Medicare: Long-term care hospitals; prospective payment system; annual payment rate updates and policy changes Correction,

[Federal Register: July 15, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 135)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

42 CFR Part 412

[CMS-1472-F]

RIN 0938-AL92

Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System for Long-Term Care Hospitals: Annual Payment Rate Updates and Policy Changes

Correction

In rule document 03-14078 beginning on page 34122 in the issue of Friday, June 6, 2003, make the following correction:

Due to numerous errors, Table 2 beginning on page 34181, is being reprinted in its entirety.

Table 2.--Long-Term Care Hospital Wage Index for Rural Areas for Discharges Occurring From July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004

\1/5\th \2/5\th Nonurban Area

Full Wage Wage Index Wage Index Index \1\ \2\

\3\

Alabama............................. 0.7660 0.9532 0.9064 Alaska.............................. 1.2293 1.0459 1.0917 Arizona............................. 0.8493 0.9699 0.9397 Arkansas............................ 0.7666 0.9533 0.9066 California.......................... 0.9899 0.9980 0.9960 Colorado............................ 0.9015 0.9803 0.9606 Connecticut......................... 1.2394 1.0479 1.0958 Delaware............................ 0.9128 0.9826 0.9651 Florida............................. 0.8827 0.9765 0.9531 Georgia............................. 0.8230 0.9646 0.9292 Hawaii.............................. 1.0255 1.0051 1.0102 Idaho............................... 0.8747 0.9749 0.9499 Illinois............................ 0.8204 0.9641 0.9282 Indiana............................. 0.8755 0.9751 0.9502 Iowa................................ 0.8315 0.9663 0.9326 Kansas.............................. 0.7900 0.9580 0.9160 Kentucky............................ 0.8079 0.9616 0.9232 Louisiana........................... 0.7580 0.9516 0.9032 Maine............................... 0.8874 0.9775 0.9550 Maryland............................ 0.8946 0.9789 0.9578 Massachusetts....................... 1.1288 1.0258 1.0515 Michigan............................ 0.9009 0.9802 0.9604 Minnesota........................... 0.9151 0.9830 0.9660 Mississippi......................... 0.7680 0.9536 0.9072 Missouri............................ 0.7881 0.9576 0.9152 Montana............................. 0.8481 0.9696 0.9392 Nebraska............................ 0.8204 0.9641 0.9282 Nevada.............................. 0.9577 0.9915 0.9831 New Hampshire....................... 0.9839 0.9968 0.9936

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New Jersey \4\...................... .......... .......... .......... New Mexico.......................... 0.8872 0.9774 0.9549 New York............................ 0.8542 0.9708 0.9417 North Carolina...................... 0.8669 0.9734 0.9468 North Dakota........................ 0.7788 0.9558 0.9115 Ohio................................ 0.8613 0.9723 0.9445 Oklahoma............................ 0.7590 0.9518 0.9036 Oregon.............................. 1.0259 1.0052 1.0104 Pennsylvania........................ 0.8462 0.9692 0.9385 Puerto Rico......................... 0.4356 0.8871 0.7742 Rhode Island \4\.................... .......... .......... .......... South Carolina...................... 0.8607 0.9721 0.9443 South Dakota........................ 0.7815 0.9563 0.9126 Tennessee........................... 0.7877 0.9575 0.9151 Texas............................... 0.7821 0.9564 0.9128 Utah................................ 0.9312 0.9862 0.9725 Vermont............................. 0.9345 0.9869 0.9738 Virginia............................ 0.8504 0.9701 0.9402 Washington.......................... 1.0179 1.0036 1.0072 West Virginia....................... 0.7975 0.9595 0.9190 Wisconsin........................... 0.9162 0.9832 0.9665 Wyoming............................. 0.9007 0.9801 0.9603

\1\ Pre-reclassification wage index from Federal FY 2003 based on fiscal year 1999 audited acute care hospital inpatient wage data that exclude wages for services provided by teaching physicians, residents, and nonphysician anesthetists under Part B of the Medicare program. \2\ One-fifth of the full wage index value, applicable for LTCH's cost reporting period beginning on or after October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003 (Federal FY 2203). For example, for a LTCH's cost reporting period begins during Federal in FY 2003 and located in rural Illinois, the 1/5th of the wage index value is computed as (0.8204 + 4)/5 = 0.9641. For further details on the 5-year phase-in of the wage index, see section VI.C.1. of this final rule. \3\ Two-fifths of the full wage index value, applicable for LTCH's cost reporting period beginning on or after October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2003 (Federal FY 2004). For example, for a LTCH's cost reporting period begins during Federal in FY 2004 and located in rural Illinois, the 2/5th of the wage index value is computed as ((2*0.8204) + 3))/5 = 0.9282. For further details on the 5-year phase-in of the wage index, see section VI.C.1. of this final rule. \4\ All counties within the State are classified as urban.

[FR Doc. C3-14078 Filed 7-14-03; 8:45 am]

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