Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2017
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2016-08-05 · Effective 2016-10-01 · 81 FR 52056
Document
Document number
2016-18196
Federal Register citation
81 FR 52056
CFR reference
42 CFR 412
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2016-08-05
Effective date
2016-10-01
HHS docket
CMS-1647-F
Abstract
This final rule will update the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for federal fiscal year (FY) 2017 as required by the statute. As required by section 1886(j)(5) of the Act, this rule includes the classification and weighting factors for the IRF prospective payment system's (IRF PPS's) case-mix groups and a description of the methodologies and data used in computing the prospective payment rates for FY 2017. This final rule also revises and updates quality measures and reporting requirements under the IRF quality reporting program (QRP).