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 2018_register executive 2018-11-06 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7e35f0e D09002ee1c7e3600a 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 updates the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for federal fiscal year (FY) 2019. As required by the Social Security Act (the Act), this final rule includes the classification and weighting factors for the IRF prospective payment system's (PPS) case-mix groups and a description of the methodologies and data used in computing the prospective payment rates for FY 2019. This final rule also alleviates administrative burden for IRFs by removing the Functional Independence Measure (FIM\TM\) instrument and associated Function Modifiers from the IRF Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) beginning in FY 2020 and revises certain IRF coverage requirements to reduce the amount of required paperwork in the IRF setting beginning in FY 2019. Additionally, this final rule incorporates certain data items located in the Quality Indicators section of the IRF-PAI into the IRF case-mix classification system using analysis of 2 years of data beginning in FY 2020. For the IRF Quality Reporting Program (QRP), this final rule adopts a new measure removal factor, removes two measures from the IRF QRP measure set, and codifies a number of program requirements in our regulations. 83 FR 38514 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-08-06/2018-16517 2018-16517 fr06au18-15 RIN 0938-AT25 4120-01-P CMS-1688-F https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-08-06/2018-16517 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-08-06/html/2018-16517.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-08-06/pdf/2018-16517.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Health Facilities Medicare Puerto Rico Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 60 p. 38514 38573 83 FR 38514 Title 42 Part 412 42 CFR Part 412 RIN 0938-AT25 Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2019; Federal Register Vol. 83, Issue RULE 2018-16517 III DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2018-10-01 CMS-1688-F 4120-01-P 2018-16517 Final rule.

This final rule updates the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for federal fiscal year (FY) 2019. As required by the Social Security Act (the Act), this final rule includes the classification and weighting factors for the IRF prospective payment system's (PPS) case-mix groups and a description of the methodologies and data used in computing the prospective payment rates for FY 2019. This final rule also alleviates administrative burden for IRFs by removing the Functional Independence Measure (FIM\TM\) instrument and associated Function Modifiers from the IRF Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) beginning in FY 2020 and revises certain IRF coverage requirements to reduce the amount of required paperwork in the IRF setting beginning in FY 2019. Additionally, this final rule incorporates certain data items located in the Quality Indicators section of the IRF-PAI into the IRF case-mix classification system using analysis of 2 years of data beginning in FY 2020. For the IRF Quality Reporting Program (QRP), this final rule adopts a new measure removal factor, removes two measures from the IRF QRP measure set, and codifies a number of program requirements in our regulations.

Effective Dates: These regulations are effective on October 1, 2018. Gwendolyn Johnson, (410) 786-6954, for general information. 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