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AGENCY:
This notice announces the
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approved on November 6, 2014 for a 2year period effective through November
6, 2016. This notice publicly announces
the renewal of the HOP Panel for
another 2-year period. The purpose of
the Panel is to advise the Secretary of
the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) and the Administrator
of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) concerning the clinical
integrity of the Ambulatory Payment
Classification groups and their relative
payment weights. The Panel also
addresses and makes recommendations
regarding supervision of hospital
outpatient services. The advice
provided by the Panel will be
considered as we prepare the annual
updates for the hospital outpatient
prospective payment system.
DATES: April 24, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Web site: For additional
information on the Panel meeting dates,
agenda topics, copy of the charter, and
updates to the Panel’s activities, we
refer readers to our Web site at the
following address: https://
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PanelonAmbulatoryPayment
ClassificationGroups.html.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services (the
Secretary) is required by section
1833(t)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act
(the Act) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(9)(A)) and
is allowed by section 222 of the Public
Health Service Act (PHS Act) (42 U.S.C.
217(a)) to consult with an expert outside
advisory panel on the clinical integrity
of the Ambulatory Payment
Classification (APC) groups and relative
payment weights, which are major
elements of the Medicare Hospital
Outpatient Prospective Payment System
(OPPS), and the appropriate supervision
level for hospital outpatient services.
The Panel is governed by the provisions
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) (Pub. L. 92–463), as amended (5
U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets forth
standards for the formation and use of
advisory panels.
The Panel Charter provides that the
Panel shall meet up to 3 times annually.
We consider the technical advice
provided by the Panel as we prepare the
proposed and final rules to update the
OPPS for the following calendar year.
II. Renewal of the Hospital Outpatient
Payment (HOP) Panel
The Panel was originally chartered on
November 21, 2000 and the Panel
requires a recharter every 2 years. This
notice announces the renewal of the
HOP Panel charter, which was approved
on November 6, 2014 for a 2-year period
effective through November 6, 2016.
The charter will terminate on November
6, 2016, unless renewed by appropriate
action. CMS intends to recharter the
Panel for another 2-year period prior to
the expiration of the current charter.
Pursuant to the renewed charter, the
Panel will advise the Secretary and CMS
concerning optimal strategies for the
following:
• Addressing whether procedures
within an APC group are similar both
clinically and in terms of resource use.
• Reconfiguring APCs (for example,
splitting of APCs, moving Healthcare
Common Procedures Coding System
(HCPCS) codes from one APC to
another, and moving HCPCS codes from
new technology APCs to clinical APCs).
• Evaluating APC group weights.
• Reviewing packaging the cost of
items and services, including drugs and
devices into procedures and services;
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including the methodology for
packaging and the impact of packaging
the cost of those items and services on
APC group structure and payment.
• Removing procedures from the
inpatient list for payment under the
OPPS payment system.
• Using claims and cost report data
for CMS’ determination of APC group
costs.
• Addressing other technical issues
concerning APC group structure.
• Evaluating the required level of
supervision for hospital outpatient
services.
III. Copies of the Charter
To obtain a copy of the Panel’s
Charter, we refer readers to the CMS
Web site at: https://www.cms.gov/
Regulations-andGuidance/Guidance/
FACA/AdvisoryPanelonAmbulatory
PaymentClassificationGroups.html.
Also, a copy of the Panel’s Charter can
be received by submitting a request to
the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION section of this notice.
IV. Collection of Information
Requirements
This document does not impose
information collection requirements,
that is, reporting, recordkeeping or
third-party disclosure requirements.
Consequently, there is no need for
review by the Office of Management and
Budget under the authority of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Dated: April 13, 2015.
Andrew M. Slavitt,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
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Medicare and Medicaid Programs;
Application by the American
Association of Diabetes Educators for
Continued Deeming Authority for
Diabetes Self-Management Training
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Proposed notice.
AGENCY:
This proposed notice
announces the receipt of an application
from the American Association of
Diabetes Educators for continued
recognition as a national accreditation
SUMMARY:
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program for accrediting entities that
wish to furnish outpatient diabetes selfmanagement training to Medicare
beneficiaries.
To be assured consideration,
comments must be received at one of
the addresses provided below, no later
than 5 p.m. on May 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: In commenting, refer to file
code CMS–3315–PN. Because of staff
and resource limitations, we cannot
accept comments by facsimile (FAX)
transmission.
You may submit comments in one of
four ways (please choose only one of the
ways listed):
1. Electronically. You may submit
electronic comments on this regulation
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the ‘‘Submit a comment’’ instructions.
2. By regular mail. You may mail
written comments to the following
address ONLY: Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Department of
Health and Human Services, Attention:
CMS–3315–PN, P.O. Box 8010,
Baltimore, MD 21244–8010.
Please allow sufficient time for mailed
comments to be received before the
close of the comment period.
3. By express or overnight mail. You
may send written comments to the
following address ONLY: Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services,
Department of Health and Human
Services, Attention: CMS–3315–PN,
Mail Stop C4–26–05, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.
4. By hand or courier. Alternatively,
you may deliver (by hand or courier)
your written ONLY to the following
addresses:
a. For delivery in Washington, DC—
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Department of Health and
Human Services, Room 445–G, Hubert
H. Humphrey Building, 200
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20201. (Because access
to the interior of the Hubert H.
Humphrey Building is not readily
available to persons without Federal
government identification, commenters
are encouraged to leave their comments
in the CMS drop slots located in the
main lobby of the building. A stamp-in
clock is available for persons wishing to
retain a proof of filing by stamping in
and retaining an extra copy of the
comments being filed.)
b. For delivery in Baltimore, MD—
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Department of Health and
Human Services, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.
If you intend to deliver your
comments to the Baltimore address, call
telephone number (410) 786–9994 in
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one of our staff members.
Comments erroneously mailed to the
addresses indicated as appropriate for
hand or courier delivery may be delayed
and received after the comment period.
For information on viewing public
comments, see the beginning of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristin Shifflett, (410) 786–4133.
Jacqueline Leach, (410) 786–4282.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Inspection
of Public Comments: All comments
received before the close of the
comment period are available for
viewing by the public, including any
personally identifiable or confidential
business information that is included in
a comment. We post all comments
received before the close of the
comment period on the following Web
site as soon as possible after they have
been received: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the search
instructions on that Web site to view
public comments.
Comments received timely will also
be available for public inspection as
they are received, generally beginning
approximately 3 weeks after publication
of a document, at the headquarters of
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244, Monday
through Friday of each week from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. To schedule an
appointment to view public comments,
phone 1–800–743–3951.
I. Background
Under the Medicare program, eligible
beneficiaries may receive outpatient
Diabetes Self-Management Training
(DSMT) when ordered by the physician
(or qualified non-physician practitioner)
treating the beneficiary’s diabetes,
provided certain requirements are met.
Pursuant to our regulations at 42 CFR
410.141(e)(3), we use national
accrediting organizations to assess
whether provider entities meet
Medicare requirements when providing
services for which Medicare payment is
made. If a provider entity is accredited
by an approved accrediting
organization, it is ‘‘deemed’’ to meet
applicable Medicare requirements.
Under section 1865(a)(1)(B) of the
Social Security Act (the Act), a national
accrediting organization must have an
agreement in effect with the Secretary of
the Department of Health and Human
Services (the Secretary) and meet the
standards and requirements specified by
the Secretary in 42 CFR part 410,
subpart H, to qualify for deeming
authority. Our regulations pertaining to
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application procedures for the national
accreditation organizations for DSMT
are specified at § 410.142 (CMS process
for approving national accreditation
organizations).
A national accreditation organization
applying for deeming authority must
provide CMS with reasonable assurance
that the accrediting organization
requires accredited entities to meet
requirements that are at least as
stringent as the Medicare requirements.
We may approve and recognize a
nonprofit organization with
demonstrated experience in
representing the interests of individuals
with diabetes to accredit entities to
furnish training. The accreditation
organization, after being approved and
recognized by CMS, may accredit an
entity to meet one of the sets of quality
standards in § 410.144 (Quality
standards for deemed entities).
II. Approval of Deeming Organizations
Section 1865(a)(2) of the Act further
requires that we review the applying
accreditation organization’s
requirements for accreditation, as
follows:
• Survey procedures;
• Ability to provide adequate
resources for conducting required
surveys;
• Ability to supply information for
use in enforcement activities;
• Monitoring procedures for
providers found out of compliance with
the conditions or requirements; and
• Ability to provide CMS with
necessary data for validation.
We then examine the national
accreditation organization’s
accreditation requirements to determine
if they meet or exceed the Medicare
conditions as we would have applied
them. Section 1865(a)(3)(A) of the Act
requires that we publish a notice
identifying the national accreditation
organization that is making the request
for approval or renewal within 60 days
of receipt of a completed application.
The notice must describe the nature of
the request and provide at least a 30-day
public comment period. We have 210
days from receipt of the request to
publish a finding of approval or denial
of the application. If CMS recognizes an
accreditation organization in this
manner, any entity accredited by the
national accreditation organization’s
program for that service will be deemed
to meet the Medicare conditions for
coverage.
III. Evaluation of Deeming Authority
Request
The purpose of this notice is to notify
the public of the American Association
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of Diabetes Educators’ (AADE) request
for the Secretary’s approval of its
accreditation program for outpatient
DSMT services. The AADE submitted
all the necessary materials to enable us
to make a determination concerning its
request for re-approval as a deeming
organization for DSMTs. AADE was
initially accredited on August 27, 2012,
for a period of 3 years. This application
was determined to be complete on
February 27, 2015. This notice also
solicits public comments on the ability
of the AADE to continue to develop
standards that meet or exceed the
Medicare conditions for coverage and
apply them to entities furnishing
outpatient.
The regulations specifying the
Medicare conditions for coverage for
outpatient diabetes self-management
training services are located in parts
410, subpart H. These conditions
implement section 1861(qq) of the Act,
which provides for Medicare Part B
coverage of outpatient DSMT services
specified by the Secretary.
Under section 1865(a)(2) of the Act
and our regulations at § 410.142 (CMS
process for approving accreditation
organizations) and § 410.143
(Requirements for approved
accreditation organizations), we review
and evaluate a national accreditation
organization based on (but not
necessarily limited to) the criteria set
forth in § 410.142(b).
We may conduct on-site inspections
of a national accreditation
organization’s operations and office to
verify information in the organization’s
application and assess the
organization’s compliance with its own
policies and procedures. The on-site
inspection may include, but is not
limited to, reviewing documents,
auditing documentation of meetings
concerning the accreditation process,
evaluating accreditation results or the
accreditation status decision making
process, and interviewing the
organization’s staff.
IV. Collection of Information
Requirements
This document does not impose
information collection requirements,
that is, reporting, recordkeeping or
third-party disclosure requirements.
Consequently, there is no need for
review by the Office of Management and
Budget under the authority of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
V. Response to Comments
Because of the large number of public
comments we normally receive on
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able to acknowledge or respond to them
individually. We will consider all
comments we receive by the date and
time specified in the DATES section of
this preamble, and, when we proceed
with a subsequent document, we will
respond to the comments in the
preamble to that document. Upon
completion of our evaluation, including
evaluation of comments received as a
result of this notice, we will publish a
notice in the Federal Register
announcing the result of our evaluation.
Dated: April 7, 2015.
Andrew M. Slavitt,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-3315-PN]
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Application by the American
Association of Diabetes Educators for Continued Deeming Authority for
Diabetes Self-Management Training
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Proposed notice.
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SUMMARY: This proposed notice announces the receipt of an application
from the American Association of Diabetes Educators for continued
recognition as a national accreditation
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program for accrediting entities that wish to furnish outpatient
diabetes self-management training to Medicare beneficiaries.
DATES: To be assured consideration, comments must be received at one of
the addresses provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on May 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: In commenting, refer to file code CMS-3315-PN. Because of
staff and resource limitations, we cannot accept comments by facsimile
(FAX) transmission.
You may submit comments in one of four ways (please choose only one
of the ways listed):
1. Electronically. You may submit electronic comments on this
regulation to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the ``Submit a
comment'' instructions.
2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following
address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of
Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS-3315-PN, P.O. Box 8010,
Baltimore, MD 21244-8010.
Please allow sufficient time for mailed comments to be received
before the close of the comment period.
3. By express or overnight mail. You may send written comments to
the following address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,
Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS-3315-PN, Mail
Stop C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.
4. By hand or courier. Alternatively, you may deliver (by hand or
courier) your written ONLY to the following addresses:
a. For delivery in Washington, DC--Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Room 445-G, Hubert
H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20201. (Because access to the interior of the Hubert H. Humphrey
Building is not readily available to persons without Federal government
identification, commenters are encouraged to leave their comments in
the CMS drop slots located in the main lobby of the building. A stamp-
in clock is available for persons wishing to retain a proof of filing
by stamping in and retaining an extra copy of the comments being
filed.)
b. For delivery in Baltimore, MD--Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Department of Health and Human Services, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.
If you intend to deliver your comments to the Baltimore address,
call telephone number (410) 786-9994 in advance to schedule your
arrival with one of our staff members.
Comments erroneously mailed to the addresses indicated as
appropriate for hand or courier delivery may be delayed and received
after the comment period.
For information on viewing public comments, see the beginning of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin Shifflett, (410) 786-4133.
Jacqueline Leach, (410) 786-4282.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Inspection of Public Comments: All comments
received before the close of the comment period are available for
viewing by the public, including any personally identifiable or
confidential business information that is included in a comment. We
post all comments received before the close of the comment period on
the following Web site as soon as possible after they have been
received: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the search instructions on
that Web site to view public comments.
Comments received timely will also be available for public
inspection as they are received, generally beginning approximately 3
weeks after publication of a document, at the headquarters of the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244, Monday through Friday of each week from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. To schedule an appointment to view public comments,
phone 1-800-743-3951.
I. Background
Under the Medicare program, eligible beneficiaries may receive
outpatient Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT) when ordered by the
physician (or qualified non-physician practitioner) treating the
beneficiary's diabetes, provided certain requirements are met. Pursuant
to our regulations at 42 CFR 410.141(e)(3), we use national accrediting
organizations to assess whether provider entities meet Medicare
requirements when providing services for which Medicare payment is
made. If a provider entity is accredited by an approved accrediting
organization, it is ``deemed'' to meet applicable Medicare
requirements.
Under section 1865(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (the Act), a
national accrediting organization must have an agreement in effect with
the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (the
Secretary) and meet the standards and requirements specified by the
Secretary in 42 CFR part 410, subpart H, to qualify for deeming
authority. Our regulations pertaining to application procedures for the
national accreditation organizations for DSMT are specified at Sec.
410.142 (CMS process for approving national accreditation
organizations).
A national accreditation organization applying for deeming
authority must provide CMS with reasonable assurance that the
accrediting organization requires accredited entities to meet
requirements that are at least as stringent as the Medicare
requirements.
We may approve and recognize a nonprofit organization with
demonstrated experience in representing the interests of individuals
with diabetes to accredit entities to furnish training. The
accreditation organization, after being approved and recognized by CMS,
may accredit an entity to meet one of the sets of quality standards in
Sec. 410.144 (Quality standards for deemed entities).
II. Approval of Deeming Organizations
Section 1865(a)(2) of the Act further requires that we review the
applying accreditation organization's requirements for accreditation,
as follows:
Survey procedures;
Ability to provide adequate resources for conducting
required surveys;
Ability to supply information for use in enforcement
activities;
Monitoring procedures for providers found out of
compliance with the conditions or requirements; and
Ability to provide CMS with necessary data for validation.
We then examine the national accreditation organization's
accreditation requirements to determine if they meet or exceed the
Medicare conditions as we would have applied them. Section
1865(a)(3)(A) of the Act requires that we publish a notice identifying
the national accreditation organization that is making the request for
approval or renewal within 60 days of receipt of a completed
application. The notice must describe the nature of the request and
provide at least a 30-day public comment period. We have 210 days from
receipt of the request to publish a finding of approval or denial of
the application. If CMS recognizes an accreditation organization in
this manner, any entity accredited by the national accreditation
organization's program for that service will be deemed to meet the
Medicare conditions for coverage.
III. Evaluation of Deeming Authority Request
The purpose of this notice is to notify the public of the American
Association
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of Diabetes Educators' (AADE) request for the Secretary's approval of
its accreditation program for outpatient DSMT services. The AADE
submitted all the necessary materials to enable us to make a
determination concerning its request for re-approval as a deeming
organization for DSMTs. AADE was initially accredited on August 27,
2012, for a period of 3 years. This application was determined to be
complete on February 27, 2015. This notice also solicits public
comments on the ability of the AADE to continue to develop standards
that meet or exceed the Medicare conditions for coverage and apply them
to entities furnishing outpatient.
The regulations specifying the Medicare conditions for coverage for
outpatient diabetes self-management training services are located in
parts 410, subpart H. These conditions implement section 1861(qq) of
the Act, which provides for Medicare Part B coverage of outpatient DSMT
services specified by the Secretary.
Under section 1865(a)(2) of the Act and our regulations at Sec.
410.142 (CMS process for approving accreditation organizations) and
Sec. 410.143 (Requirements for approved accreditation organizations),
we review and evaluate a national accreditation organization based on
(but not necessarily limited to) the criteria set forth in Sec.
410.142(b).
We may conduct on-site inspections of a national accreditation
organization's operations and office to verify information in the
organization's application and assess the organization's compliance
with its own policies and procedures. The on-site inspection may
include, but is not limited to, reviewing documents, auditing
documentation of meetings concerning the accreditation process,
evaluating accreditation results or the accreditation status decision
making process, and interviewing the organization's staff.
IV. Collection of Information Requirements
This document does not impose information collection requirements,
that is, reporting, recordkeeping or third-party disclosure
requirements. Consequently, there is no need for review by the Office
of Management and Budget under the authority of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
V. Response to Comments
Because of the large number of public comments we normally receive
on Federal Register documents, we are not able to acknowledge or
respond to them individually. We will consider all comments we receive
by the date and time specified in the DATES section of this preamble,
and, when we proceed with a subsequent document, we will respond to the
comments in the preamble to that document. Upon completion of our
evaluation, including evaluation of comments received as a result of
this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register
announcing the result of our evaluation.
Dated: April 7, 2015.
Andrew M. Slavitt,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2015-09610 Filed 4-23-15; 8:45 am]
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