Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances-January through March 2015
Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 79 (Friday, April 24, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Number 79 (Friday, April 24, 2015)
Notices
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2015-09539
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS-9091-N
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances--January through March 2015
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This quarterly notice lists CMS manual instructions, substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register notices that were published from January through March 2015, relating to the Medicare and Medicaid programs and other programs administered by CMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: It is possible that an interested party may need specific information and not be able to determine from the listed information whether the issuance or regulation would fulfill that need. Consequently, we are providing contact persons to answer general questions concerning each of the addenda published in this notice.
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Addenda Contact Phone number
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I CMS Manual Instructions...................... Ismael Torres............................... (410) 786-1864
II Regulation Documents Published in the Terri Plumb................................. (410) 786-4481
Federal Register.
III CMS Rulings................................ Tiffany Lafferty............................ (410)786-7548
IV Medicare National Coverage Determinations... Wanda Belle................................. (410) 786-7491
V FDA-Approved Category B IDEs................. John Manlove................................ (410) 786-6877
VI Collections of Information.................. Mitch Bryman................................ (410) 786-5258
VII Medicare -Approved Carotid Stent Facilities Lori Ashby.................................. (410) 786-6322
VIII American College of Cardiology-National Marie Casey, BSN, MPH....................... (410) 786-7861
Cardiovascular Data Registry Sites.
IX Medicare's Active Coverage-Related Guidance JoAnna Baldwin.............................. (410) 786-7205
Documents.
X One-time Notices Regarding National Coverage JoAnna Baldwin.............................. (410) 786-7205
Provisions.
XI National Oncologic Positron Emission Stuart Caplan, RN, MAS...................... (410) 786-8564
Tomography Registry Sites.
XII Medicare-Approved Ventricular Assist Device Marie Casey, BSN, MPH....................... (410) 786-7861
(Destination Therapy) Facilities.
XIII Medicare-Approved Lung Volume Reduction Marie Casey, BSN, MPH....................... (410) 786-7861
Surgery Facilities.
XIV Medicare-Approved Bariatric Surgery Jamie Hermansen............................. (410) 786-2064
Facilities.
XV Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Stuart Caplan, RN, MAS...................... (410) 786-8564
Tomography for Dementia Trials.
All Other Information.......................... Annette Brewer.............................. (410) 786-6580
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for administering the Medicare and Medicaid programs and coordination and oversight of private health insurance. Administration and oversight of these programs involves the following: (1) Furnishing information to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, health care providers, and the public; and (2) maintaining effective communications with CMS regional offices, state governments, state Medicaid agencies, state survey agencies, various providers of health care, all Medicare contractors that process claims and pay bills, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), health insurers, and other stakeholders. To implement the various statutes on which the programs are based, we issue regulations under the authority granted to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under sections 1102, 1871, 1902, and related provisions of the Social Security Act (the Act) and Public Health Service Act. We also issue various manuals, memoranda, and statements necessary to administer and oversee the programs efficiently.
Section 1871(c) of the Act requires that we publish a list of all Medicare manual instructions, interpretive rules, statements of policy, and guidelines of general applicability not issued as regulations at least every 3 months in the Federal Register.
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Format for the Quarterly Issuance Notices
This quarterly notice provides only the specific updates that have occurred in the 3-month period along with a hyperlink to the full listing that is available on the CMS Web site or the appropriate data registries that are used as our resources. This is the most current up-
to-date information and will be available earlier than we publish our quarterly notice. We believe the Web site list provides more timely access for beneficiaries, providers, and suppliers. We also believe the Web site offers a more convenient tool for the public to find the full list of qualified providers for these specific services and offers more flexibility and ``real time'' accessibility. In addition, many of the Web sites have listservs; that is, the public can subscribe and receive immediate notification of any updates to the Web site. These listservs avoid the need to check the Web site, as notification of updates is automatic and sent to the subscriber as they occur. If assessing a Web site proves to be difficult, the contact person listed can provide information.
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How To Use the Notice
This notice is organized into 15 addenda so that a reader may access the subjects published during the quarter covered by the notice to determine whether any are of particular interest. We expect this notice to be used in concert with previously published notices. Those unfamiliar with a description of our Medicare manuals should view the manuals at http://www.cms.gov/manuals.
Dated: April 20, 2015.
Kathleen Cantwell,
Director, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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