Medicare Program; Graduate Medical Education (GME): Incentive Payments Under Plans for Voluntary Reduction in the Number of Residents
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 1999-08-18 · 64 FR 44841
Document
Document number
99-21322
Federal Register citation
64 FR 44841
CFR reference
42 CFR 413
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule with comment period.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
1999-08-18
HHS docket
HCFA-1001-IFC
Abstract
This interim final rule with comment period implements section 1886(h)(6) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 4626(a) of the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997. Section 4626(a) of the BBA allows qualifying hospitals to receive incentive payments over a 5-year period for voluntarily reducing the size of their residency programs. A hospital seeking incentive payments must submit, to HCFA and its Medicare intermediary, an application that specifies reductions in its number of residents by 20 to 25 percent.