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 2010-09-22 article Part IV Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c80e58e8 D09002ee1c80e5dfc 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 requirements for how hospitals must notify Medicare beneficiaries who are hospital inpatients about their hospital discharge rights. Notice is required both for original Medicare beneficiaries and for beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and other Medicare health plans subject to the MA regulations. (For purposes of this preamble, these entities will collectively be known as "Medicare health plans"). Hospitals will use a revised version of the Important Message from Medicare (IM), an existing statutorily required notice, to explain the discharge rights. Hospitals must issue the IM within 2 days of admission, and must obtain the signature of the beneficiary or his or her representative. Hospitals will also deliver a copy of the signed notice prior to discharge, but not more than 2 days before the discharge. For beneficiaries who request an appeal, the hospital will deliver a more detailed notice. 71 FR 68708 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-11-27/E6-20131 E6-20131 fr27no06-15 RIN 0938-AO41 4120-01-P CMS-4105-F https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-11-27/E6-20131 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-11-27/html/E6-20131.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-11-27/pdf/E6-20131.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Health Facilities Health Professions Kidney Diseases Medical Devices Medicare Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Rural Areas X-Rays Puerto Rico Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements Health Maintenance Organizations (Hmo) Medicare Advantage Penalties Privacy Provider-Sponsored Organizations (Pso) 18 p. 68708 68725 71 FR 68708 Title 42 Part 405 42 CFR Part 405 Title 42 Part 412 42 CFR Part 412 Title 42 Part 422 42 CFR Part 422 Title 42 Part 489 42 CFR Part 489 RIN 0938-AO41 Medicare Program; Notification of Hospital Discharge Appeal Rights; Federal Register Vol. 71, Issue RULE E6-20131 IV DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2007-07-01 CMS-4105-F 4120-01-P E6-20131 Final rule.

This final rule sets forth requirements for how hospitals must notify Medicare beneficiaries who are hospital inpatients about their hospital discharge rights. Notice is required both for original Medicare beneficiaries and for beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and other Medicare health plans subject to the MA regulations. (For purposes of this preamble, these entities will collectively be known as "Medicare health plans"). Hospitals will use a revised version of the Important Message from Medicare (IM), an existing statutorily required notice, to explain the discharge rights. Hospitals must issue the IM within 2 days of admission, and must obtain the signature of the beneficiary or his or her representative. Hospitals will also deliver a copy of the signed notice prior to discharge, but not more than 2 days before the discharge. For beneficiaries who request an appeal, the hospital will deliver a more detailed notice.

These regulations are effective on July 1, 2007. Eileen Zerhusen, (410) 786-7803, (For issues related to Original Medicare). Tim Roe, (410) 786-2006, (For issues related to Medicare Advantage). Administrative Practice and Procedure Health Facilities Health Professions Kidney Diseases Medical Devices Medicare Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Rural Areas X-Rays Puerto Rico Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements Health Maintenance Organizations (Hmo) Medicare Advantage Penalties Privacy Provider-Sponsored Organizations (Pso) Medicare: Hospital discharge appeal rights; notification, carolyn_lovett@omb.eop.gov Vol. 71, no. 227 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2006-11-27 continuing daily deposited born digital 308 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-11-27 P0b002ee180962be0 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr27no06 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-11-27 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-11-27/pdf/FR-2006-11-27.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-11-27/xml/FR-2006-11-27.xml fdlp 68431 68725 DGPO 2010-09-22 2024-06-05 FR-2006-11-27 machine generated eng FR FR-2006-11-27 71 227