Medicare Program; Home Health Agency Physician Certification Regulations
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 1997-11-05 · Effective 1997-12-05 · 62 FR 59818
Document
Document number
97-29071
Federal Register citation
62 FR 59818
CFR reference
42 CFR 424
Type
Rule
Action
Decision to reexamine interpretations, with comment.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
1997-11-05
Effective date
1997-12-05
HHS docket
BPD-875-NC
Abstract
This document with comment period announces our decision to reexamine our recent interpretations of the Medicare regulations pertaining to indirect compensation arrangements between home health agencies (HHAs) and physicians who certify or recertify the need for home health services or establish or review the home health plan of care. We are withdrawing recent interpretations regarding indirect compensation arrangements where the physicians are salaried employees of, or have a contractual arrangement to provide services for, an entity that also owns the HHA. This will enable us to evaluate our recent interpretations of these regulations and related provisions of section 1877 of the Social Security Act to ensure consistent application of Medicare policy among providers of services.