medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2008-06-27 · Effective 2008-07-28 · 73 FR 36443
Document
Document number
E8-13520
Federal Register citation
73 FR 36443
CFR reference
42 CFR 401
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2008-06-27
Effective date
2008-07-28
HHS docket
CMS-6032-F
Abstract
This final rule modifies Medicare regulations to implement section 935(a) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 pertaining to the use of repayment plans (also known as extended repayment schedules or "ERS") for Medicare provider and supplier overpayments. Under this provision, we are granting a provider or a supplier an ERS under certain terms and conditions as defined in the statute. This final rule establishes criteria and procedures to apply this requirement and to define the concepts of "hardship" and "extreme hardship."