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 2007_register executive 2010-09-22 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c80a5798 D09002ee1c80a5874 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 with comment period 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 services, effective on January 1, 2008. As part of this final rule with comment period, we are also rebasing and revising the home health market basket to ensure it continues to adequately reflect the price changes of efficiently providing home health services. This final rule with comment period also sets forth the refinements to the payment system. In addition, this final rule with comment period establishes new quality of care data collection requirements. Finally, this final rule with comment period allows for further public comment on the 2.71 percent reduction to the home health prospective payment system payment rates that are scheduled to occur in 2011, to account for changes in coding that were not related to an underlying change in patient health status (section III.B.6). 72 FR 49762 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-08-29/07-4184 07-4184 fr29au07-9 RIN 0938-AO32 4120-01-P CMS-1541-FC https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-08-29/07-4184 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-08-29/html/07-4184.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-08-29/pdf/07-4184.pdf Health Facilities Health Professions Medicare Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 184 p. 49762 49945 72 FR 49762 Title 42 Part 484 42 CFR Part 484 RIN 0938-AO32 Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System Refinement and Rate Update for Calendar Year 2008; Federal Register Vol. 72, Issue RULE 07-4184 II DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2008-01-01 CMS-1541-FC 4120-01-P 07-4184 Final rule with comment period.

This final rule with comment period 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 services, effective on January 1, 2008. As part of this final rule with comment period, we are also rebasing and revising the home health market basket to ensure it continues to adequately reflect the price changes of efficiently providing home health services. This final rule with comment period also sets forth the refinements to the payment system. In addition, this final rule with comment period establishes new quality of care data collection requirements. Finally, this final rule with comment period allows for further public comment on the 2.71 percent reduction to the home health prospective payment system payment rates that are scheduled to occur in 2011, to account for changes in coding that were not related to an underlying change in patient health status (section III.B.6).

Effective date: These regulations are effective on January 1, 2008. Randy Throndset, (410) 786-0131. Sharon Ventura, (410) 786-1985 and Katie Lucas, (410) 786-7723 (for general issues). Kathy Walch, (410) 786-7970 (for clinical OASIS issues). Doug Brown, (410) 786-0028 (for quality issues). Mollie Knight, (410) 786-7948; and Heidi Oumarou, (410) 786-7942 (for market basket issues). Health Facilities Health Professions Medicare Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Medicare: Home health prospective payment system; 2008 CY refinement and rate update, carolyn_lovett@omb.eop.gov http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/ftpserv/ftpicd9/ftpicd9.htm http://www.cms.hhs.gov/center/hha.asp http://www.cms.hhs.gov/eRulemaking http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HomeHealthPPS/03_coding&billing.asp http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAL/list.asp#TopOfPage http://www.medicare.gov/HHCompare/Home.asp http://www.medpac.gov/documents/Jun07_EntireReport.pdf http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/b03-04.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a004/a-4.pdf Vol. 72, no. 167 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2007-08-29 continuing daily deposited born digital 405 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-08-29 P0b002ee1809651ed 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr29au07 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-08-29 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-08-29/pdf/FR-2007-08-29.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-08-29/xml/FR-2007-08-29.xml fdlp 49639 50033 DGPO 2010-09-22 2024-06-05 FR-2007-08-29 machine generated eng FR FR-2007-08-29 72 167