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 2005_register executive 2010-09-23 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c8107c76 D09002ee1c8107d6a 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 final rule sets forth an update to the 60-day national episode rates and the national per-visit amounts under the Medicare prospective payment system for home health agencies. This final rule is the first update of the home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) rates that uses the revised area labor market Metropolitan Statistical Area designations for calendar year 2006. In implementing the new area labor market designations, we are allowing for a one-year transition period. This transition consists of a blend of 50 percent of the new area labor market designations' wage index and 50 percent of the previous area labor market designations' wage index. In addition, we are revising the fixed dollar loss ratio, which is used in the calculation of outlier payments. 70 FR 68132 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-11-09/05-22084 05-22084 fr09no05-19 RIN 0938-AN44 4120-01-P CMS-1301-F https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-11-09/05-22084 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-11-09/html/05-22084.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-11-09/pdf/05-22084.pdf Health Facilities Health Professions Medicare Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 84 p. 68132 68215 70 FR 68132 Title 42 Part 484 42 CFR Part 484 RIN 0938-AN44 Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2006; Federal Register Vol. 70, Issue RULE 05-22084 II DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2006-01-01 CMS-1301-F 4120-01-P 05-22084 Final rule.

This final rule sets forth an update to the 60-day national episode rates and the national per-visit amounts under the Medicare prospective payment system for home health agencies. This final rule is the first update of the home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) rates that uses the revised area labor market Metropolitan Statistical Area designations for calendar year 2006. In implementing the new area labor market designations, we are allowing for a one-year transition period. This transition consists of a blend of 50 percent of the new area labor market designations' wage index and 50 percent of the previous area labor market designations' wage index. In addition, we are revising the fixed dollar loss ratio, which is used in the calculation of outlier payments.

These regulations are effective on January 1, 2006. Randy Throndset, (410) 786-0131. Sharon Ventura, (410) 786-1985. Health Facilities Health Professions Medicare Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Medicare: Home health prospective payment system; 2006 CY rates update, http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/b03-04.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a004/a-4.pdf Vol. 70, no. 216 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2005-11-09 continuing daily deposited born digital 437 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-11-09 P0b002ee18098c508 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr09no05 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-11-09 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-11-09/pdf/FR-2005-11-09.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-11-09/xml/FR-2005-11-09.xml fdlp 67901 68328 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-06 FR-2005-11-09 machine generated eng FR FR-2005-11-09 70 216