Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2022 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program; Payment for Complex Rehabilitative Wheelchairs and Related Accessories (Including Seating Systems) and Seat and Back Cushions Furnished in Connection With Such Wheelchairs
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2021-08-04 · Effective 2021-10-01 · 86 FR 42362
Document
Document number
2021-16310
Federal Register citation
86 FR 42362
CFR reference
42 CFR 414
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2021-08-04
Effective date
2021-10-01
HHS docket
CMS-1748-F, CMS-1687-IFC, and CMS-1738-F
Abstract
This final rule updates the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2022. As required by statute, this final rule includes the classification and weighting factors for the IRF prospective payment system's case-mix groups and a description of the methodologies and data used in computing the prospective payment rates for FY 2022. This final rule also includes updates for the IRF Quality Reporting Program (QRP). In addition, we are finalizing a Medicare provision adopted in an interim final rule with comment period (IFC) issued on May 11, 2018 related to fee schedule adjustments for wheelchair accessories (including seating systems) and seat and back cushions furnished in connection with group 3 or higher complex rehabilitative power wheelchairs as well as changes to the regulations related to the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 governing payment for these and other items.