Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2008
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2007-08-07 · Effective 2007-10-01 · 72 FR 44284
Document
Document number
07-3789
Federal Register citation
72 FR 44284
CFR reference
42 CFR 412
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2007-08-07
Effective date
2007-10-01
HHS docket
CMS-1551-F
Abstract
This final rule will update the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2008 (for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2007 and on or before September 30, 2008) 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 in the Federal Register on or before the August 1 that precedes the start of each fiscal year, the classification and weighting factors for the IRF prospective payment system's (PPS) case-mix groups and a description of the methodology and data used in computing the prospective payment rates for that fiscal year. We are revising existing policies regarding the PPS within the authority granted under section 1886(j) of the Act.