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 2006_register executive 2014-05-29 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c80eadde D09002ee1c80eae97 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 with comment period revises the rural health clinic (RHC) regulations to revert to those provisions set forth in regulations before publication of the December 24, 2003 RHC final rule. That final rule implemented certain provisions of the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 to establish a process and criteria for disqualifying from the RHC program clinics that no longer meet basic location requirements (rural and medically underserved), and to require RHCs to establish quality assessment and performance improvement programs. That rule also prohibited "commingling" (the use of the space, professional staff, equipment, and other resources) of an RHC with another entity. [In addition, it addressed comments on the February 28, 2000 proposed rule. Since the publication of the RHC final rule exceeded the 3-year timeline for finalizing proposed rules set by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, we are suspending the effectiveness of the current provisions by removing the RHC provisions set forth in the December 2003 final rule and reverting to those RHC provisions previously in effect.] We intend to reissue new proposed and final RHC rules to reinstate the current provisions. However, these revisions do not impact the effectiveness of the self-implementing provisions of the BBA or any provisions we had previously implemented or enforced through program memoranda. 71 FR 55341 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-09-22/06-7886 06-7886 fr22se06-12 RIN 0938-AJ17 4120-01-P CMS-1910-IFC https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-09-22/06-7886 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-09-22/html/06-7886.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-09-22/pdf/06-7886.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Health Facilities Health Professions Kidney Diseases Medical Devices Medicare Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Rural Areas X-Rays Grant Programs-Health Medicaid 7 p. 55341 55347 71 FR 55341 Title 42 Part 405 42 CFR Part 405 Title 42 Part 491 42 CFR Part 491 RIN 0938-AJ17 Medicare Program; Rural Health Clinics: Amendments to Participation Requirements and Payment Provisions; and Establishment of a Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Program; Suspension of Effectiveness; Federal Register Vol. 71, Issue RULE 06-7886 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2006-09-22 CMS-1910-IFC 4120-01-P 06-7886 Interim final rule with comment period; partial suspension of effectiveness.

This interim final rule with comment period revises the rural health clinic (RHC) regulations to revert to those provisions set forth in regulations before publication of the December 24, 2003 RHC final rule. That final rule implemented certain provisions of the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 to establish a process and criteria for disqualifying from the RHC program clinics that no longer meet basic location requirements (rural and medically underserved), and to require RHCs to establish quality assessment and performance improvement programs. That rule also prohibited "commingling" (the use of the space, professional staff, equipment, and other resources) of an RHC with another entity. [In addition, it addressed comments on the February 28, 2000 proposed rule. Since the publication of the RHC final rule exceeded the 3-year timeline for finalizing proposed rules set by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, we are suspending the effectiveness of the current provisions by removing the RHC provisions set forth in the December 2003 final rule and reverting to those RHC provisions previously in effect.] We intend to reissue new proposed and final RHC rules to reinstate the current provisions. However, these revisions do not impact the effectiveness of the self-implementing provisions of the BBA or any provisions we had previously implemented or enforced through program memoranda.

Effective date: These regulations are effective on September 22, 2006. John Warren, (410) 786-3633. Administrative Practice and Procedure Health Facilities Health Professions Kidney Diseases Medical Devices Medicare Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Rural Areas X-Rays Grant Programs-Health Medicaid http://www.cms.hhs.gov/eRulemaking Vol. 71, no. 184 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2006-09-22 continuing daily deposited born digital 457 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-09-22 P0b002ee1892c6b38 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr22se06 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-09-22 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-09-22/pdf/FR-2006-09-22.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-09-22/xml/FR-2006-09-22.xml fdlp 55281 55725 DGPO 2014-05-29 2024-06-06 FR-2006-09-22 machine generated eng FR FR-2006-09-22 71 184