United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1998_register executive 2010-09-24 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1bdffbb60 D09002ee1bdffbc11 United States Department of Health and Human Services originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Health Care Financing Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This final rule revises several provisions of an earlier final rule concerning surety bond requirements published in the Federal Register on January 5, 1998 (63 FR 292). This rule also establishes the surety bond submission compliance date, as described in a notice of intent and in a final rule concerning surety bond requirements published in the Federal Register on March 4, 1998 (63 FR 10730 and 10732). The March 4 documents advised the public that we intended to make technical revisions to the January 5, 1998 final rule and extend the February 27, 1998 compliance date for all home health agencies (HHAs) to furnish a surety bond to HCFA and/or the State Medicaid agency, or both, until 60 days after the date of publication of this final rule. In this rule, for Medicare-participating HHAs, we are establishing a new compliance date to submit a surety bond that is 60 days after the date of publication of this final rule. For Medicaid- participating HHAs, we are establishing a new compliance date to furnish a surety bond that is a date established by the State Medicaid agency up to 120 days after the date of publication of this final rule. We are also responding to comments we received in response to the January 5, 1998 final rule that pertain to the technical revisions we discussed in our March 4, 1998 notice. It is our intention to respond to all comments not addressed herein in a future Federal Register document. This final rule revision does not change the beginning date of the term the initial surety bond is to cover, that is, January 1, 1998. 63 FR 29648 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-06-01/98-14309 98-14309 fr01jn98-22 RIN 0938-AI86 4120-01-P HCFA-1152-1-F https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-06-01/98-14309 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-06-01/html/98-14309.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-06-01/pdf/98-14309.pdf 9 p. 29648 29656 63 FR 29648 Title 42 Part 441 42 CFR Part 441 Title 42 Part 489 42 CFR Part 489 RIN 0938-AI86 Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Surety Bond Requirements for Home Health Agencies; Federal Register Vol. 63, Issue RULE 98-14309 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Care Financing Administration 1998-07-01 HCFA-1152-1-F 4120-01-P 98-14309 Final rule.

This final rule revises several provisions of an earlier final rule concerning surety bond requirements published in the Federal Register on January 5, 1998 (63 FR 292). This rule also establishes the surety bond submission compliance date, as described in a notice of intent and in a final rule concerning surety bond requirements published in the Federal Register on March 4, 1998 (63 FR 10730 and 10732). The March 4 documents advised the public that we intended to make technical revisions to the January 5, 1998 final rule and extend the February 27, 1998 compliance date for all home health agencies (HHAs) to furnish a surety bond to HCFA and/or the State Medicaid agency, or both, until 60 days after the date of publication of this final rule. In this rule, for Medicare-participating HHAs, we are establishing a new compliance date to submit a surety bond that is 60 days after the date of publication of this final rule. For Medicaid- participating HHAs, we are establishing a new compliance date to furnish a surety bond that is a date established by the State Medicaid agency up to 120 days after the date of publication of this final rule. We are also responding to comments we received in response to the January 5, 1998 final rule that pertain to the technical revisions we discussed in our March 4, 1998 notice. It is our intention to respond to all comments not addressed herein in a future Federal Register document. This final rule revision does not change the beginning date of the term the initial surety bond is to cover, that is, January 1, 1998.

This final rule is effective on July 1, 1998. Ralph Goldberg, (410) 786-4870 (Medicare Provisions). Mary Linda Morgan, (410) 786-2011 (Medicaid Provisions). Vol. 63, no. 104 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1998-06-01 continuing daily deposited born digital 413 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-06-01 P0b002ee180a1cd3a 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr01jn98 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-06-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-06-01/pdf/FR-1998-06-01.pdf fdlp 29529 29932 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-06 FR-1998-06-01 machine generated eng FR FR-1998-06-01 63 104