Medicare Program; Medicare Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests Payment System
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2016-06-23 · Effective 2016-08-22 · 81 FR 41036
Document
Document number
2016-14531
Federal Register citation
81 FR 41036
CFR reference
42 CFR 414
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2016-06-23
Effective date
2016-08-22
HHS docket
CMS-1621-F
Abstract
This final rule implements requirements of section 216 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA), which significantly revises the Medicare payment system for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests. This final rule also announces an implementation date of January 1, 2018 for the private payor rate-based fee schedule required by PAMA.