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 Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1bdff5f8d D09002ee1bdff606c 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 We are revising the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems for operating costs and capital-related costs to implement applicable statutory requirements, including section 4407 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA), as well as changes arising from our continuing experience with the systems. In addition, in the addendum to this final rule, we describe changes in the amounts and factors necessary to determine rates for Medicare hospital inpatient services for operating costs and capital-related costs. These changes are applicable to discharges occurring on or after October 1, 1998. We also set forth rate-of-increase limits as well as changes for hospitals and hospital units excluded from the prospective payment systems. Finally, we are implementing the provisions of section 4625 of the BBA concerning payment for the direct costs of graduate medical education. 63 FR 40954 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-07-31/98-20459 98-20459 fr31jy98-25 RIN 0938-AI22 4120-01-P HCFA-1003-F https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-07-31/98-20459 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-07-31/html/98-20459.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-07-31/pdf/98-20459.pdf 178 p. 40954 41131 63 FR 40954 Title 42 Part 405 42 CFR Part 405 Title 42 Part 412 42 CFR Part 412 Title 42 Part 413 42 CFR Part 413 RIN 0938-AI22 Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 1999 Rates; Federal Register Vol. 63, Issue RULE 98-20459 II DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Care Financing Administration 1998-10-01 1998-07-31 HCFA-1003-F 4120-01-P 98-20459 Final rule.

We are revising the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems for operating costs and capital-related costs to implement applicable statutory requirements, including section 4407 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA), as well as changes arising from our continuing experience with the systems. In addition, in the addendum to this final rule, we describe changes in the amounts and factors necessary to determine rates for Medicare hospital inpatient services for operating costs and capital-related costs. These changes are applicable to discharges occurring on or after October 1, 1998. We also set forth rate-of-increase limits as well as changes for hospitals and hospital units excluded from the prospective payment systems. Finally, we are implementing the provisions of section 4625 of the BBA concerning payment for the direct costs of graduate medical education.

The provisions of this final rule are effective October 1, 1998. This rule is a major rule as defined in Title 5, United States Code, section 804(2). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. section 801(a)(1)(A), we are submitting a report to the Congress on this rule on July 31, 1998. Nancy Edwards, (410) 786-4531, Operating Prospective Payment, DRG, and Wage Index Issues. Tzvi Hefter, (410) 786-4487, Capital Prospective Payment, Excluded Hospitals, and Graduate Medical Education Issues. Vol. 63, no. 147 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1998-07-31 continuing daily deposited born digital 378 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-07-31 P0b002ee180a78689 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr31jy98 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-07-31 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-07-31/pdf/FR-1998-07-31.pdf fdlp 40805 41175 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-06 FR-1998-07-31 machine generated eng FR FR-1998-07-31 63 147