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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[CMS–1555–CN]
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Medicare Program; Home Health
Prospective Payment System Rate
Update for Calendar Year 2009;
Corrections
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Correction notice.
SUMMARY: This document corrects
technical errors that appeared in the
update notice published in the Federal
Register on November 3, 2008, entitled
‘‘Medicare Program; Home Health
Prospective Payment System Rate
Update for Calendar Year 2009.’’
DATES: Effective Date: This correction is
effective on January 1, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharon Ventura, (410) 786–1985.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In FR Doc. E8–26142 of November 3,
2008 (73 FR 65351), the notice entitled
‘‘Medicare Program; Home Health
Prospective Payment System Rate
Update for Calendar Year 2009’’ there
were several technical errors that this
correction notice serves to identify and
correct. The corrections are effective
January 1, 2009.
II. Summary of Errors
On pages 65365 through 65382,
Addendum B, we are correcting several
CBSA names and constituent county
references.
III. Correction of Errors
In FR Doc. E8–26142 of November 3,
2008 (73 FR 65351), make the following
corrections:
1. On page 65365, in the second
column, add ‘‘Manatee County, FL’’
under ‘‘Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL’’.
Then insert ‘‘Sarasota, FL’’ under
‘‘Manatee County, FL’’.
2. On page 65366, in the second
column, ‘‘Charleston-North Charleston,
SC’’ is corrected to read ‘‘CharlestonNorth Charleston-Summerville, SC’’.
3. On page 65368, in the second
column, ‘‘Des Moines, IA’’ is corrected
to read ‘‘Des Moines-West Des Moines,
IA’’.
4. On page 65368, in the second
column, ‘‘Edison, NJ’’ is corrected to
read ‘‘Edison-New Brunswick, NJ’’.
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5. On page 65370, in the second
column, ‘‘Greenville, SC’’ is corrected to
read ‘‘Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC’’.
6. On page 65370, in the second
column, remove ‘‘Litchfield County,
CT’’.
7. On page 65371, in the second
column, ‘‘Houston-Baytown-Sugar
Land, TX’’ is corrected to read
‘‘Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX’’.
8. On page 65371, in the second
column, ‘‘Indianapolis, IN’’ is corrected
to read ‘‘Indianapolis-Carmel, IN’’.
9. On page 65372, in the second
column, ‘‘Kennewick-Richland-Pasco,
WA’’ is corrected to read ‘‘KennewickPasco-Richland, WA’’.
10. On page 65373, in the second
column, add ‘‘Mohave County, AZ’’
under ‘‘Lake Havasu City-Kingman,
AZ’’.
11. On page 65373, in the second
column, ‘‘Lakeland, FL’’ is corrected to
read ‘‘Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL’’.
12. On page 65373, in the second
column, ‘‘Little Rock-North Little Rock,
AR’’ is corrected to read ‘‘Little RockNorth Little Rock-Conway, AR’’.
13. On page 65373, in the second
column, ‘‘Louisville, KY-IN’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘Louisville-Jefferson
County, KY-IN’’.
14. On page 65374, in the second
column, under Manchester-Nashua,
NH’’ remove ‘‘Merrimack County, NH’’.
15. On page 65374, in the second
column, ‘‘McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX’’
is corrected to read ‘‘McAllen-EdinburgMission, TX’’.
16. On page 65375, in the second
column, ‘‘Myrtle Beach-Conway-North
Myrtle Beach, SC’’ is corrected to read
‘‘Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle BeachConway, SC’’.
17. On page 65375, in the second
column, ‘‘Nashville-DavidsonMurfreesboro, TN’’ is corrected to read
‘‘Nashville-Davidson-MurfreesboroFranklin, TN’’.
18. On page 65376, in the second
column, ‘‘Orlando, FL’’ is corrected to
read ‘‘Orlando-Kissimmee, FL’’.
19. On page 65377, in the second
column, ‘‘Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL’’
is corrected to read ‘‘Port St. Lucie, FL’’.
20. On page 65380, in the second
column, add ‘‘Indian River County, FL’’
under ‘‘Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL’’.
21. On page 65382, ‘‘WarrenFarmington Hills-Troy, MI’’ is corrected
to read ‘‘Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills,
MI’’.
IV. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking
and Delay in Effective Date
We ordinarily publish a notice of
proposed rulemaking in the Federal
Register to provide a period for public
comment before the provisions of a rule
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take effect in accordance with section
553(b) of the Administrative Procedure
Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). However,
we can waive this notice and comment
procedure if the Secretary finds, for
good cause, that the notice and
comment process is impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest, and incorporates a statement of
the finding and the reasons therefore in
the notice.
Section 553(d) of the APA ordinarily
requires a 30-day delay in effective date
of final rules after the date of their
publication in the Federal Register.
This 30-day delay in effective date can
be waived, however, if an agency finds
for good cause that the delay is
impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary
to the public interest, and the agency
incorporates a statement of the findings
and its reasons in the rule issued.
Therefore, we are waiving proposed
rulemaking and the 30-day delayed
effective date for the technical
corrections in this notice. This
correction notice merely corrects
technical errors in Addendum B of the
Medicare Program; Home Health
Prospective Payment System Rate
Update for Calendar Year 2009 and does
not make substantive changes to the
policies or payment methodologies that
were adopted in the final rule.
Therefore, we do not believe this
correction notice is a substantive rule
that would be subject to notice and
comment rulemaking or a delay in
effective date; but rather, merely reflects
policies or payment methodologies that
were already subject to notice and
comment rulemaking and were
previously adopted by us. As a result,
this notice is intended to ensure that the
CY 2009 HHPPS Update Notice
accurately reflects the policies adopted
after public comment. Therefore, we
find that undertaking further notice and
comment procedures to incorporate
these corrections into the update notice
or delaying the effective date of these
changes is unnecessary and contrary to
the public interest.
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Insurance; and Program No. 93.774,
Medicare—Supplementary Medical
Insurance Program)
Dated: December 16, 2008.
Ann C. Agnew,
Executive Secretary to the Department.
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Medicare Program; Request for
Nominations to the Advisory Panel on
Ambulatory Payment Classification
Groups
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice solicits
nominations of five new members to the
Advisory Panel on Ambulatory Payment
Classification (APC) Groups (the Panel).
There will be five vacancies on the
Panel as of August 16, 2009.
The purpose of the Panel is to review
the APC groups and their associated
weights and to advise the Secretary of
the Department of Health and Human
Services and the Administrator of the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), concerning the clinical
integrity of the APC groups and their
associated weights.
The Secretary rechartered the Panel in
2008 for a 2-year period effective
through November 21, 2010.
DATES: Submission of Nominations: We
will consider nominations if they are
received no later than 5 p.m. (e.s.t.),
March 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand
deliver nominations for membership to:
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services; Attn: Shirl Ackerman-Ross,
Designated Federal Official (DFO),
Advisory Panel on APC Groups; Center
for Medicare Management, Hospital &
Ambulatory Policy Group, Division of
Outpatient Care; 7500 Security
Boulevard, Mail Stop C4–05–17;
Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.
Web Site: For additional information
on the APC Panel and updates to the
Panel’s activities, we refer readers to
view our Web site at: https://www.
cms.hhs.gov/FACA/05_Advisory
PanelonAmbulatoryPayment
ClassificationGroups.asp#TopOfPage.
(Use control + click the mouse in order
to access the previous URL.) (Note:
There is an underscore after FACA/05_;
there is no space.)
Advisory Committee’s Information
Lines: You may also refer to the CMS
Federal Advisory Committee Hotlines at
1–877–449–5659 (toll-free) or 410–786–
9379 (local) for additional information.
Further Information Contact: Persons
wishing to nominate individuals to
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serve on the Panel or to obtain further
information may also contact Shirl
Ackerman-Ross, the DFO, at CMS
APCPanel@cms.hhs.gov, or call (410)
786–4474. (Note: There is no underscore
in this e-mail address; there is a space
between CMS and APCPanel.), or call
410–786–4474.
News Media: Representatives should
contact the CMS Press Office at 202–
690–6145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Secretary is required by section
1833(t)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act
(the Act) to consult with an expert
outside advisory Panel regarding the
clinical integrity of the APC groups and
relative payment weights that are
components of the Medicare hospital
Outpatient Prospective Payment System
(OPPS).
The Charter requires that the Panel
meet up to three times annually. CMS
considers the technical advice provided
by the Panel as we prepare the proposed
and final rules to update the OPPS for
the next calendar year.
The Panel may consist of a chair and
up to 15 members who are full-time
employees of hospitals, hospital
systems, or other Medicare providers
that are subject to the OPPS. (For
purposes of the Panel, consultants or
independent contractors are not
considered to be full-time employees in
these organizations.)
The current Panel members are as
follows: (The asterisk [*] indicates the
Panel members whose terms end on
August 16, 2009.)
• E. L. Hambrick, M.D., J.D., Chair, a
CMS Medical Officer
• Gloryanne Bryant, B.S., RHIA,
RHIT, CCS*
• Kathleen M. Graham, R.N., MSHA,
CPHQ
• Patrick A. Grusenmeyer, Sc.D.,
FACHE
• Judith T. Kelly, B.S.H.A., RHIT,
RHIA, CCS
• Michael D. Mills, Ph.D.
• Thomas M. Munger, M.D., FACC*
• Agatha L. Nolen, D.Ph., M.S.
• Randall A. Oyer, M.D.
• Beverly Khnie Philip, M.D.
• Russ Ranallo, M.S., B.S.
• James V. Rawson, M.D.*
• Michael A. Ross, M.D., FACEP
• Patricia Spencer-Cisek, M.S.,
APRN-BC, AOCN®
• Kim Allen Williams, M.D., FACC,
FABC*
• Robert M. Zwolak, M.D., Ph.D.,
FACS*
Panel members serve without
compensation, according to an advance
written agreement; however, for the
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-1555-CN]
RIN 0938-AP20
Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate
Update for Calendar Year 2009; Corrections
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Correction notice.
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SUMMARY: This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the
update notice published in the Federal Register on November 3, 2008,
entitled ``Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System
Rate Update for Calendar Year 2009.''
DATES: Effective Date: This correction is effective on January 1, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Ventura, (410) 786-1985.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In FR Doc. E8-26142 of November 3, 2008 (73 FR 65351), the notice
entitled ``Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System
Rate Update for Calendar Year 2009'' there were several technical
errors that this correction notice serves to identify and correct. The
corrections are effective January 1, 2009.
II. Summary of Errors
On pages 65365 through 65382, Addendum B, we are correcting several
CBSA names and constituent county references.
III. Correction of Errors
In FR Doc. E8-26142 of November 3, 2008 (73 FR 65351), make the
following corrections:
1. On page 65365, in the second column, add ``Manatee County, FL''
under ``Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL''. Then insert ``Sarasota, FL''
under ``Manatee County, FL''.
2. On page 65366, in the second column, ``Charleston-North
Charleston, SC'' is corrected to read ``Charleston-North Charleston-
Summerville, SC''.
3. On page 65368, in the second column, ``Des Moines, IA'' is
corrected to read ``Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA''.
4. On page 65368, in the second column, ``Edison, NJ'' is corrected
to read ``Edison-New Brunswick, NJ''.
5. On page 65370, in the second column, ``Greenville, SC'' is
corrected to read ``Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC''.
6. On page 65370, in the second column, remove ``Litchfield County,
CT''.
7. On page 65371, in the second column, ``Houston-Baytown-Sugar
Land, TX'' is corrected to read ``Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX''.
8. On page 65371, in the second column, ``Indianapolis, IN'' is
corrected to read ``Indianapolis-Carmel, IN''.
9. On page 65372, in the second column, ``Kennewick-Richland-Pasco,
WA'' is corrected to read ``Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA''.
10. On page 65373, in the second column, add ``Mohave County, AZ''
under ``Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ''.
11. On page 65373, in the second column, ``Lakeland, FL'' is
corrected to read ``Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL''.
12. On page 65373, in the second column, ``Little Rock-North Little
Rock, AR'' is corrected to read ``Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway,
AR''.
13. On page 65373, in the second column, ``Louisville, KY-IN'' is
corrected to read ``Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN''.
14. On page 65374, in the second column, under Manchester-Nashua,
NH'' remove ``Merrimack County, NH''.
15. On page 65374, in the second column, ``McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr,
TX'' is corrected to read ``McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX''.
16. On page 65375, in the second column, ``Myrtle Beach-Conway-
North Myrtle Beach, SC'' is corrected to read ``Myrtle Beach-North
Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC''.
17. On page 65375, in the second column, ``Nashville-Davidson-
Murfreesboro, TN'' is corrected to read ``Nashville-Davidson-
Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN''.
18. On page 65376, in the second column, ``Orlando, FL'' is
corrected to read ``Orlando-Kissimmee, FL''.
19. On page 65377, in the second column, ``Port St. Lucie-Fort
Pierce, FL'' is corrected to read ``Port St. Lucie, FL''.
20. On page 65380, in the second column, add ``Indian River County,
FL'' under ``Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL''.
21. On page 65382, ``Warren-Farmington Hills-Troy, MI'' is
corrected to read ``Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI''.
IV. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking and Delay in Effective Date
We ordinarily publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the
Federal Register to provide a period for public comment before the
provisions of a rule
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take effect in accordance with section 553(b) of the Administrative
Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). However, we can waive this
notice and comment procedure if the Secretary finds, for good cause,
that the notice and comment process is impracticable, unnecessary, or
contrary to the public interest, and incorporates a statement of the
finding and the reasons therefore in the notice.
Section 553(d) of the APA ordinarily requires a 30-day delay in
effective date of final rules after the date of their publication in
the Federal Register. This 30-day delay in effective date can be
waived, however, if an agency finds for good cause that the delay is
impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, and the
agency incorporates a statement of the findings and its reasons in the
rule issued. Therefore, we are waiving proposed rulemaking and the 30-
day delayed effective date for the technical corrections in this
notice. This correction notice merely corrects technical errors in
Addendum B of the Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment
System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2009 and does not make substantive
changes to the policies or payment methodologies that were adopted in
the final rule. Therefore, we do not believe this correction notice is
a substantive rule that would be subject to notice and comment
rulemaking or a delay in effective date; but rather, merely reflects
policies or payment methodologies that were already subject to notice
and comment rulemaking and were previously adopted by us. As a result,
this notice is intended to ensure that the CY 2009 HHPPS Update Notice
accurately reflects the policies adopted after public comment.
Therefore, we find that undertaking further notice and comment
procedures to incorporate these corrections into the update notice or
delaying the effective date of these changes is unnecessary and
contrary to the public interest.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773,
Medicare--Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare--
Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)
Dated: December 16, 2008.
Ann C. Agnew,
Executive Secretary to the Department.
[FR Doc. E8-30453 Filed 12-19-08; 8:45 am]
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