Medicaid Program; Covered Outpatient Drug; Delay in Change in Definitions of States and United States
medicaid · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2016-11-15 · Effective 2016-11-15 · 81 FR 80003
Document
Document number
2016-27423
Federal Register citation
81 FR 80003
CFR reference
42 CFR 447
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule with comment period.
Category
medicaid
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2016-11-15
Effective date
2016-11-15
HHS docket
CMS-2345-IFC
Abstract
The Covered Outpatient Drug final rule with comment period was published in the February 1, 2016 Federal Register. As part of that final rule with comment, we amended the regulatory definitions of "States" and "United States" to include the U.S. territories (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) beginning April 1, 2017. This interim final rule with comment period delays the inclusion of the territories in the definition of "States" and "United States" until April 1, 2020.