[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 11008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03634]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Calendar Year 2020 Cost of Outpatient Medical, Dental, and 
Cosmetic Surgery Services Furnished by the Department of Defense 
Medical Treatment Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From 
Tortiously Liable Third Persons

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

ACTION: Notice.

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    By virtue of the authority vested in the President by 42 U.S.C. 
2652, the rates referenced below are hereby established. These rates 
are for use in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable 
third persons for the 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 third 
party reimbursement rates that were set on July 1, 2020 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 Calendar 
Year 2020 outpatient medical, dental and cosmetic surgery services 
referenced are effective for billing tort liability 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 website in the Defense 
Health Agency Uniform Business Office section (http://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Business-Support/Uniform-Business-Office/Billing/Medical-Affirmative-Claims).

Robert S. Fairweather,
Deputy Associate Director, International Affairs Division, Acting 
Director.
[FR Doc. 2021-03634 Filed 2-22-21; 8:45 am]
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