Medicare Program; Payments for New Medical Services and New Technologies Under the Acute Care Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2001-09-07 · Effective 2001-10-09 · 66 FR 46902
Document
Document number
01-22475
Federal Register citation
66 FR 46902
CFR reference
42 CFR 412
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2001-09-07
Effective date
2001-10-09
HHS docket
CMS 1176-F
Abstract
This final rule establishes a mechanism for increased Medicare payments for new medical services and technologies furnished to Medicare beneficiaries under the acute care hospital inpatient prospective payment system. The rule implements section 533 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP [State Children's Health Insurance Program] Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000; and finalizes related regulatory provisions that were addressed in a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on May 4, 2001 (66 FR 22646).