therapy)
Facilities.
XIII Medicare-Approved Lung Volume Sarah Fulton, MHS....................... (410) 786-2749
Reduction Surgery Facilities.
XIV Medicare-Approved Bariatric Sarah Fulton, MHS....................... (410) 786-2749
Surgery Facilities.
XV Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Stuart Caplan, RN, MAS.................. (410) 786-8564
Emission Tomography for Dementia
Trials.
All Other Information................. Annette Brewer.......................... (410) 786-6580
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible
for administering the Medicare and Medicaid programs and coordination
and oversight of private health insurance. Administration and oversight
of these programs involves the following: (1) Furnishing information to
Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, health care providers, and the
public; and (2) maintaining effective communications with CMS regional
offices, state governments, state Medicaid agencies, state survey
agencies, various providers of health care, all Medicare contractors
that process claims and pay bills, National Association of Insurance
Commissioners (NAIC), health insurers, and other stakeholders. To
implement the various statutes on which the programs are based, we
issue regulations under the authority granted to the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human Services under sections 1102, 1871,
1902, and related provisions of the Social Security Act (the Act) and
Public Health Service Act. We also issue various manuals, memoranda,
and statements necessary to administer and oversee the programs
efficiently.
Section 1871(c) of the Act requires that we publish a list of all
Medicare manual instructions, interpretive rules, statements of policy,
and guidelines of general applicability not issued as regulations at
least every 3 months in the Federal Register.
II. Format for the Quarterly Issuance Notices
This quarterly notice provides only the specific updates that have
occurred in the 3-month period along with a hyperlink to the full
listing that is available on the CMS Web site or the appropriate data
registries that are used as our resources. This is the most current up-
to-date information and will be available earlier than we publish our
quarterly notice. We believe the Web site list provides more timely
access for beneficiaries, providers, and suppliers. We also believe the
Web site offers a more convenient tool for the public to find the full
list of qualified providers for these specific services and offers more
flexibility and ``real time'' accessibility. In addition, many of the
Web sites have listservs; that is, the public can subscribe and receive
immediate notification of any updates to the Web site. These listservs
avoid the need to check the Web site, as notification of updates is
automatic and sent to the subscriber as they occur. If assessing a Web
site proves to be difficult, the contact person listed can provide
information.
III. How To Use the Notice
This notice is organized into 15 addenda so that a reader may
access the subjects published during the quarter covered by the notice
to determine whether any are of particular interest. We expect this
notice to be used in concert with previously published notices. Those
unfamiliar with a description of our Medicare manuals should view the
manuals at http://www.cms.gov/manuals.
Dated: July 27, 2016.
Kathleen Cantwell,
Director, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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