# Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for FY 2006
> **Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services** · Final rule. · Published 2005-08-15 · Effective 2005-10-01 · 70 FR 47880
## Document
- **Document number:** 05-15419
- **Category:** medicare
- **Sub-agency:** Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 70 FR 47880
- **CFR reference:** 42 CFR 412
- **Publication date:** 2005-08-15
- **Effective date:** 2005-10-01
- **HHS docket:** CMS-1290-F
## Abstract

This final rule will update the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities for Federal fiscal year 2006 as required under section 1886(j)(3)(C) of the Social Security Act (the Act). Section 1886(j)(5) of the Act requires the Secretary to publish the classification and weighting factors for the inpatient rehabilitation facilities case-mix groups and a description of the methodology and data used in computing the prospective payment rates for that fiscal year. In addition, we are implementing new policies and are changing existing policies regarding the prospective payment system within the authority granted under section 1886(j) of the Act.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/08/15/05-15419/medicare-program-inpatient-rehabilitation-facility-prospective-payment-system-for-fy-2006)
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