Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2023 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2022-08-01 · Effective 2022-10-01 · 87 FR 47038
Document
Document number
2022-16225
Federal Register citation
87 FR 47038
CFR reference
42 CFR 412
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2022-08-01
Effective date
2022-10-01
HHS docket
CMS-1767-F
Abstract
This final rule updates the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2023. 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 2023. In addition, this final rule codifies CMS' existing teaching status adjustment policy through amendments to the regulation text and updates and clarifies the IRF teaching policy with respect to IRF hospital closures and displaced residents. This rule establishes a permanent cap policy to smooth the impact of year-to-year changes in IRF payments related to decreases in the IRF wage index. This final rule also includes updates for the IRF Quality Reporting Program (QRP).