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 2004_register executive 2010-09-23 article Part IX Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c816a8e6 D09002ee1c816a994 United States Department of Health and Human Services originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This interim final rule implements the provisions of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MPDIMA) of 2003, Pub. L. 108-173, which are applicable in 2004 to Medicare payment for covered drugs and physician fee schedule services. These provisions revise the current payment methodology for Part B covered drugs and biologicals that are not paid on a cost or prospective payment basis; make changes to Medicare payment for furnishing or administering drugs and biologicals; revise the geographic practice cost indices and change the physician fee schedule conversion factor. The 2004 physician fee schedule conversion factor will be $37.3374. The 2004 national anesthesia conversion factor (prior to making adjustment for the geographic practice cost indices) will be $17.4969. The information contained in this final rule related to payment under the physician fee schedule supercedes the information contained in the November 7, 2003, final rule to the extent that the two are inconsistent. All other provisions of the November 7, 2003, final rule are unchanged unless otherwise noted. This rule also extends the "opt- out" provisions of 1802(b)(5)(3) of the Social Security Act to dentists, podiatrists, and optometrists. 69 FR 1084 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-01-07/03-32323 03-32323 fr07ja04-18 RIN 0938-AM97 4120-01-P CMS-1372-IFC https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-01-07/03-32323 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-01-07/html/03-32323.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-01-07/pdf/03-32323.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Health Facilities Health Professions Kidney Diseases Medical Devices Medicare Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Rural Areas X-Rays 184 p. 1084 1267 69 FR 1084 Title 42 Part 405 42 CFR Part 405 Title 42 Part 414 42 CFR Part 414 RIN 0938-AM97 Medicare Program; Changes to Medicare Payment for Drugs and Physician Fee Schedule Payments for Calendar Year 2004; Federal Register Vol. 69, Issue RULE 03-32323 IX DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2004-01-01 CMS-1372-IFC 4120-01-P 03-32323 Interim final rule with comment period.

This interim final rule implements the provisions of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MPDIMA) of 2003, Pub. L. 108-173, which are applicable in 2004 to Medicare payment for covered drugs and physician fee schedule services. These provisions revise the current payment methodology for Part B covered drugs and biologicals that are not paid on a cost or prospective payment basis; make changes to Medicare payment for furnishing or administering drugs and biologicals; revise the geographic practice cost indices and change the physician fee schedule conversion factor. The 2004 physician fee schedule conversion factor will be $37.3374. The 2004 national anesthesia conversion factor (prior to making adjustment for the geographic practice cost indices) will be $17.4969. The information contained in this final rule related to payment under the physician fee schedule supercedes the information contained in the November 7, 2003, final rule to the extent that the two are inconsistent. All other provisions of the November 7, 2003, final rule are unchanged unless otherwise noted. This rule also extends the "opt- out" provisions of 1802(b)(5)(3) of the Social Security Act to dentists, podiatrists, and optometrists.

Effective date: These regulations are effective on January 1, 2004. Jennifer Fan, (410) 786-0548 regarding Medicare payment for Part B covered drugs and biologicals. Administrative Practice and Procedure Health Facilities Health Professions Kidney Diseases Medical Devices Medicare Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Rural Areas X-Rays Medicare: Physician fee schedule (2204 CY); payment reform for drugs and biologicals, baguilar@omb.eop.gov http://cms.hhs.gov/physicians/pfs http://cms.hhs.gov/providers/pufdownload/default.asp#alphanu http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html http://www.cms.hhs.gov Vol. 69, no. 4 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2004-01-07 continuing daily deposited born digital 426 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-01-07 P0b002ee18096fb7c 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr07ja04 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-01-07 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-01-07/pdf/FR-2004-01-07.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-01-07/xml/FR-2004-01-07.xml fdlp 849 1267 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2004-01-07 machine generated eng FR FR-2004-01-07 69 4