Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System for Home Health Agencies
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2000-07-03 · Effective 2000-10-01 · 65 FR 41128
Document
Document number
00-16432
Federal Register citation
65 FR 41128
CFR reference
42 CFR 409
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2000-07-03
Effective date
2000-10-01
HHS docket
HCFA-1059-F
Abstract
This final rule establishes requirements for the new prospective payment system for home health agencies as required by section 4603 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, as amended by section 5101 of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1999 and by sections 302, 305, and 306 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999. The requirements include the implementation of a prospective payment system for home health agencies, consolidated billing requirements, and a number of other related changes. The prospective payment system described in this rule replaces the retrospective reasonable-cost-based system currently used by Medicare for the payment of home health services under Part A and Part B.