Medicare Program; Changes for Long-Term Care Hospitals Required by Certain Provisions of the Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP Extension Act of 2007: 3-Year Delay in the Application of Payment Adjustments for Short Stay Outliers and Changes to the Standard Federal Rate
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2008-05-06 · Effective 2008-06-05 · 73 FR 24871
Document
Document number
08-1217
Federal Register citation
73 FR 24871
CFR reference
42 CFR 412
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule with comment period.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2008-05-06
Effective date
2008-06-05
HHS docket
CMS-1493-IFC
Abstract
This interim final rule with comment period implements certain provisions of section 114 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 relating to long term care hospitals (LTCHs). These provisions include a 3-year delay in the application of certain provisions of the payment adjustment for short-stay outliers and revisions to the RY 2008 standard Federal rate.