Medicare Program: Appeal Rights for Certain Changes in Patient Status
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2024-10-15 · Effective 2024-10-11 · 89 FR 83240
Document
Document number
2024-23195
Federal Register citation
89 FR 83240
CFR reference
42 CFR 405
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2024-10-15
Effective date
2024-10-11
HHS docket
CMS-4204-F
Abstract
This final rule implements an order from the Federal district court for the District of Connecticut in Alexander v. Azar that requires HHS to establish appeals processes for certain Medicare beneficiaries who are initially admitted as hospital inpatients but are subsequently reclassified as outpatients receiving observation services during their hospital stay and meet other eligibility criteria.