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 2000_register executive 2010-09-23 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c81ec04f D09002ee1c81ec180 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 interim final rule with comment period provides for the annual update to the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system conversion factor that is used to calculate the payment amount for each payment group, effective January 1, 2001. It also updates the wage index values and incorporates the year 2001 changes in the procedure codes that are used to make payments under this system. In this rule, we are also responding to public comments received on those portions of the April 7, 2000 final rule with comment period (which established the hospital outpatient prospective payment system) that implemented related provisions of the Balanced Budget Refinement Act (BBRA) of 1999. In addition, we are responding to public comments on the August 3, 2000 interim final rule with comment period that modified the April 7, 2000 final rule with comment period by revising the criteria used to define new or innovative medical devices, drugs, and biologicals eligible for transitional pass-through payments and correcting the criteria for grandfathering provider-based Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) into the prospective payment system. 65 FR 67798 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-11-13/00-28475 00-28475 fr13no00-24 RIN 0938-A156 4120-01-P HCFA-1005-IFC https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-11-13/00-28475 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-11-13/html/00-28475.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-11-13/pdf/00-28475.pdf Health Facilities Hospitals Medicare 223 p. 67798 68020 65 FR 67798 Title 42 Part 419 42 CFR Part 419 RIN 0938-A156 Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System for Hospital Outpatient Services; Federal Register Vol. 65, Issue RULE 00-28475 II DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Care Financing Administration 2001-01-01 HCFA-1005-IFC 4120-01-P 00-28475 Interim final rule with comment period.

This interim final rule with comment period provides for the annual update to the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system conversion factor that is used to calculate the payment amount for each payment group, effective January 1, 2001. It also updates the wage index values and incorporates the year 2001 changes in the procedure codes that are used to make payments under this system. In this rule, we are also responding to public comments received on those portions of the April 7, 2000 final rule with comment period (which established the hospital outpatient prospective payment system) that implemented related provisions of the Balanced Budget Refinement Act (BBRA) of 1999. In addition, we are responding to public comments on the August 3, 2000 interim final rule with comment period that modified the April 7, 2000 final rule with comment period by revising the criteria used to define new or innovative medical devices, drugs, and biologicals eligible for transitional pass-through payments and correcting the criteria for grandfathering provider-based Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) into the prospective payment system.

Effective Date: These regulations are effective on January 1, 2001. Janet Wellham (410) 786-4510, Chuck Braver, (410) 786-6719, or Jana Petze (410) 786-9374, (for general information). Kity Ahern, (410) 786-4515 (for information related to ambulatory payment classification groups and transitional pass-through payments related to drugs and biologicals). Majorie Baldo, (410) 786-4617 or Barry Levi, (410) 786-4529 (for information related to transitional pass-through payments for medical devices). George Morey (410) 786-4653 (for information related to the criteria for grandfathering provider-based FQHCs into the prospective payment system). Health Facilities Hospitals Medicare Medicare: Hospital outpatient services; prospective payment system, http://www.access.gpo.gov http://www.hcfa.gov www.hcfa.gov/Medicare Vol. 65, no. 219 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2000-11-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 472 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-11-13 P0b002ee1809f7cba 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr13no00 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-11-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-11-13/pdf/FR-2000-11-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-11-13/xml/FR-2000-11-13.xml fdlp 67605 68063 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-08 FR-2000-11-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2000-11-13 65 219