Medicare Program; Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System-Update for Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2012 (FY 2013), 47223-47266 [2012-19118]

Download as PDF Vol. 77 Tuesday, No. 152 August 7, 2012 Part III Department of Health and Human Services mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Program; Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System—Update for Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2012 (FY 2013); Notice VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 47224 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices I. Executive Summary DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS–1440–N] RIN 0938–AR22 Medicare Program; Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System—Update for Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2012 (FY 2013) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice updates the prospective payment rates for Medicare inpatient hospital services provided by inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs). These changes are applicable to IPF discharges occurring during the fiscal year (FY) beginning October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. DATES: Effective Date: The updated IPF prospective payment rates are effective for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorothy Myrick or Jana Lindquist, (410) 786–4533 (for general information). Mary Carol Barron, (410) 786–7943, or Bridget Dickensheets, (410) 786–8670, (for information regarding the market basket and labor-related share). Theresa Bean, (410) 786–2287 (for information regarding the regulatory impact analysis). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: A. Purpose This notice updates the prospective payment rates for Medicare inpatient hospital services provided by inpatient psychiatric facilitates for discharges occurring during the fiscal year (FY) beginning October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. Section 124 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) Balanced Budget Refinement Act of the 1999 (BBRA) (Pub. L. 106–113) required implementation of the inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS). Specifically, section 124 of the BBRA mandated that the Secretary develop a per diem PPS for inpatient hospital services furnished in psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units that includes an adequate patient classification system that reflects the differences in patient resource use and costs among psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units. Section 405(g)(2) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108–173) extended the IPF PPS to distinct part psychiatric units of critical access hospitals (CAHs). To implement these provisions, we published various notices, and proposed and final rules in the Federal Register. B. Summary of the Major Provisions In this notice, we update the IPF PPS, as specified in 42 CFR 412.428. The updates include the following: • The FY 2008-based Rehabilitation, Psychiatric, and Long Term Care (RPL) market basket update of 2.7 percent adjusted by a 0.1 percentage point reduction as required by section 1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act (the Act) and a 0.7 percentage point reduction as required by 1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of the Act. • The fixed dollar loss threshold amount in order to maintain the appropriate outlier percentage. • The electroconvulsive therapy payment by a factor specified by CMS. • The national urban and rural costto-charge ratio medians and ceilings. • The cost of living adjustment factors for IPFs located in Alaska and Hawaii, if appropriate. • Description of the ICD–9–CM and MS–DRG classification changes discussed in the annual update to the hospital inpatient PPS regulations. • Use of the best available hospital wage index and information regarding whether an adjustment to the Federal per diem base rate is needed to maintain budget neutrality. • The MS–DRG listing and comorbidity categories to reflect the ICD–9–CM revisions effective October 1, 2012. • Retaining the 17 percent adjustment for IPFs located in rural areas, the 1.31 adjustment for IPFs with a qualifying emergency department, the 0.5150 teaching adjustment to the Federal per diem rate, the MS–DRG adjustment factors and comorbidity adjustment factors currently being paid to IPFs for RY 2012 C. Summary of Costs and Benefits Provision description Total costs FY 2013 IPF PPS payment rate update .. The overall economic impact of this notice is an estimated $36 million in increased payments to IPFs during FY 2013. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 Table of Contents To assist readers in referencing sections contained in this document, we are providing the following table of contents. I. Executive Summary A. Purpose B. Summary of Major Provisions C. Summary of Costs and Benefits II. Background A. Annual Requirements for Updating the IPF PPS B. Overview of the Legislative Requirements of the IPF PPS C. General Overview of the IPF PPS III. Transition Period for Implementation of the IPF PPS IV. Changing the IPF PPS Payment Rate Update Period From a Rate Year to a Fiscal Year VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 V. Market Basket for the IPF PPS A. Background B. FY 2013 Market Basket Update C. Labor-Related Share VI. Updates to the IPF PPS for FY Beginning October 1, 2012 A. Determining the Standardized BudgetNeutral Federal Per Diem Base Rate 1. Standardization of the Federal Per Diem Base Rate and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Rate 2. Calculation of the Budget Neutrality Adjustment a. Outlier Adjustment b. Stop-Loss Provision Adjustment c. Behavioral Offset B. Update of the Federal Per Diem Base Rate and Electroconvulsive Therapy Rate VII. Update of the IPF PPS Adjustment Factors PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 Total benefits A. Overview of the IPF PPS Adjustment Factors B. Patient-Level Adjustments 1. Adjustment for MS–DRG Assignment 2. Payment for Comorbid Conditions 3. Patient Age Adjustments 4. Variable Per Diem Adjustments C. Facility-Level Adjustments 1. Wage Index Adjustment a. Background b. Wage Index for FY 2013 c. OMB Bulletins 2. Adjustment for Rural Location 3. Teaching Adjustment a. FTE Intern and Resident Cap Adjustment b. Temporary Adjustment to FTE Cap To Reflect Residents Added Due to Hospital Closure c. Temporary Adjustment to FTE Cap To Reflect Residents Affected by Residency Program Closure E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices i. Receiving IPF ii. IPF That Closed Its Program 4. Cost of Living Adjustment for IPFs Located in Alaska and Hawaii 5. Adjustment for IPFs With a Qualifying Emergency Department (ED) D. Other Payment Adjustments and Policies 1. Outlier Payments a. Update to the Outlier Fixed Dollar Loss Threshold Amount b. Update to IPF Cost-to-Charge Ratio Ceilings 2. Expiration of the Stop-Loss Provision 3. Future Refinements VIII. Secretary’s Recommendations IX. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking X. Collection of Information Requirements XI. Regulatory Impact Analysis Addenda Acronyms Because of the many terms to which we refer by acronym in this notice, we are listing the acronyms used and their corresponding meanings in alphabetical order below: BBRA Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP [State Children’s Health Insurance Program] Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999, (Pub. L. 106–113) CBSA Core-Based Statistical Area CCR Cost-to-charge ratio CAH Critical access hospital DSM–IV–TR Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition—Text Revision DRGs Diagnosis-related groups FY Federal fiscal year (October 1 through September 30) ICD–9–CM International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification IPFs Inpatient psychiatric facilities IRFs Inpatient rehabilitation facilities LTCHs Long-term care hospitals MedPAR Medicare provider analysis and review file RPL Rehabilitation, Psychiatric, and LongTerm Care RY Rate Year (July 1 through June 30) TEFRA Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, (Pub. L. 97– 248) mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 II. Background A. Annual Requirements for Updating the IPF PPS In November 2004, we implemented the inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS) in a final rule that appeared in the November 15, 2004 Federal Register (69 FR 66922). In developing the IPF PPS, in order to ensure that the IPF PPS is able to account adequately for each IPF’s case-mix, we performed an extensive regression analysis of the relationship between the per diem costs and certain patient and facility characteristics to determine those characteristics associated with statistically significant cost differences on a per diem basis. For characteristics VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 with statistically significant cost differences, we used the regression coefficients of those variables to determine the size of the corresponding payment adjustments. In that final rule, we explained that we believe it is important to delay updating the adjustment factors derived from the regression analysis until we have IPF PPS data that includes as much information as possible regarding the patient-level characteristics of the population that each IPF serves. Therefore, we indicated that we did not intend to update the regression analysis and recalculate the Federal per diem base rate and the patient-and facilitylevel adjustments until we complete that analysis. Until that analysis is complete, we stated our intention to publish a notice in the Federal Register each spring to update the IPF PPS (71 FR 27041). In the May 6, 2011 IPF PPS final rule (76 FR 26432), we changed the payment rate update period to a rate year (RY) that coincides with a fiscal year (FY) update. Therefore, future update notices will be published in the Federal Register in the summer to be effective on October 1. For further discussion on changing the IPF PPS payment rate update period from a RY to a FY, see the IPF PPS final rule published in the Federal Register on May 6, 2011 (76 FR 26434 through 26435). Updates to the IPF PPS, as specified in 42 CFR § 412.428, include the following: • A description of the methodology and data used to calculate the updated Federal per diem base payment amount. • The rate of increase factor as described in § 412.424(a)(2)(iii), which is based on the Excluded Hospital with Capital market basket under the update methodology of section 1886(b)(3)(B)(ii) of the Act for each year (effective from the implementation period until June 30, 2006). • For discharges occurring on or after July 1, 2006, the rate of increase factor for the Federal portion of the IPF’s payment, which is based on the Rehabilitation, Psychiatric, and LongTerm Care (RPL) market basket. • The best available hospital wage index and information regarding whether an adjustment to the Federal per diem base rate is needed to maintain budget neutrality. • Updates to the fixed dollar loss threshold amount in order to maintain the appropriate outlier percentage. • Description of the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD–9–CM) coding and diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) classification changes discussed PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 47225 in the annual update to the hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) regulations. • Update to the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) payment by a factor specified by CMS. • Update to the national urban and rural cost-to-charge ratio medians and ceilings. • Update to the cost of living adjustment factors for IPFs located in Alaska and Hawaii, if appropriate. Our most recent IPF PPS annual update occurred in the May 6, 2011 Federal Register final rule (76 FR 26432) (hereinafter referred to as the May 2011 IPF PPS final rule) that set forth updates to the IPF PPS payment rates for RY 2012. That final rule updated the IPF PPS per diem payment rates that were published in the April 2010 IPF PPS notice in accordance with our established policies. Since implementation of the IPF PPS, we have explained that we believe it is important to delay updating the adjustment factors derived from the regression analysis until we have IPF PPS data that include as much information as possible regarding the patient-level characteristics of the population that each IPF serves. Because we are now approximately 7 years into the system, we believe that we have enough data to begin that process. Therefore, we have begun the necessary analysis to make future refinements. While we do not propose to make refinements in this notice, as explained in section V.D.3 below, we expect that in the future rulemaking, for FY 2014, we will be ready to propose potential refinements. B. Overview of the Legislative Requirements of the IPF PPS Section 124 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (BBRA) (Pub. L. 106–113) required implementation of the IPF PPS. Specifically, section 124 of the BBRA mandated that the Secretary develop a per diem PPS for inpatient hospital services furnished in psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units that includes an adequate patient classification system that reflects the differences in patient resource use and costs among psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units. Section 405(g)(2) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108–173) extended the IPF PPS to distinct part psychiatric units of critical access hospitals (CAHs). E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 47226 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 To implement these provisions, we published various proposed and final rules in the Federal Register. For more information regarding these rules, see the CMS Web site https:// www.cms.hhs.gov/ InpatientPsychFacilPPS/. Section 3401(f) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111–148) as amended by section 10319(e) of that Act and by section 1105(d) of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–152) (hereafter referred to as ‘‘the Affordable Care Act’’) added subsection (s) to section 1886 of the Act. Section 1886(s)(1) is titled ‘‘Reference to Establishment and Implementation of System’’ and it refers to section 124 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999, which relates to the establishment of the IPF PPS. Section 1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of the Act requires the application of the productivity adjustment described in section 1886(b)(3)(B)(xi)(II) of the Act to the IPF PPS for the RY beginning in 2012 (that is, a RY that coincides with a FY) and each subsequent RY. For the RY beginning in 2012 (that is, FY 2013), the reduction is equal to 0.7 percentage point, which we are implementing in this notice. Section 1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) of the Act requires the application of an ‘‘other adjustment’’ that reduces any update to an IPF PPS base rate by percentages specified in section 1886(s)(3) of the Act for RY beginning in 2010 through the RY beginning in 2019. For the RY beginning in 2012 (that is, FY 2013), section 1886(s)(3)(B) of the Act requires the reduction to be 0.1 percentage point. We are implementing that provision in this FY 2013 IPF PPS notice. Section 1886(s)(4) of the Act requires the establishment of a quality data reporting program for the IPF PPS beginning in RY 2014. We proposed new requirements for quality reporting for IPFs in the ‘‘Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Fiscal Year 2013 Rates’’ proposed rule (May 11, 2012) (77 FR 27870, 28105 through 28116). C. General Overview of the IPF PPS The November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66922) established the IPF PPS, as authorized under section 124 of the BBRA and codified at subpart N of part 412 of the Medicare regulations. The November 2004 IPF PPS final rule set forth the per diem Federal rates for the implementation year (the 18-month period from January 1, 2005 through VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 June 30, 2006), and it provided payment for the inpatient operating and capital costs to IPFs for covered psychiatric services they furnish (that is, routine, ancillary, and capital costs, but not costs of approved educational activities, bad debts, and other services or items that are outside the scope of the IPF PPS). Covered psychiatric services include services for which benefits are provided under the fee-for-service Part A (Hospital Insurance Program) Medicare program. The IPF PPS established the Federal per diem base rate for each patient day in an IPF derived from the national average daily routine operating, ancillary, and capital costs in IPFs in FY 2002. The average per diem cost was updated to the midpoint of the first year under the IPF PPS, standardized to account for the overall positive effects of the IPF PPS payment adjustments, and adjusted for budget neutrality. The Federal per diem payment under the IPF PPS is comprised of the Federal per diem base rate described above and certain patient- and facility-level payment adjustments that were found in the regression analysis to be associated with statistically significant per diem cost differences. The patient-level adjustments include age, DRG assignment, comorbidities, and variable per diem adjustments to reflect higher per diem costs in the early days of an IPF stay. Facility-level adjustments include adjustments for the IPF’s wage index, rural location, teaching status, a cost of living adjustment for IPFs located in Alaska and Hawaii, and presence of a qualifying emergency department (ED). The IPF PPS provides additional payment policies for: outlier cases; stoploss protection (which was applicable only during the IPF PPS transition period); interrupted stays; and a per treatment adjustment for patients who undergo ECT. A complete discussion of the regression analysis appears in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66933 through 66936). Section 124 of BBRA does not specify an annual update rate strategy for the IPF PPS and is broadly written to give the Secretary discretion in establishing an update methodology. Therefore, in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we implemented the IPF PPS using the following update strategy: • Calculate the final Federal per diem base rate to be budget neutral for the 18month period of January 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. • Use a July 1 through June 30 annual update cycle. PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 • Allow the IPF PPS first update to be effective for discharges on or after July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. III. Transition Period for Implementation of the IPF PPS In the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we provided for a 3-year transition period. During this 3-year transition period, an IPF’s total payment under the PPS was based on an increasing percentage of the Federal rate with a corresponding decreasing percentage of the IPF PPS payment that is based on reasonable cost concepts. However, effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2008, IPF PPS payments are based on 100 percent of the Federal rate. IV. Changing the IPF PPS Payment Rate Update Period From a Rate Year to a Fiscal Year In the RY 2012 IPF PPS proposed rule (76 FR 4998) and final rule (76 FR 26432), we revised the IPF PPS payment rate update period by switching from a RY (that is July 1 through June 30) to a period that coincides with a FY (that is, October 1 through September 30). Beginning with the update period that begins in 2012, that is, FY 2013, we now refer to update periods as FY. We specified that this change in the annual update period would allow us to consolidate Medicare publications by aligning the IPF PPS update with the annual update of the ICD–9–CM codes, which are effective on October 1 of each year. In addition to our annual proposed and final rulemaking documents, we publish a change request transmittal every August updating the ICD–9–CM codes related to the DRG and comorbidity adjustments. By aligning the IPF PPS with the same update period as the ICD–9–CM codes, we eliminated the need to publish a transmittal off-cycle. We maintain the same diagnostic coding and DRG classification for IPFs that are used under the IPPS for providing the psychiatric care. When the IPF PPS was implemented, we adopted the same diagnostic code set and DRG patient classification systems (that is, the CMS DRGs) that was used at the time under the hospital prospective payment system (IPPS). Every year, changes to the ICD–9–CM coding system are addressed in the IPPS proposed and final rules. These changes are effective October 1 of each year and must be used by acute care hospitals as well as other providers to report diagnostic and procedure information. The IPF PPS has always incorporated ICD–9–CM coding changes made in the annual IPPS update. This change to the E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices annual payment rate update period allows the annual update to the rates and the ICD–9–CM coding update to occur on the same schedule and appear in the same Federal Register document. Our intent in making the change in the payment rate update schedule was to place the IPF PPS on the same update cycle as other PPSs, making it administratively efficient. To smoothly transition into a payment update period that runs from October 1 through September 30, we proposed and finalized that the RY 2012 period run from July 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012, so that the RY 2012 would be 15 months. As proposed and finalized, after RY 2012, the rate update period for the IPF PPS payment rates and other policy changes begin on October 1 through September 30. Therefore, the update cycle for FY 2013 will be October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. In the May 2011 final rule, we changed the regulations at § 412.402 to add the term ‘‘Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities prospective payment system rate year’’ which means October 1 through September 30. We proposed and finalized that the RY would be referred to as a FY. For further discussion of the 15-month market basket update for RY 2012 and changing the payment rate update period from a RY to a FY, we refer readers to the RY 2012 IPF PPS proposed rule (76 FR 4998) and the RY 2012 IPF PPS final rule (76 FR 26432). mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 V. Market Basket for the IPF PPS A. Background The input price index (that is, the market basket) that was used to develop the IPF PPS was the Excluded Hospital with Capital market basket. This market basket was based on 1997 Medicare cost report data and included data for Medicare participating IPFs, inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), long-term care hospitals (LTCHs), cancer hospitals, and children’s hospitals. Although ‘‘market basket’’ technically describes the mix of goods and services used in providing hospital care, this term is also commonly used to denote the input price index (that is, cost category weights and price proxies combined) derived from that market basket. Accordingly, the term ‘‘market basket’’ as used in this document refers to a hospital input price index. Beginning with the May 2006 IPF PPS final rule (71 FR 27046 through 27054), IPF PPS payments were updated using a FY 2002-based market basket reflecting the operating and capital cost structures for IRFs, IPFs, and LTCHs (hereafter referred to as the VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 Rehabilitation, Psychiatric, and LongTerm Care (RPL) market basket). We excluded cancer and children’s hospitals from the RPL market basket because these hospitals are not reimbursed through a PPS; rather, their payments are based entirely on reasonable costs subject to rate-ofincrease limits established under the authority of section 1886(b) of the Act, which are implemented in regulations at § 413.40. Moreover, the FY 2002 cost structures for cancer and children’s hospitals are noticeably different than the cost structures of the IRFs, IPFs, and LTCHs. A complete discussion of the FY 2002-based RPL market basket appears in the May 2006 IPF PPS final rule (71 FR 27046 through 27054). In the May 1, 2009 IPF PPS notice (74 FR 20362), we expressed our interest in exploring the possibility of creating a stand-alone IPF market basket that reflects the cost structures of only IPF providers. We noted that, of the available options, one would be to join the Medicare cost report data from freestanding IPF providers (presently incorporated into the FY 2002-based RPL market basket) with data from hospital-based IPF providers (not currently incorporated in any market basket cost weights). We indicated that an examination of the Medicare cost report data comparing freestanding and hospital-based IPFs revealed considerable differences between the two with respect to cost levels and cost structures. At that time, we were unable to fully understand the differences between these two types of IPF providers. As a result, we felt that further research was required, therefore we solicited public comment for additional information that might help us to better understand the reasons for the variations in costs and cost structures, as indicated by the cost report data, between freestanding and hospital-based IPFs (74 FR 20376). We summarized the public comments received and our responses in the April 2010 IPF PPS notice (75 FR 23111 through 23113). Despite receiving comments from the public on this issue, we remain unable to understand the observed differences in costs and cost structures between hospital-based and freestanding IPFs. Therefore, we do not believe it is appropriate, at this time, to incorporate data from hospital-based IPFs with those of freestanding IPFs to create a stand-alone IPF market basket. We continue to explore the viability of creating two separate market baskets from the current RPL, one which may include freestanding IPFs and freestanding IRFs and be used to update payments under both the IPF and IRF PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 47227 payment systems. We also are still considering the possibility of creating a stand-alone IPF market basket. We recently proposed a stand-alone LTCH market basket, in the May 11, 2012 FY 2013 IPPS/LTCH proposed rule (77 FR 27870 at 28019). In the RY 2012 IPF PPS proposed rule (76 FR 5001), we welcomed public comment on the possibility of using a rehabilitation and psychiatric (RP) market basket to update IPF payments in the future. Comments received and our responses are summarized in the RY 2012 final rule (76 FR 26436). We note that comments received were in support of our efforts, and we are continuing to investigate the viability of alternative market baskets. Any possible changes to the market basket used to update IPF payments would appear in a future rulemaking and be subject to public comment. In the RY 2012 IPF PPS proposed rule (76 FR 4998) and final rule (76 FR 26432), we rebased and revised the RPL market basket to reflect a 2008 base year. We also proposed and finalized the use of the 2008-based RPL market basket to update IPF payments. Therefore, for the FY 2013 IPF PPS update, we are using the percentage increase in the 2008-based RPL market basket to determine the IPF PPS market basket update. B. FY 2013 Market Basket Update The FY 2013 update for the IPF PPS using the FY 2008-based RPL market basket and Information Handling Services (IHS) Global Insight’s second quarter 2012 forecast for the market basket components is 2.7 percent (prior to the application of any statutory adjustments). This includes increases in both the operating and the capital components for FY 2013 (that is, October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013). IHS Global Insight, Inc. is a nationally recognized economic and financial forecasting firm that contracts with CMS to forecast the components of the market baskets. As previously described in section I.B, section 1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of the Affordable Care Act requires the application of the productivity adjustment described in section 1886(b)(3)(B)(xi)(II) of the Act to the IPF PPS for the RY beginning in 2012 and each subsequent RY. The statute defines the productivity adjustment to be equal to the 10-year moving average of changes in annual economy-wide private nonfarm business multifactor productivity (MFP) (as projected by the Secretary for the 10-year period ending with the applicable FY, year, cost reporting period, or other annual period) (the ‘‘MFP adjustment’’). E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 47228 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the agency that publishes the official measure of private non-farm business MFP. We refer readers to the BLS Web site at https://www.bls.gov/mfp to obtain the BLS historical published MFP data. The MFP adjustment for FY 2013 applicable to the IPF PPS is derived using a projection of MFP that is currently produced by IHS Global Insight, Inc. For a detailed description of the model currently used by IHS Global Insight, Inc. to project MFP, as well as a description of how the MFP adjustment is calculated, we refer readers to the FY 2012 IPPS/LTCH final rule (76 FR 51690 through 51692). Based on IHS Global Insight, Inc 2012 second quarter forecast, the productivity adjustment for the RY beginning in 2012 (that is FY 2013) is 0.7 percentage point. Section 1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) of the Act requires the application of an ‘‘other adjustment’’ that reduces any update to an IPF PPS base rate by percentages specified in section 1886(s)(3) of the Act for rate years beginning in 2010 through the RY beginning in 2019. For the RY beginning in 2012 (that is, FY 2013), the reduction is 0.1 percentage point. We are implementing the productivity adjustment and ‘‘other adjustment’’ for FY 2013 in this FY 2013 IPF PPS notice. C. Labor-Related Share Due to the variations in costs and geographic wage levels, we believe that payment rates under the IPF PPS should continue to be adjusted by a geographic wage index. This wage index would apply to the labor-related portion of the Federal per diem base rate, hereafter referred to as the labor-related share. The labor-related share is determined by identifying the national average proportion of total costs that are related to, influenced by, or vary with the local labor market. We classify a cost category as labor-related if the costs are laborintensive and vary with the local labor market. Based on our definition of the labor-related share, we include in the labor-related share the sum of the relative importance of Wages and Salaries, Employee Benefits, Professional Fees: Labor-related, Administrative and Business Support Services, All Other: Labor-related Services, and a portion of the CapitalRelated cost weight. Therefore, to determine the laborrelated share for the IPF PPS for FY 2013, we used the FY 2008-based RPL market basket cost weights relative importance to determine the laborrelated share for the IPF PPS. This estimate of the FY 2013 labor-related share is based on IHS Global Insight Inc.’s second quarter 2012 forecast, which is the same forecast used to derive the FY 2013 market basket update. Table 1 below shows the FY 2013 relative importance labor-related share using the FY 2008-based RPL market basket along with the FY 2012 relative importance labor-related share. TABLE 1—FY 2013 RELATIVE IMPORTANCE LABOR-RELATED SHARE AND THE RY 2012 (15-MONTH) RELATIVE IMPORTANCE LABOR-RELATED SHARE BASED ON THE FY 2008–BASED RPL MARKET BASKET RY 2012 Relative importance labor-related share 1 FY 2013 Relative importance labor-related share 2 Wages and Salaries ................................................................................................................................................ Employee Benefits ................................................................................................................................................... Professional Fees: Labor-Related ........................................................................................................................... Administrative and Business ................................................................................................................................... Support Services ..................................................................................................................................................... All Other: Labor-Related Services ........................................................................................................................... Subtotal .................................................................................................................................................................... Labor-Related Portion of Capital Costs (46%) ........................................................................................................ 49.049 13.036 2.073 48.796 13.021 2.070 0.416 2.094 66.668 3.649 0.417 2.077 66.381 3.600 Total Labor-Related Share ............................................................................................................................... 70.317 69.981 1 Published mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 in the RY 2012 IPF PPS final rule (76 FR 26447) and based on the IHS Global Insight, Inc. first quarter 2011 forecast of the 2008based RPL market basket. RY 2012 represents a 15-month update, which includes the period July 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012. 2 Based on IHS Global Insight, Inc. second quarter 2012 forecast of the 2008-based RPL market basket. The labor-related share for FY 2013 is the sum of the FY 2013 relative importance of each labor-related cost category, and would reflect the different rates of price change for these cost categories between the base year (FY 2008) and FY 2013. The sum of the relative importance for FY 2013 for operating costs (Wages and Salaries, Employee Benefits, Professional Fees: Labor-Related, Administrative and Business Support Services, and All Other: Labor-related Services) is 66.381 percent, as shown in Table 1 above. The portion of Capital-related cost that is influenced by the local labor market is estimated to be 46 percent, which is the same percentage that was applied to the FY 2002-based RPL market basket. Since the relative importance for Capital- VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 Related Costs is 7.825 percent of the FY 2008-based RPL market basket in FY 2013, we take 46 percent of 7.825 percent to determine the labor-related share of Capital-related cost for FY 2013. The result is 3.600 percent, which we add to 66.381 percent for the operating cost amount to determine the total labor-related share for FY 2013. Therefore, the labor-related share for the IPF PPS in FY 2013 is 69.981 percent. This labor-related share is determined using the same methodology as employed in calculating all previous IPF labor-related shares (69 FR 66952). The wage index and the labor-related share are reflected in budget neutrality adjustments. PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 VI. Updates to the IPF PPS for FY Beginning October 1, 2012 The IPF PPS is based on a standardized Federal per diem base rate calculated from the IPF average per diem costs and adjusted for budgetneutrality in the implementation year. The Federal per diem base rate is used as the standard payment per day under the IPF PPS and is adjusted by the patient- and facility-level adjustments that are applicable to the IPF stay. A detailed explanation of how we calculated the average per diem cost appears in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66926). E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices A. Determining the Standardized Budget-Neutral Federal Per Diem Base Rate Section 124(a)(1) of the BBRA required that we implement the IPF PPS in a budget neutral manner. In other words, the amount of total payments under the IPF PPS, including any payment adjustments, must be projected to be equal to the amount of total payments that would have been made if the IPF PPS were not implemented. Therefore, we calculated the budgetneutrality factor by setting the total estimated IPF PPS payments to be equal to the total estimated payments that would have been made under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) (Pub. L. 97–248) methodology had the IPF PPS not been implemented. Under the IPF PPS methodology, we calculated the final Federal per diem base rate to be budget neutral during the IPF PPS implementation period (that is, the 18-month period from January 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006) using a July 1 update cycle. We updated the average cost per day to the midpoint of the IPF PPS implementation period (that is, October 1, 2005), and this amount was used in the payment model to establish the budget-neutrality adjustment. A step-by-step description of the methodology used to estimate payments under the TEFRA payment system appears in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66926). mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 1. Standardization of the Federal Per Diem Base Rate and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Rate In the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we describe how we standardized the IPF PPS Federal per diem base rate to account for the overall positive effects of the IPF PPS payment adjustment factors. To standardize the IPF PPS payments, we compared the IPF PPS payment amounts calculated from the FY 2002 Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) file to the projected TEFRA payments from the FY 2002 cost report file updated to the midpoint of the IPF PPS implementation period (that is, October 2005). The standardization factor was calculated by dividing total estimated payments under the TEFRA payment system by estimated payments under the IPF PPS. The standardization factor was calculated to be 0.8367. As described in detail in the May 2006 IPF PPS final rule (71 FR 27045), in reviewing the methodology used to simulate the IPF PPS payments used for the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we discovered that due to a computer VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 code error, total IPF PPS payments were underestimated by about 1.36 percent. Since the IPF PPS payment total should have been larger than the estimated figure, the standardization factor should have been smaller (0.8254 vs. 0.8367). In turn, the Federal per diem base rate and the ECT rate should have been reduced by 0.8254 instead of 0.8367. To resolve this issue, in RY 2007, we amended the Federal per diem base rate and the ECT payment rate prospectively. Using the standardization factor of 0.8254, the average cost per day was effectively reduced by 17.46 percent (100 percent minus 82.54 percent = 17.46 percent). 2. Calculation of the Budget Neutrality Adjustment To compute the budget neutrality adjustment for the IPF PPS, we separately identified each component of the adjustment, that is, the outlier adjustment, stop-loss adjustment, and behavioral offset. A complete discussion of how we calculate each component of the budget neutrality adjustment appears in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66932 through 66933) and in the May 2006 IPF PPS final rule (71 FR 27044 through 27046). a. Outlier Adjustment Since the IPF PPS payment amount for each IPF includes applicable outlier amounts, we reduced the standardized Federal per diem base rate to account for aggregate IPF PPS payments estimated to be made as outlier payments. The outlier adjustment was calculated to be 2 percent. As a result, the standardized Federal per diem base rate was reduced by 2 percent to account for projected outlier payments. b. Stop-Loss Provision Adjustment As explained in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we provided a stoploss payment during the transition from cost-based reimbursement to the per diem payment system to ensure that an IPF’s total PPS payments were no less than a minimum percentage of their TEFRA payment, had the IPF PPS not been implemented. We reduced the standardized Federal per diem base rate by the percentage of aggregate IPF PPS payments estimated to be made for stoploss payments. As a result, the standardized Federal per diem base rate was reduced by 0.39 percent to account for stop-loss payments. Since the transition was completed in RY 2009, the stop-loss provision is no longer applicable, and for cost reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2008, IPFs were paid 100 percent PPS. PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 47229 c. Behavioral Offset As explained in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, implementation of the IPF PPS may result in certain changes in IPF practices, especially with respect to coding for comorbid medical conditions. As a result, Medicare may make higher payments than assumed in our calculations. Accounting for these effects through an adjustment is commonly known as a behavioral offset. Based on accepted actuarial practices and consistent with the assumptions made in other PPSs, we assumed in determining the behavioral offset that IPFs would regain 15 percent of potential ‘‘losses’’ and augment payment increases by 5 percent. We applied this actuarial assumption, which is based on our historical experience with new payment systems, to the estimated ‘‘losses’’ and ‘‘gains’’ among the IPFs. The behavioral offset for the IPF PPS was calculated to be 2.66 percent. As a result, we reduced the standardized Federal per diem base rate by 2.66 percent to account for behavioral changes. As indicated in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we do not plan to change adjustment factors or projections until we analyze IPF PPS data. If we find that an adjustment is warranted, the percent difference may be applied prospectively to the established PPS rates to ensure the rates accurately reflect the payment level intended by the statute. In conducting this analysis, we will be interested in the extent to which improved coding of patients’ principal and other diagnoses, which may not reflect real increases in underlying resource demands, has occurred under the PPS. B. Update of the Federal Per Diem Base Rate and Electroconvulsive Therapy Rate As described in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66931), the average per diem cost was updated to the midpoint of the implementation year. This updated average per diem cost of $724.43 was reduced by—(1) 17.46 percent to account for standardization to projected TEFRA payments for the implementation period; (2) 2 percent to account for outlier payments; (3) 0.39 percent to account for stop-loss payments; and (4) 2.66 percent to account for the behavioral offset. The Federal per diem base rate in the implementation year was $575.95. The increase in the per diem base rate for RY 2009 included the 0.39 percent increase due to the removal of the stop-loss provision. We indicated in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 47230 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices (69 FR 66932) that we would remove this 0.39 percent reduction to the Federal per diem base rate after the transition. As discussed in section IV.D.2. of the May 2008 IPF PPS notice, we increased the Federal per diem base rate and the ECT base rate by 0.39 percent in RY 2009. Therefore for RY 2009 and beyond, the stop-loss provision has ended and is no longer a part of budget neutrality. In accordance with section 1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) of the Act, which requires the application of an ‘‘other adjustment,’’ described in section 1886(s)(3) of the Act (specifically, section 1886(s)(3)(B)) for RYs 2013 and 2014 that reduces the update to the IPF PPS base rate for the FY beginning in Calendar Year (CY) 2012, we are adjusting the IPF PPS update by a 0.1 percentage point reduction for FY 2013. In addition, in accordance with section 1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of the Act, which requires the application of the productivity adjustment that reduces the update to the IPF PPS base rate for the FY beginning in CY 2012, we are adjusting the IPF PPS update by a 0.7 percentage point reduction for FY 2013. For this notice, we are applying the 2008-based RPL market basket increase for FY 2013 of 2.7 percent, as adjusted by the ‘‘other adjustment’’ of minus 0.1 percentage point, the productivity adjustment of minus 0.7 percentage point, and the wage index budget neutrality factor of 1.0007 to the RY 2012 Federal per diem base rate of $685.01, yielding a Federal per diem base rate of $698.51 for FY 2013. Similarly, we are applying the market basket increase, as adjusted by the ‘‘other adjustment,’’ the productivity adjustment, and the wage index budget neutrality factor to the RY 2012 ECT base rate, yielding an ECT base rate of $300.72 for FY 2013. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 VII. Update of the IPF PPS Adjustment Factors A. Overview of the IPF PPS Adjustment Factors The IPF PPS payment adjustments were derived from a regression analysis of 100 percent of the FY 2002 MedPAR data file, which contained 483,038 cases. For this notice, we used the same results of the regression analysis used to implement the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule. For a more detailed description of the data file used for the regression analysis, see the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66935 through 66936). While we have since used more recent claims data to set the fixed dollar loss threshold amount, we used the same results of this regression VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 analysis to update the IPF PPS for RY 2012 and for FY 2013. Now that we are approximately 7 years into the IPF PPS, we believe that we have enough data to begin looking at the process of refining the IPF PPS as appropriate. We expect that in future rulemaking, we may propose potential refinements to the system. As we stated previously, we do not plan to update the regression analysis until we are able to analyze IPF PPS claims and cost report data. However, we continue to monitor claims and payment data independently from cost report data to assess issues, to determine whether changes in case-mix or payment shifts have occurred among freestanding governmental, non-profit and private psychiatric hospitals, and psychiatric units of general hospitals, and CAHs and other issues of importance to IPFs. B. Patient-Level Adjustments In the May 2011 IPF PPS final rule (76 FR 26440 through 26453), we announced payment adjustments for the following patient-level characteristics: Medicare Severity diagnosis related groups (MS–DRGs) assignment of the patient’s principal diagnosis, selected comorbidities, patient age, and the variable per diem adjustments. 1. Adjustment for MS–DRG Assignment The IPF PPS includes payment adjustments for the psychiatric DRG assigned to the claim based on each patient’s principal diagnosis. The IPF PPS recognizes the MS–DRGs. The DRG adjustment factors were expressed relative to the most frequently reported psychiatric DRG in FY 2002, that is, DRG 430 (psychoses). The coefficient values and adjustment factors were derived from the regression analysis. In accordance with § 412.27(a), payment under the IPF PPS is conditioned on IPFs admitting ‘‘only patients whose admission to the unit is required for active treatment, of an intensity that can be provided appropriately only in an inpatient hospital setting, of a psychiatric principal diagnosis that is listed in Chapter Five (‘‘Mental Disorders’’) of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD–9–CM)’’ or in the Fourth Edition, Text Revision of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, (DSM–IV–TR). IPF claims with a principal diagnosis included in Chapter Five of the ICD–9–CM or the DSM–IV– TR are paid the Federal per diem base rate under the IPF PPS and all other applicable adjustments, including any PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 applicable DRG adjustment. Psychiatric principal diagnoses that do not group to one of the designated DRGs will still receive the Federal per diem base rate and all other applicable adjustments, but the payment will not include a DRG adjustment. The Standards for Electronic Transaction final rule published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2000 (65 FR 50312), adopted the ICD–9–CM as the designated code set for reporting diseases, injuries, impairments, other health related problems, their manifestations, and causes of injury, disease, impairment, or other health related problems. Therefore, we use the ICD–9–CM as the designated code set for the IPF PPS. We believe that it is important to maintain the same diagnostic coding and DRG classification for IPFs that are used under the IPPS for providing psychiatric care. Therefore, when the IPF PPS was implemented for cost reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2005, we adopted the same diagnostic code set and DRG patient classification system (that is, the CMS DRGs) that were utilized at the time under the hospital inpatient IPPS. Since the inception of the IPF PPS, the DRGs used as the patient classification system under the IPF PPS have corresponded exactly with the CMS DRGs applicable under the IPPS for acute care hospitals. Every year, changes to the ICD–9–CM coding system are addressed in the IPPS proposed and final rules. The changes to the codes are effective October 1 of each year and must be used by acute care hospitals as well as other providers to report diagnostic and procedure information. The IPF PPS has always incorporated ICD–9–CM coding changes made in the annual IPPS update. We publish coding changes in a Transmittal/Change Request, similar to how coding changes are announced by the IPPS and LTCH PPS. Those ICD–9– CM coding changes are also published in the following IPF PPS FY update, in either the IPF PPS proposed and final rules, or in an IPF PPS update notice. In the May 2008 IPF PPS notice (73 FR 25709), we discussed CMS’ effort to better recognize resource use and the severity of illness among patients. CMS adopted the new MS–DRGs for the IPPS in the FY 2008 IPPS final rule with comment period (72 FR 47130). A crosswalk, to reflect changes that were made to the DRGs under the IPF PPS to the new MS–DRGs was provided (73 FR 25716). We believe by better accounting for patients’ severity of illness in Medicare payment rates, the MS–DRGs encourage hospitals to improve their coding and documentation of patient E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 47231 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices diagnoses. The MS–DRGs, which are based on the IPPS MS–DRGs, represent a significant increase in the number of DRGs (from 538 to 745, an increase of 207). For a full description of the development and implementation of the MS–DRGs, see the FY 2008 IPPS final rule with comment period (72 FR 47141 through 47175). All of the ICD–9–CM coding changes are reflected in the FY 2013 GROUPER, Version 30.0, effective for IPPS discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. The GROUPER Version 30.0 software package assigns each case to an MS– DRG on the basis of the diagnosis and procedure codes and demographic information (that is, age, sex, and discharge status). The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) 30.0 uses the new ICD–9– CM codes to validate coding for IPPS discharges on or after October 1, 2012. For additional information on the GROUPER Version 30.0 and MCE 30.0, see Transmittal 2289 (Change Request 7506), dated August 26, 2011. The IPF PPS has always used the same GROUPER and Code Editor as the IPPS. Therefore, the ICD–9–CM changes, which were reflected in the GROUPER Version 30.0 and MCE 30.0 on October 1, 2012, also became effective for the IPF PPS for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2012. The impact of the new MS–DRGs on the IPF PPS was negligible. Mapping to the MS–DRGs resulted in the current 17 MS–DRGs, instead of the original 15, for which the IPF PPS provides an adjustment. Although the code set is updated, the same associated adjustment factors apply now that have been in place since implementation of the IPF PPS, with one exception that is unrelated to the update to the codes. When DRGs 521 and 522 were consolidated into MS–DRG 895, we carried over the adjustment factor of 1.02 from DRG 521 to the newly consolidated MS–DRG. This was done to reflect the higher claims volume under DRG 521, with more than eight times the number of claims than billed under DRG 522. For a detailed description of the mapping changes from the original DRG adjustment categories to the current MS–DRG adjustment categories, we refer readers to the May 2008 IPF PPS notice (73 FR 25714). The official version of the ICD–9–CM is available on CD–ROM from the U.S. Government Printing Office. The FY 2012 version can be ordered by contacting the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Department 50, Washington, DC 20402–9329, telephone number (202) 512–1800. Questions concerning the ICD–9–CM should be directed to Patricia E. Brooks, Co-Chairperson, ICD– 9–CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee, CMS, Center for Medicare Management, Hospital and Ambulatory Policy Group, Division of Acute Care, Mailstop C4–08–06, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244– 1850. The Web site for the CD–ROM which contains the complete official version of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification is located at: https://www.cms.gov/ Medicare/Coding/ ICD9ProviderDiagnosticCodes/ CDROM.html. Further information concerning the official version of the ICD–9–CM can be found on the IPPS Web site at: https:// cms.hhs.gov/medicare/coding/ icd9providerdiagnosticcodes/ addendum.html. The MS–IPF–DRG adjustment factors (as shown in Table 2) will continue to be paid for discharges occurring in FY 2013. TABLE 2—FY 2013 CURRENT MS–IPF–DRGS APPLICABLE FOR THE PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS ADJUSTMENT MS–DRG 056 057 080 081 876 880 881 882 883 884 885 886 887 894 895 896 897 ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ Degenerative nervous system disorders w MCC ........................................................................ Degenerative nervous system disorders w/o MCC ..................................................................... Nontraumatic stupor & coma w MCC .......................................................................................... Nontraumatic stupor & coma w/o MCC ....................................................................................... O.R. procedure w principal diagnoses of mental illness ............................................................. Acute adjustment reaction & psychosocial dysfunction ............................................................... Depressive neuroses .................................................................................................................... Neuroses except depressive ........................................................................................................ Disorders of personality & impulse control .................................................................................. Organic disturbances & mental retardation ................................................................................. Psychoses .................................................................................................................................... Behavioral & developmental disorders ........................................................................................ Other mental disorder diagnoses ................................................................................................. Alcohol/drug abuse or dependence, left AMA ............................................................................. Alcohol/drug abuse or dependence w rehabilitation therapy ....................................................... Alcohol/drug abuse or dependence w/o rehabilitation therapy w MCC ...................................... Alcohol/drug abuse or dependence w/o rehabilitation therapy w/o MCC ................................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 2. Payment for Comorbid Conditions The intent of the comorbidity adjustments is to recognize the increased costs associated with comorbid conditions by providing additional payments for certain concurrent medical or psychiatric conditions that are expensive to treat. In the May 2011 IPF PPS final rule (76 FR 26451 through 26452), we explained that the IPF PPS includes 17 comorbidity categories and identified VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Adjustment factor MS–DRG descriptions Jkt 226001 the new, revised, and deleted ICD–9– CM diagnosis codes that generate a comorbid condition payment adjustment under the IPF PPS for RY 2012 (76 FR 26451). Comorbidities are specific patient conditions that are secondary to the patient’s principal diagnosis and that require treatment during the stay. Diagnoses that relate to an earlier episode of care and have no bearing on the current hospital stay are excluded PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 1.05 1.05 1.07 1.07 1.22 1.05 0.99 1.02 1.02 1.03 1.00 0.99 0.92 0.97 1.02 0.88 0.88 and must not be reported on IPF claims. Comorbid conditions must exist at the time of admission or develop subsequently, and affect the treatment received, length of stay (LOS), or both treatment and LOS. For each claim, an IPF may receive only one comorbidity adjustment within a comorbidity category, but it may receive an adjustment for more than one comorbidity category. Billing instructions require that IPFs must enter E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 47232 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices the full ICD–9–CM codes for up to 8 additional diagnoses if they co-exist at the time of admission or develop subsequently and impact the treatment provided. The comorbidity adjustments were determined based on the regression analysis using the diagnoses reported by IPFs in FY 2002. The principal diagnoses were used to establish the DRG adjustments and were not accounted for in establishing the comorbidity category adjustments, except where ICD–9–CM ‘‘code first’’ instructions apply. As we explained in the May 2011 IPF PPS final rule (76 FR 265451), the code first rule applies when a condition has both an underlying etiology and a manifestation due to the underlying etiology. For these conditions, the ICD–9–CM has a coding convention that requires the underlying conditions to be sequenced first followed by the manifestation. Whenever a combination exists, there is a ‘‘use additional code’’ note at the etiology code and a code first note at the manifestation code. As discussed in the MS–DRG section, it is our policy to maintain the same diagnostic coding set for IPFs that is used under the IPPS for providing the same psychiatric care. For FY 2013, we are applying the seventeen comorbidity categories for which we are providing an adjustment, their respective codes, and their respective adjustment factors in Table 3 below. TABLE 3—FY 2013 DIAGNOSIS CODES AND ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR COMORBIDITY CATEGORIES Adjustment factor Description of comorbidity Diagnoses codes Developmental Disabilities ........ Coagulation Factor Deficits ...... Tracheostomy ........................... Renal Failure, Acute ................. 317, 3180, 3181, 3182, and 319 .................................................................................................. 2860 through 2864 ....................................................................................................................... 51900 through 51909 and V440 .................................................................................................. 5845 through 5849, 63630, 63631, 63632, 63730, 63731, 63732, 6383, 6393, 66932, 66934, 9585. 40301, 40311, 40391, 40402, 40412, 40413, 40492, 40493, 5853, 5854, 5855, 5856, 5859,586, V4511, V4512, V560, V561, and V562. 1400 through 2399 with a radiation therapy code 92.21–92.29 or chemotherapy code 99.25 .. 25002, 25003, 25012, 25013, 25022, 25023, 25032, 25033, 25042, 25043, 25052, 25053, 25062, 25063, 25072, 25073, 25082, 25083, 25092, and 25093. 260 through 262 ........................................................................................................................... 1.04 1.13 1.06 1.11 3071, 30750, 31203, 31233, and 31234 ...................................................................................... 01000 through 04110, 042, 04500 through 05319, 05440 through 05449, 0550 through 0770, 0782 through 07889, and 07950 through 07959. 2910, 2920, 29212, 2922, 30300, and 30400 ............................................................................. 1.12 1.07 1.03 3910, 3911, 3912, 40201, 40403, 4160, 4210, 4211, and 4219 ................................................. 44024 and 7854 ........................................................................................................................... 49121, 4941, 5100, 51883, 51884, V4611, V4612, V4613 and V4614 ...................................... 1.11 1.10 1.12 56960 through 56969, 9975, and V441 through V446 ................................................................ 1.08 6960, 7100, 73000 through 73009, 73010 through 73019, and 73020 through 73029 .............. 1.09 96500 through 96509, 9654, 9670 through 9699, 9770, 9800 through 9809, 9830 through 9839, 986, 9890 through 9897. 1.11 Renal Failure, Chronic .............. Oncology Treatment ................. Uncontrolled Diabetes-Mellitus with or without complications. Severe Protein Calorie Malnutrition. Eating and Conduct Disorders Infectious Disease .................... Drug and/or Alcohol Induced Mental Disorders. Cardiac Conditions ................... Gangrene .................................. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Artificial Openings—Digestive and Urinary. Severe Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Diseases. Poisoning .................................. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 3. Patient Age Adjustments As explained in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66922), we analyzed the impact of age on per diem cost by examining the age variable (that is, the range of ages) for payment adjustments. In general, we found that the cost per day increases with age. The older age groups are more costly than the under 45 age group, the differences in per diem cost increase for each successive age group, and the differences are statistically significant. We do not plan to update the regression analysis until we are able to analyze IPF PPS data. Therefore, for FY 2013, we are continuing to use the patient age adjustments currently in effect as shown in Table 4 below. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 TABLE 4—AGE GROUPINGS AND ADJUSTMENT FACTORS Adjustment factor Age Under 45 ............................... 45 and under 50 ................... 50 and under 55 ................... 55 and under 60 ................... 60 and under 65 ................... 65 and under 70 ................... 70 and under 75 ................... 75 and under 80 ................... 80 and over .......................... 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.04 1.07 1.10 1.13 1.15 1.17 4. Variable per Diem Adjustments We explained in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66946) that the regression analysis indicated that per diem cost declines as the LOS increases. The variable per diem adjustments to the Federal per diem base rate account for ancillary and administrative costs PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 1.11 1.07 1.05 1.13 that occur disproportionately in the first days after admission to an IPF. We used a regression analysis to estimate the average differences in per diem cost among stays of different lengths. As a result of this analysis, we established variable per diem adjustments that begin on day 1 and decline gradually until day 21 of a patient’s stay. For day 22 and thereafter, the variable per diem adjustment remains the same each day for the remainder of the stay. However, the adjustment applied to day 1 depends upon whether the IPF has a qualifying ED. If an IPF has a qualifying ED, it receives a 1.31 adjustment factor for day 1 of each stay. If an IPF does not have a qualifying ED, it receives a 1.19 adjustment factor for day 1 of the stay. The ED adjustment is explained in more detail in section VII.C.5 of this notice. E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices For FY 2013, we are continuing to use the variable per diem adjustment factors currently in effect as shown in Table 5 below. A complete discussion of the variable per diem adjustments appears in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66946). TABLE 5—VARIABLE PER DIEM ADJUSTMENTS Day-of-stay Adjustment factor Day 1—IPF Without a Qualifying ED ............................ Day 1—IPF With a Qualifying ED ............................ Day 2 .................................... Day 3 .................................... Day 4 .................................... Day 5 .................................... Day 6 .................................... Day 7 .................................... Day 8 .................................... Day 9 .................................... Day 10 .................................. Day 11 .................................. Day 12 .................................. Day 13 .................................. Day 14 .................................. Day 15 .................................. Day 16 .................................. Day 17 .................................. Day 18 .................................. Day 19 .................................. Day 20 .................................. Day 21 .................................. After Day 21 ......................... 1.19 1.31 1.12 1.08 1.05 1.04 1.02 1.01 1.01 1.00 1.00 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.98 0.97 0.97 0.96 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.92 C. Facility-Level Adjustments The IPF PPS includes facility-level adjustments for the wage index, IPFs located in rural areas, teaching IPFs, cost of living adjustments for IPFs located in Alaska and Hawaii, and IPFs with a qualifying ED. 1. Wage Index Adjustment mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 a. Background As discussed in the May 2006 IPF PPS final rule and in the May 2008 and May 2009 IPF PPS notices, in providing an adjustment for geographic wage levels, the labor-related portion of an IPF’s payment is adjusted using an appropriate wage index. Currently, an IPF’s geographic wage index value is determined based on the actual location of the IPF in an urban or rural area as defined in § 412.64(b)(1)(ii)(A) through (C). b. Wage Index for FY 2013 Since the inception of the IPF PPS, we have used hospital wage data in developing a wage index to be applied to IPFs. We are continuing that practice for FY 2013. We apply the wage index adjustment to the labor-related portion of the Federal rate, which is 69.981 VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 percent. This percentage reflects the labor-related relative importance of the FY 2008-based RPL market basket for FY 2013 (see section V.C. of this notice). The IPF PPS uses the pre-floor, prereclassified hospital wage index. Changes to the wage index are made in a budget neutral manner so that updates do not increase expenditures. For FY 2013, we are applying the most recent hospital wage index (that is, the FY 2012 pre-floor, pre-reclassified hospital wage index because this is the most appropriate index as it best reflects the variation in local labor costs of IPFs in the various geographic areas) using the most recent hospital wage data (that is, data from hospital cost reports for the cost reporting period beginning during FY 2008), and applying an adjustment in accordance with our budget neutrality policy. This policy requires us to estimate the total amount of IPF PPS payments in RY 2012 using the applicable wage index value divided by the total estimated IPF PPS payments in FY 2013 using the most recent wage index. The estimated payments are based on FY 2011 IPF claims, inflated to the appropriate FY. This quotient is the wage index budget neutrality factor, and it is applied in the update of the Federal per diem base rate for FY 2013 in addition to the market basket described in section VI.B. of this notice. The wage index budget neutrality factor for FY 2013 is 1.0007. The wage index applicable for FY 2013 appears in Table 1 and Table 2 in Addendum B of this notice. As explained in the May 2006 IPF PPS final rule for RY 2007 (71 FR 27061), the IPF PPS applies the hospital wage index without a hold-harmless policy, and without an out-commuting adjustment or out-migration adjustment because the statutory authority for these policies applies only to the IPPS. Also in the May 2006 IPF PPS final rule for RY 2007 (71 FR 27061), we adopted the changes discussed in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Bulletin No. 03–04 (June 6, 2003), which announced revised definitions for Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), and the creation of Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Combined Statistical Areas. In adopting the OMB Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) geographic designations, since the IPF PPS was already in a transition period from TEFRA payments to PPS payments, we did not provide a separate transition for the CBSA-based wage index. As was the case in RY 2012, for FY 2013, we will continue to use the CBSAbased wage index values as presented in Tables 1 and 2 in Addendum B of this PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 47233 notice. A complete discussion of the CBSA labor market definitions appears in the May 2006 IPF PPS final rule (71 FR 27061 through 27067). In summary, for FY 2013, we will use the FY 2012 wage index data (collected from cost reports submitted by hospitals for cost reporting periods beginning during FY 2008) to adjust IPF PPS payments beginning October 1, 2012. c. OMB Bulletins OMB publishes bulletins regarding CBSA changes, including changes to CBSA numbers and titles. In the May 2008 IPF PPS notice, we incorporated the CBSA nomenclature changes published in the most recent OMB bulletin that applies to the hospital wage data used to determine the current IPF PPS wage index (73 FR 25721). We will continue to do the same for all the OMB CBSA nomenclature changes in future IPF PPS rules and notices, as necessary. The OMB bulletins may be accessed online at https:// www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/ index.html. 2. Adjustment for Rural Location In the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we provided a 17 percent payment adjustment for IPFs located in a rural area. This adjustment was based on the regression analysis, which indicated that the per diem cost of rural facilities was 17 percent higher than that of urban facilities after accounting for the influence of the other variables included in the regression. For FY 2013, we are applying a 17 percent payment adjustment for IPFs located in a rural area as defined at § 412.64(b)(1)(ii)(C). As stated in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we do not intend to update the adjustment factors derived from the regression analysis until we are able to analyze IPF PPS data. A complete discussion of the adjustment for rural locations appears in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66954). 3. Teaching Adjustment In the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we implemented regulations at § 412.424(d)(1)(iii) to establish a facilitylevel adjustment for IPFs that are, or are part of, teaching hospitals. The teaching adjustment accounts for the higher indirect operating costs experienced by hospitals that participate in graduate medical education (GME) programs. The payment adjustments are made based on the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) interns and residents training in the IPF and the IPF’s average daily census. Medicare makes direct GME payments (for direct costs such as resident and teaching physician salaries, and other E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 47234 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices direct teaching costs) to all teaching hospitals including those paid under a PPS, and those paid under the TEFRA rate-of-increase limits. These direct GME payments are made separately from payments for hospital operating costs and are not part of the PPSs. The direct GME payments do not address the estimated higher indirect operating costs teaching hospitals may face. For teaching hospitals paid under the TEFRA rate-of-increase limits, Medicare does not make separate payments for indirect medical education costs because payments to these hospitals are based on the hospitals’ reasonable costs which already include these higher indirect costs that may be associated with teaching programs. The results of the regression analysis of FY 2002 IPF data established the basis for the payment adjustments included in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule. The results showed that the indirect teaching cost variable is significant in explaining the higher costs of IPFs that have teaching programs. We calculated the teaching adjustment based on the IPF’s ‘‘teaching variable,’’ which is one plus the ratio of the number of FTE residents training in the IPF (subject to limitations described below) to the IPF’s average daily census (ADC). We established the teaching adjustment in a manner that limited the incentives for IPFs to add FTE residents for the purpose of increasing their teaching adjustment. We imposed a cap on the number of FTE residents that may be counted for purposes of calculating the teaching adjustment. The cap limits the number of FTE residents that teaching IPFs may count for the purpose of calculating the IPF PPS teaching adjustment, not the number of residents teaching institutions can hire or train. We calculated the number of FTE residents that trained in the IPF during a ‘‘base year’’ and used that FTE resident number as the cap. An IPF’s FTE resident cap is ultimately determined based on the final settlement of the IPF’s most recent cost report filed before November 15, 2004 (that is, the publication date of the IPF PPS final rule). In the regression analysis, the logarithm of the teaching variable had a coefficient value of 0.5150. We converted this cost effect to a teaching payment adjustment by treating the regression coefficient as an exponent and raising the teaching variable to a power equal to the coefficient value. We note that the coefficient value of 0.5150 was based on the regression analysis holding all other components of the payment system constant. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 As with other adjustment factors derived through the regression analysis, we do not plan to rerun the regression analysis until we analyze IPF PPS data. Therefore, in this notice, for FY 2013, we are retaining the coefficient value of 0.5150 for the teaching adjustment to the Federal per diem base rate. A complete discussion of how the teaching adjustment was calculated appears in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66954 through 66957) and the May 2008 IPF PPS notice (73 FR 25721). a. FTE Intern and Resident Cap Adjustment CMS had been asked to reconsider the original IPF teaching policy and permit a temporary increase in the FTE resident cap when an IPF increases the number of FTE residents it trains due to the acceptance of displaced residents (residents that are training in an IPF or a program before the IPF or program closed) when another IPF closes or closes its medical residency training program. To help us assess how many IPFs had been, or were expected to be adversely affected by their inability to adjust their caps under § 412.424(d)(1) and under these situations, we specifically requested public comment from IPFs in the May 1, 2009 IPF PPS notice (74 FR 20376 through 20377). A summary of the comments and our response can be reviewed in the April 30, 2010 IPF PPS notice (75 FR 23106, 23117). All of the commenters recommended that CMS modify the IPF PPS teaching adjustment policy, supporting a policy change that would permit the IPF PPS residency cap to be temporarily adjusted when that IPF trains displaced residents due to closure of an IPF or closure of an IPF’s medical residency training program(s). The commenters recommended a temporary resident cap adjustment policy similar to the policies applied in similar contexts for acute care hospitals. We agreed with the commenters that, when a hospital temporarily takes on residents because another hospital closes or discontinues its program, a temporary adjustment to the cap would be appropriate for rotation that occurs in an IPF setting (freestanding or units). In these situations, residents may have partially completed a medical residency training program at the hospital that has closed its training program and may be unable to complete their training at another hospital that is already training residents up to or in excess of its cap. We believe that it is appropriate to allow temporary adjustments to the FTE caps for an IPF that provides residency training to medical residents who have PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 partially completed a residency training program at an IPF that closes or at an IPF that discontinues training residents in a residency training program(s) (also referred to as a ‘‘closed’’ program throughout this preamble). For this reason, we adopted the following temporary resident cap adjustment policies, similar to the temporary adjustments to the FTE cap used for acute care hospitals. We proposed and finalized that the cap adjustment would be temporary because it is resident specific and would only apply to the displaced resident(s) until the resident(s) completes training in that specialty. As under the IPPS policy for displaced residents, the IPF PPS temporary cap adjustment would apply only to residents that were still training at the IPF at the time the IPF closed or at the time the IPF ceased training residents in the residency training program(s). Residents who leave the IPF, for whatever reason, before the closure of the IPF hospital or medical residency training program would not be considered displaced residents for purposes of the IPF temporary cap adjustment policy. Similarly, as under the IPPS policy, medical students who match to a program at an IPF but the IPF or medical residency training program closes before the individual begins training at that IPF are also not considered displaced residents for purposes of the IPF temporary cap adjustments. For detailed information on these acute care hospital GME/IME payment policies, we refer the reader to the (66 FR 39899) August 1, 2001 final rule, (64 FR 41522) July 30, 1999 final rule, and (64 FR 24736) May 7, 1999 proposed rule. We note that although we adopted a policy under the IPF PPS that is consistent with the policy applicable under the IPPS, the actual caps under the two payment systems may not be commingled. b. Temporary Adjustment to the FTE Cap To Reflect Residents Added Due to Hospital Closure In the May 6, 2011 IPF PPS final rule, we indicated that we would allow an IPF to receive a temporary adjustment to the FTE cap to reflect residents added because of another IPF’s closure. This adjustment is intended to account for medical residents who would have partially completed a medical residency training program at the hospital that has closed and may be unable to complete their training at another hospital because that hospital is already training residents up to or in excess of its cap. We made this change because IPFs have indicated a reluctance to accept additional residents from a closed IPF E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 without a temporary adjustment to their caps. For purposes of this policy on IPF closure, we adopted the IPPS definition of ‘‘closure of a hospital’’ in 42 CFR 413.79(h) to mean the IPF terminates its Medicare provider agreement as specified in 42 CFR 489.52. Therefore, we added a new § 412.424(d)(1)(iii)(F)(1) to allow a temporary adjustment to an IPF’s FTE cap to reflect residents added because of an IPF’s closure on or after July 1, 2011, to be effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 1, 2011. Under this policy, we allow an adjustment to an IPF’s FTE cap if the IPF meets the following criteria: (1) The IPF is training displaced residents from an IPF that closed on or after July 1, 2011; and (2) the IPF that is training the displaced residents from the closed IPF submits a request for a temporary adjustment to its FTE cap to its Medicare contractor no later than 60 days after the hospital first begins training the displaced residents, and documents that the IPF is eligible for this temporary adjustment to its FTE cap by identifying the residents who have come from the closed IPF and have caused the IPF to exceed its cap, (or the IPF may already be over its cap), and specifies the length of time that the adjustment is needed. After the displaced residents leave the IPF’s training program or complete their residency program, the IPF’s cap would revert to its original level. This means that the temporary adjustment to the FTE cap would be available to the IPF only for the period of time necessary for the displaced residents to complete their training. Further, as under the IPPS policy, we also indicated that the total amount of temporary cap adjustment that can be distributed to all receiving hospitals cannot exceed the cap amount of the IPF that closed. c. Temporary Adjustment to FTE Cap to Reflect Residents Affected by Residency Program Closure In the May 6, 2011 final rule (76 FR 26455), we indicated that if an IPF that ceases training residents in a residency training program(s) agrees to temporarily reduce its FTE cap, we would allow another IPF to receive a temporary adjustment to its FTE cap to reflect residents added because of the closure of another IPF’s residency training program. For purposes of this policy on closed residency programs, we adopted the IPPS definition of ‘‘closure of a hospital residency training program’’ to mean that the hospital ceases to offer training for residents in a particular approved medical residency training program as specified in VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 § 413.79(h). The methodology for adjusting the caps for the ‘‘receiving IPF’’ and the ‘‘IPF that closed its program’’ is described below. i. Receiving IPF We proposed and finalized that an IPF(s) may receive a temporary adjustment to its FTE cap to reflect residents added because of the closure of another IPF’s residency training program for cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 1, 2011 if — • The IPF is training additional residents from the residency training program of an IPF that closed its program on or after July 1, 2011. • No later than 60 days after the IPF begins to train the residents, the IPF submits to its Medicare Contractor a request for a temporary adjustment to its FTE cap, documents that the IPF is eligible for this temporary adjustment by identifying the residents who have come from another IPF’s closed program and have caused the IPF to exceed its cap, (or the IPF may already be in excess of its cap), specifies the length of time the adjustment is needed, and, submits to its Medicare contractor a copy of the FTE cap reduction statement by the IPF closing the residency training program. In general, the temporary adjustment criteria established for closed medical residency training programs at IPFs is similar to the criteria established for closed IPFs. More than one IPF may be eligible to apply for the temporary adjustment because residents from one closed program may complete their training at one IPF, or at several IPFs. Also, an IPF would be eligible for the temporary adjustment only to the extent that the displaced residents would cause the IPF to exceed its FTE cap. Finally, we proposed and finalized that IPFs meeting the proposed criteria would be eligible to receive temporary adjustments to their FTE caps for cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 1, 2011. ii. IPF That Closed Its Program We indicated that an IPF that agrees to train residents who have been displaced by the closure of another IPF’s resident teaching program, may receive a temporary FTE cap adjustment only if the IPF that closed a program: • Temporarily reduces its FTE cap by the number of FTE residents in each program year, training in the program at the time of the program’s closure. The yearly reduction would be determined by deducting the number of those residents who would have been training in the program during the year of the closure, had the program not closed. PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 47235 • No later than 60 days after the residents who were in the closed program begin training at another IPF, submits to its Medicare contractor a statement signed and dated by its representative that specifies that it agrees to the temporary reduction in its FTE cap to allow the IPF training the displaced residents to obtain a temporary adjustment to its cap; identifies the residents who were training at the time of the program’s closure; identifies the IPFs to which the residents are transferring once the program closes; and specifies the reduction for the applicable program years. We proposed and finalized that the cap reduction for the IPF with the closed program would be based on the number of FTE residents in each program year who were in the program at the IPF at the time of the program’s closure, and who begin training at another IPF. In summary, we added § 412.424(d)(1)(iii)(F)(1) and § 412.424(d)(1)(iii)(F)(2) to implement policies related to temporary adjustments to FTE caps to reflect residents added due to closure of an IPF or an IPFs medical residency training program respectfully. A complete discussion on the Temporary adjustment to the FTE cap to reflect residents added due to hospital closure and by residency program appears in the January 27, 2011 IPF PPS proposed rule (76 FR 5018 through 5020) and the May 6, 2011 IPF PPS final rule (76 FR 26453 through 26456). 4. Cost of Living Adjustment for IPFs Located in Alaska and Hawaii The IPF PPS includes a payment adjustment for IPFs located in Alaska and Hawaii based upon the county in which the IPF is located. As we explained in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, the FY 2002 data demonstrated that IPFs in Alaska and Hawaii had per diem costs that were disproportionately higher than other IPFs. Other Medicare PPSs (for example, the IPPS and LTCH PPS) have adopted a cost of living adjustment (COLA) to account for the cost differential of care furnished in Alaska and Hawaii. We analyzed the effect of applying a COLA to payments for IPFs located in Alaska and Hawaii. The results of our analysis demonstrated that a COLA for IPFs located in Alaska and Hawaii would improve payment equity for these facilities. As a result of this analysis, we provided a COLA in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule. A COLA adjustment for IPFs located in Alaska and Hawaii is made by E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 47236 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices multiplying the nonlabor-related portion of the Federal per diem base rate by the applicable COLA factor based on the COLA area in which the IPF is located. The COLA factors are published on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Web site at (https:// www.opm.gov/oca/cola/rates.asp). We note that the COLA areas for Alaska are not defined by county as are the COLA areas for Hawaii. In 5 CFR 591.207, the OPM established the following COLA areas: • City of Anchorage, and 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius by road, as measured from the Federal courthouse; • City of Fairbanks, and 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius by road, as measured from the Federal courthouse; • City of Juneau, and 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius by road, as measured from the Federal courthouse; • Rest of the State of Alaska. As previously stated in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we update the COLA factors according to updates established by the OPM. Sections 1911 through 1919 of the Nonforeign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act, as contained in subtitle B of title XIX of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub. L. 111–84, October 28, 2009), transitions the Alaska and Hawaii COLAs to locality pay. Under section 1914 of Pubic Law 111–84, locality pay is being phased in over a 3-year period beginning in January 2010, with COLA rates frozen as of the date of enactment, October 28, 2009, and then proportionately reduced to reflect the phase-in of locality pay. When we published the proposed COLA adjustment factors in the January 2011 IPF proposed rule (76 FR 4998), we inadvertently selected the FY 2010 COLA rates. The FY 2010 COLA rates were reduced rates to account for the phase-in of locality pay. We did not intend to propose reduced COLA rates, and we do not believe it is appropriate to finalize the reduced COLAs that we showed in our January 2011 proposed rule. The 2009 COLA rates do not reflect the phase-in of locality pay. Therefore, we finalized the FY 2009 COLA rates, which are the same rates that were in effect for both RY 2010, through RY 2012. We plan to address COLA in the future refinement process in FY 2014. For FY 2013, IPFs located in Alaska and Hawaii will continue to receive the updated COLA factors based on the COLA area in which the IPF is located as shown in Table 6 below. TABLE 6—COLA FACTORS FOR ALASKA AND HAWAII IPFS Cost of living adjustment factor Area Alaska: City of Anchorage and 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius by road ................................................................................................. City of Fairbanks and 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius by road .................................................................................................. City of Juneau and 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius by road ...................................................................................................... Rest of Alaska .......................................................................................................................................................................... Hawaii: City and County of Honolulu .................................................................................................................................................... County of Hawaii ...................................................................................................................................................................... County of Kauai ........................................................................................................................................................................ County of Maui and County of Kalawao .................................................................................................................................. 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.25 1.25 1.18 1.25 1.25 (The above factors are based on data obtained from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Web site at: https://www.opm.gov/oca/cola/ rates.asp.). mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 5. Adjustment for IPFs With a Qualifying Emergency Department (ED) Currently, the IPF PPS includes a facility-level adjustment for IPFs with qualifying EDs. We provide an adjustment to the Federal per diem base rate to account for the costs associated with maintaining a full-service ED. The adjustment is intended to account for ED costs incurred by a freestanding psychiatric hospital with a qualifying ED or a distinct part psychiatric unit of an acute hospital or a CAH for preadmission services otherwise payable under the Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) furnished to a beneficiary during the day immediately preceding the date of admission to the IPF (see § 413.40(c)(2)) and the overhead cost of maintaining the ED. This payment is a facility-level adjustment that applies to all IPF admissions (with one exception described below), regardless of whether a particular patient receives preadmission services in the hospital’s ED. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 The ED adjustment is incorporated into the variable per diem adjustment for the first day of each stay for IPFs with a qualifying ED. That is, IPFs with a qualifying ED receive an adjustment factor of 1.31 as the variable per diem adjustment for day 1 of each stay. If an IPF does not have a qualifying ED, it receives an adjustment factor of 1.19 as the variable per diem adjustment for day 1 of each patient stay. The ED adjustment is made on every qualifying claim except as described below. As specified in § 412.424(d)(1)(v)(B), the ED adjustment is not made where a patient is discharged from an acute care hospital or CAH and admitted to the same hospital’s or CAH’s psychiatric unit. An ED adjustment is not made in this case because the costs associated with ED services are reflected in the DRG payment to the acute care hospital or through the reasonable cost payment made to the CAH. If we provided the ED adjustment in these cases, the hospital would be paid twice for the overhead PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 costs of the ED, as stated in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66960). Therefore, when patients are discharged from an acute care hospital or CAH and admitted to the same hospital’s or CAH’s psychiatric unit, the IPF receives the 1.19 adjustment factor as the variable per diem adjustment for the first day of the patient’s stay in the IPF. For FY 2013, we are retaining the 1.31 adjustment factor for IPFs with qualifying EDs. A complete discussion of the steps involved in the calculation of the ED adjustment factor appears in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66959 through 66960) and the May 2006 IPF PPS final rule (71 FR 27070 through 27072). D. Other Payment Adjustments and Policies For FY 2013, the IPF PPS includes an outlier adjustment to promote access to IPF care for those patients who require expensive care and to limit the financial E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices risk of IPFs treating unusually costly patients. In this section, we also explain the reason for ending the stop-loss provision that was applicable during the transition period. 1. Outlier Payments In the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we implemented regulations at § 412.424(d)(3)(i) to provide a per-case payment for IPF stays that are extraordinarily costly. Providing additional payments to IPFs for extremely costly cases strongly improves the accuracy of the IPF PPS in determining resource costs at the patient and facility level. These additional payments reduce the financial losses that would otherwise be incurred in treating patients who require more costly care and, therefore, reduce the incentives for IPFs to under-serve these patients. We make outlier payments for discharges in which an IPF’s estimated total cost for a case exceeds a fixed dollar loss threshold amount (multiplied by the IPF’s facility-level adjustments) plus the Federal per diem payment amount for the case. In instances when the case qualifies for an outlier payment, we pay 80 percent of the difference between the estimated cost for the case and the adjusted threshold amount for days 1 through 9 of the stay (consistent with the median LOS for IPFs in FY 2002), and 60 percent of the difference for day 10 and thereafter. We established the 80 percent and 60 percent loss sharing ratios because we were concerned that a single ratio established at 80 percent (like other Medicare PPSs) might provide an incentive under the IPF per diem payment system to increase LOS in order to receive additional payments. After establishing the loss sharing ratios, we determined the current fixed dollar loss threshold amount of $7,340 through payment simulations designed to compute a dollar loss beyond which payments are estimated to meet the 2 percent outlier spending target. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 a. Update to the Outlier Fixed Dollar Loss Threshold Amount In accordance with the update methodology described in § 412.428(d), we are updating the fixed dollar loss threshold amount used under the IPF PPS outlier policy. Based on the regression analysis and payment simulations used to develop the IPF PPS, we established a 2 percent outlier policy which strikes an appropriate balance between protecting IPFs from extraordinarily costly cases while ensuring the adequacy of the Federal VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 per diem base rate for all other cases that are not outlier cases. We believe it is necessary to update the fixed dollar loss threshold amount because an analysis of the latest available data (that is, FY 2011 IPF claims) and rate increases indicate that adjusting the fixed dollar loss amount is necessary in order to maintain an outlier percentage that equals 2 percent of total estimated IPF PPS payments. In the May 2006 IPF PPS final rule (71 FR 27072), we describe the process by which we calculate the outlier fixed dollar loss threshold amount. We will continue to use this process for FY 2013. We begin by simulating aggregate payments with and without an outlier policy, and applying an iterative process to determine an outlier fixed dollar loss threshold amount that will result in estimated outlier payments being equal to 2 percent of total estimated payments under the simulation. Based on this process, using the FY 2011 claims data, we estimate that IPF outlier payments as a percentage of total estimated payments are approximately 3.1 percent in RY 2012. Thus, for this notice, we are updating the FY 2013 IPF outlier threshold amount to ensure that estimated FY 2013 outlier payments are approximately 2 percent of total estimated IPF payments. The outlier fixed dollar loss threshold amount of $7,340 for RY 2012 will be changed to $11,600 for FY 2013 to reduce estimated outlier payments and thereby maintain estimated outlier payments at 2 percent of total estimated aggregate IPF payments for FY 2013. b. Update to IPF Cost-to-Charge Ratio Ceilings As previously stated, under the IPF PPS, an outlier payment is made if an IPF’s cost for a stay exceeds a fixed dollar loss threshold amount. In order to establish an IPF’s cost for a particular case, we multiply the IPF’s reported charges on the discharge bill by its overall cost-to-charge ratio (CCR). This approach to determining an IPF’s cost is consistent with the approach used under the IPPS and other PPSs. In the June 2003 IPPS final rule (68 FR 34494), we implemented changes to the IPPS policy used to determine CCRs for acute care hospitals because we became aware that payment vulnerabilities resulted in inappropriate outlier payments. Under the IPPS, we established a statistical measure of accuracy for CCRs in order to ensure that aberrant CCR data did not result in inappropriate outlier payments. As we indicated in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, because we believe that the IPF outlier policy is PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 47237 susceptible to the same payment vulnerabilities as the IPPS, we adopted an approach to ensure the statistical accuracy of CCRs under the IPF PPS (69 FR 66961). Therefore, we adopted the following procedure in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule: • We calculated two national ceilings, one for IPFs located in rural areas and one for IPFs located in urban areas. We computed the ceilings by first calculating the national average and the standard deviation of the CCR for both urban and rural IPFs using the most recent CCRs entered in the CY 2012 Provider Specific File. To determine the rural and urban ceilings, we multiplied each of the standard deviations by 3 and added the result to the appropriate national CCR average (either rural or urban). The upper threshold CCR for IPFs in FY 2013 is 1.9155 for rural IPFs, and 1.7072 for urban IPFs, based on CBSA-based geographic designations. If an IPF’s CCR is above the applicable ceiling, the ratio is considered statistically inaccurate and we assign the appropriate national (either rural or urban) median CCR to the IPF. We apply the national CCRs to the following situations: ++ New IPFs that have not yet submitted their first Medicare cost report. ++ IPFs whose overall CCR is in excess of 3 standard deviations above the corresponding national geometric mean (that is, above the ceiling). ++ Other IPFs for which the Medicare contractor obtains inaccurate or incomplete data with which to calculate a CCR. For new IPFs, we are using these national CCRs until the facility’s actual CCR can be computed using the first tentatively or final settled cost report. We are not making any changes to the procedures for updating the CCR ceilings in FY 2013. However, we are updating the FY 2013 national median and ceiling CCRs for urban and rural IPFs based on the CCRs entered in the latest available IPF PPS Provider Specific File. Specifically, for FY 2013, and to be used in each of the three situations listed above, using the most recent CCRs entered in the CY 2012 Provider Specific File we estimate the national median CCR of 0.622 for rural IPFs and the national median CCR of 0.496 for urban IPFs. These calculations are based on the IPF’s location (either urban or rural) using the CBSA-based geographic designations. A complete discussion regarding the national median CCRs appears in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66961 through 66964). E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 47238 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices 2. Expiration of the Stop-Loss Provision In the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we implemented a stop-loss policy that reduced financial risk to IPFs projected to experience substantial reductions in Medicare payments during the period of transition to the IPF PPS. This stop-loss policy guaranteed that each facility received total IPF PPS payments that were no less than 70 percent of its TEFRA payments had the IPF PPS not been implemented. This policy was applied to the IPF PPS portion of Medicare payments during the 3-year transition. In the implementation year, the 70 percent of TEFRA payment stop-loss policy required a reduction in the standardized Federal per diem and ECT base rates of 0.39 percent in order to make the stop-loss payments budget neutral. As described in the May 2008 IPF PPS notice for RY 2009, we increased the Federal per diem base rate and ECT rate by 0.39 percent because these rates were reduced by 0.39 percent in the implementation year to ensure stop-loss payments were budget neutral. The stop-loss provision ended during RY 2009 (that is for discharges occurring on or after July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009). The stop-loss policy is no longer applicable under the IPF PPS. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 3. Future Refinements As we have indicated throughout this notice, we have delayed making refinements to the IPF PPS until we have adequate IPF PPS data to base those decisions. Specifically, we explained that we will delay updating the adjustment factors derived from regression analysis until we have IPF PPS data that includes as much information as possible regarding the patient-level characteristics of the population that each IPF serves. Now that we are approximately 7 years into the system, we believe that we have enough data to begin that process. We have begun the necessary analysis to better understand IPF industry practices so that we may refine the IPF PPS as appropriate. Using more recent data, we plan to re-run the regression analyses and recalculate the Federal per diem base rate and the patient- and facilitylevel adjustments. While we are not making these refinements in this notice, we expect that in the rulemaking for FY 2014 we will be ready to present the results of our analysis. For RY 2012, we published several areas of concern for future refinement and we invited comments on these issues in our RY 2012 proposed and final rules. For further discussion of these issues and to review public VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 comments, we refer readers to the RY 2012 IPF PPS proposed rule (76 FR 4998) and final rule (76 FR 26432). VIII. Secretary’s Recommendations Section 1886(e)(4)(A) of the Act requires the Secretary, taking into consideration the recommendations of MedPAC, to recommend update factors for inpatient hospital services (including IPFs) for each FY that take into account the amounts necessary for the efficient and effective delivery of medically appropriate and necessary care of high quality. Section 1886(e)(5) of the Act requires the Secretary to publish the recommended and final update factors in the Federal Register. In the past, the Secretary’s recommendations and a discussion about the MedPAC recommendations for the IPF PPS were included in the IPPS proposed and final rules. The market basket update for the IPF PPS was also included in the IPPS proposed and final rules, as well as in the IPF PPS annual update. Beginning FY 2013, however, we will only publish the market basket update for the IPF PPS in the annual IPF PPS FY update and not in the IPPS proposed and final rules. Furthermore, for any years which MedPAC makes recommendations for the IPF PPS, those recommendations will be noted and considered in the IPF PPS update. MedPAC did not make any recommendations for the IPF PPS for FY 2013. For the update to the IPF PPS standard Federal rate for FY 2013, see section IV B. of this notice. IX. Waiver of Notice and Comment 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 take effect. We can waive this procedure, however, if we find good cause that notice and comment procedures are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest and we incorporate a statement of finding and its reasons in the notice. We find it is unnecessary to undertake notice and comment rulemaking for this action because the updates in this notice do not reflect any substantive changes in policy, but merely reflect the application of previously established methodologies. Therefore, under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), for good cause, we waive notice and comment procedures. X. Collection of Information Requirements This notice does not impose any new or revised information collection or recordkeeping requirements. PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 Consequently, it does not need Office of Management and Budget review under the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 35). XI. Regulatory Impact Analysis A. Statement of Need This notice will update the prospective payment rates for Medicare inpatient hospital services provided by IPF for discharges occurring during the FY beginning October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. We are applying the FY 2008-based RPL market basket increase of 2.7 percent, less the 0.1 percentage point required by sections 1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) and 1886(s)(3)(B) of the Act and less the productivity adjustment of 0.7 percentage point as required by 1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of the Act. B. Overall Impact We have examined the impact of this notice as required by Executive Order 12866 on Regulatory Planning and Review (September 30, 1993), Executive Order 13563 on Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review (January 18, 2011), the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (September 19, 1980, Pub. L. 96– 354), section 1102(b) of the Social Security Act, section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (March 22, 1995; Pub. L. 104–4), Executive Order 13132 on Federalism (August 4, 1999) and the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 804(2)). Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). A regulatory impact analysis (RIA) must be prepared for major rules with economically significant effects ($100 million or more in any 1 year). This notice is not designated as economically ‘‘significant’’ under section 3(f)(1) of Executive Order 12866. We estimate that the total impact of these changes for FY 2013 payments compared to RY 2012 payments would be a net increase of approximately $36 million (this reflects a $86 million increase from the update to the payment rates and a $50 million decrease due to the update to the outlier threshold amount to decrease outlier payments from approximately 3.1 percent in RY 2012 to 2.0 percent in FY 2013). The RFA requires agencies to analyze options for regulatory relief of small entities, if a rule has a significant impact on a substantial number of small E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices entities. For purposes of the RFA, small entities include small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions. Most IPFs and most other providers and suppliers are small entities, either by nonprofit status or by having revenues of $7 million to $34.5 million in any 1 year (for details, refer to the SBA Small Business Size Standards found at https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/ files/Size_Standards_Table.pdf), or being nonprofit organizations that are not dominant in their markets. Because we lack data on individual hospital receipts, we cannot determine the number of small proprietary IPFs or the proportion of IPFs’ revenue that is derived from Medicare payments. Therefore, we assume that all IPFs are considered small entities. The Department of Health and Human Services generally uses a revenue impact of 3 to 5 percent as a significance threshold under the RFA. As shown in Table 7, we estimate the revenue impact of this notice on all IPFs is to increase Medicare payments by approximately 0.8 percent, with rural IPFs receiving an increase of 1.2 percent in Medicare payments. As a result, the Secretary has determined that this notice will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. Medicare fiscal intermediaries, Medicare Administrative Contractors, and Carriers are not considered to be small entities. Individuals and States are not included in the definition of a small entity. In addition, section 1102(b) of the Social Security Act requires us to prepare a regulatory impact analysis, if a rule may have a significant impact on the operations of a substantial number of small rural hospitals. This analysis must conform to the provisions of section 604 of the RFA. For purposes of section 1102(b) of the Act, we define a small rural hospital as a hospital that is located outside of a metropolitan statistical area and has fewer than 100 beds. As discussed in detail below, the rates and policies set forth in this notice will not have an adverse impact on the rural hospitals based on the data of the 311 rural units and 71 rural hospitals in our database of 1,627 IPFs for which data were available. Therefore, the Secretary has determined that this notice will not have a significant impact on the operations of a substantial number of small rural hospitals. Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) also requires that agencies assess anticipated costs and benefits before issuing any rule whose mandates require spending in any 1 year of $100 VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 million in 1995 dollars, updated annually for inflation. In 2013, that threshold is approximately $139 million. This notice will not impose spending costs on State, local, or tribal governments in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $139 million. Executive Order 13132 establishes certain requirements that an agency must meet when it promulgates a proposed rule (and subsequent final rule) that imposes substantial direct requirement costs on State and local governments, preempts State law, or otherwise has Federalism implications. As stated above, this notice would not have a substantial effect on State and local governments. C. Anticipated Effects As discussed earlier in the preamble, in the RY 2012 IPF PPS proposed rule (76 FR 4998) and final rule (76 FR 26432), we revised the IPF PPS payment rate update period by switching from a RY (that is July 1 through June 30) to a period that coincides with a FY (that is, October 1 through September 30). Beginning with the update period that starts in 2012, that is, FY 2013, we now refer to update periods as FY. This change, in the annual update period, is reflected in the quantitative analysis presented in this Regulatory Impact Analysis section. Furthermore, this change allows us to consolidate Medicare publications by aligning the IPF PPS update with the annual update of the ICD–9–CM codes, which are effective on October 1 of each year. Below, we discuss the historical background of the IPF PPS and the impact of this notice on the Federal Medicare budget and on IPFs. 1. Budgetary Impact As discussed in the November 2004 and May 2006 IPF PPS final rules, we applied a budget neutrality factor to the Federal per diem and ECT base rates to ensure that total estimated payments under the IPF PPS in the implementation period would equal the amount that would have been paid if the IPF PPS had not been implemented. The budget neutrality factor includes the following components: Outlier adjustment, stop-loss adjustment, and the behavioral offset. As discussed in the May 2008 IPF PPS notice (73 FR 25711), the stop-loss adjustment is no longer applicable under the IPF PPS. In accordance with § 412.424(c)(3)(ii), we indicated that we will evaluate the accuracy of the budget neutrality adjustment within the first 5 years after implementation of the payment system. We may make a one-time prospective adjustment to the Federal per diem and PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 47239 ECT base rates to account for differences between the historical data on costbased TEFRA payments (the basis of the budget neutrality adjustment) and estimates of TEFRA payments based on actual data from the first year of the IPF PPS. As part of that process, we will reassess the accuracy of all of the factors impacting budget neutrality. In addition, as discussed in section VII.C.1 of this notice, we are using the wage index and labor-related share in a budget neutral manner by applying a wage index budget neutrality factor to the Federal per diem and ECT base rates. Therefore, the budgetary impact to the Medicare program of this notice will be due to the market basket update for FY 2013 of 2.7 percent (see section V.B. of this notice) less the ‘‘other adjustment’’ of 0.1 percentage point according to sections 1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) and 1886(s)(3)(B) of the Act, less the productivity adjustment of 0.7 percentage point required by section 1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of the Act, and the update to the outlier fixed dollar loss threshold amount. We estimate that the FY 2013 impact will be a net increase of $36 million in payments to IPF providers. This reflects an estimated $86 million increase from the update to the payment rates and a $50 million decrease due to the update to the outlier threshold amount to decrease outlier payments from approximately 3.1 percent in RY 2012 to 2.0 percent in FY 2013. 2. Impact on Providers To understand the impact of the changes to the IPF PPS on providers, discussed in this notice, it is necessary to compare estimated payments under the IPF PPS rates and factors for FY 2013 versus those under RY 2012. The estimated payments for RY 2012 and FY 2013 will be 100 percent of the IPF PPS payment, since the transition period has ended and stop-loss payments are no longer paid. We determined the percent change of estimated FY 2013 IPF PPS payments to RY 2012 IPF PPS payments for each category of IPFs. In addition, for each category of IPFs, we have included the estimated percent change in payments resulting from the update to the outlier fixed dollar loss threshold amount, the labor-related share and wage index changes for the FY 2013 IPF PPS, and the market basket update for FY 2013, as adjusted by the ‘‘other adjustment’’ according to sections 1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) and 1886(s)(3)(B) of the Act and the productivity adjustment according to section 1886(s)(2)(A)(i). To illustrate the impacts of the FY 2013 changes in this notice, our analysis begins with a RY 2012 baseline E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 47240 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices simulation model based on FY 2011 IPF payments inflated to the midpoint of RY 2012 using IHS Global Insight’s most recent forecast of the market basket update (see section V.B. of this notice); the estimated outlier payments in RY 2012; the CBSA designations for IPFs based on OMB’s MSA definitions after June 2003; the FY 2011 pre-floor, prereclassified hospital wage index; the RY 2012 labor-related share; and the RY 2012 percentage amount of the rural adjustment. During the simulation, the total estimated outlier payments are maintained at 2 percent of total IPF PPS payments. Each of the following changes is added incrementally to this baseline model in order for us to isolate the effects of each change: • The update to the outlier fixed dollar loss threshold amount. • The FY 2012 pre-floor, prereclassified hospital wage index and FY 2013 labor-related share. • The market basket update for FY 2013 of 2.7 percent less the ‘‘other adjustment’’ of 0.1 percentage point in accordance with sections 1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) and 1886(s)(3)(B) of the Act and less the productivity adjustment of 0.7 percentage point reduction in accordance with section 1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of the Act. Our final comparison illustrates the percent change in payments from RY 2012 (that is, July 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012) to FY 2013 (that is, October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013) including all the changes in this notice. TABLE 7—IPF IMPACT TABLE FOR FY 2013 Projected impacts (% change in columns 3–6) Number of facilities Outlier CBSA wage index & labor share Adjusted market basket update 1 Total percent change 2 (1) mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 Facility by type (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) All Facilities .......................................................................... Total Urban ................................................................... Total Rural .................................................................... Urban unit ..................................................................... Urban hospital ............................................................... Rural unit ...................................................................... Rural hospital ................................................................ By Type of Ownership: Freestanding IPFs: Urban Psychiatric Hospitals: Government ........................................................... Non-Profit ............................................................... For-Profit ................................................................ Rural Psychiatric Hospitals: Government ........................................................... Non-Profit ............................................................... For-Profit ................................................................ IPF Units: Urban: Government ........................................................... Non-Profit ............................................................... For-Profit ................................................................ Rural: Government ........................................................... Non-Profit ............................................................... For-Profit ................................................................ Unknown Ownership Type ................................................... By Teaching Status: Non-teaching ................................................................. Less than 10% interns and residents to beds .............. 10% to 30% interns and residents to beds .................. More than 30% interns and residents to beds ............. By Region: New England ................................................................ Mid-Atlantic ................................................................... South Atlantic ................................................................ East North Central ........................................................ East South Central ....................................................... West North Central ....................................................... West South Central ...................................................... Mountain ....................................................................... Pacific ........................................................................... By Bed Size: Psychiatric Hospitals: Beds: 0–24 ............................................................ Beds: 25–49 .......................................................... Beds: 50–75 .......................................................... Beds: 76+ .............................................................. Psychiatric Units: Beds: 0–24 ............................................................ Beds: 25–49 .......................................................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 1,627 1,245 382 844 401 311 71 ¥1.1 ¥1.2 ¥0.7 ¥1.6 ¥0.4 ¥0.9 ¥0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ¥0.1 ¥0.1 0.2 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.8 0.7 1.2 0.2 1.5 1.0 1.8 152 109 136 ¥0.7 ¥0.2 ¥0.2 0.0 ¥0.2 0.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.1 1.5 1.7 40 9 21 ¥0.7 ¥0.1 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.2 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.5 2.3 2.0 147 561 133 ¥2.6 ¥1.5 ¥1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 ¥0.7 0.3 0.9 74 177 60 8 ¥0.8 ¥0.8 ¥1.2 ¥2.2 0.1 ¥0.1 ¥0.1 ¥0.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.2 1.0 0.6 ¥0.5 1,419 114 69 25 ¥0.9 ¥1.3 ¥2.7 ¥2.5 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.9 0.6 ¥0.7 ¥0.6 112 263 230 265 168 141 228 95 125 ¥1.5 ¥1.1 ¥0.7 ¥1.1 ¥1.0 ¥1.2 ¥0.7 ¥0.9 ¥2.1 0.1 0.2 ¥0.2 ¥0.4 ¥0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.5 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 ¥0.2 75 69 75 253 ¥0.7 ¥0.5 ¥0.7 ¥0.2 0.0 ¥0.1 ¥0.4 0.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.2 1.3 0.8 1.7 690 310 ¥1.7 ¥1.2 0.0 0.0 1.9 1.9 0.2 0.6 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 47241 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices TABLE 7—IPF IMPACT TABLE FOR FY 2013—Continued Projected impacts (% change in columns 3–6) Facility by type Number of facilities Outlier CBSA wage index & labor share Adjusted market basket update 1 Total percent change 2 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Beds: 50–75 .......................................................... Beds: 76+ .............................................................. 95 60 ¥1.3 ¥1.8 0.0 0.1 1.9 1.9 0.6 0.1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 1 This column reflects the impact of the market basket update factor for FY 2013 of 1.9 percent, which includes a market basket update of 2.7 percent, a 0.1 percentage point reduction in accordance with sections 1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) and 1886(s)(3)(B) of the Act, and a 0.7 percentage point reduction for the productivity adjustment as required by section 1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of the Act. 2 Percent changes in estimated payments from RY 2012 to FY 2013 include all of the changes of this rule. Note, the products of these impacts may be different from the percentage changes shown here due to rounding effects. 3. Results Table 7 above displays the results of our analysis. The table groups IPFs into the categories listed below based on characteristics provided in the Provider of Services (POS) file, the IPF provider specific file, and cost report data from HCRIS: • Facility Type • Location • Teaching Status Adjustment • Census Region • Size The top row of the table shows the overall impact on the 1,627 IPFs included in this analysis. In column 3, we present the effects of the update to the outlier fixed dollar loss threshold amount. We estimate that IPF outlier payments as a percentage of total IPF payments are 3.1 percent in RY 2012. Thus, we are adjusting the outlier threshold amount in this notice to set total estimated outlier payments equal to 2 percent of total payments in FY 2013. The estimated change in total IPF payments for FY 2013, therefore, includes an approximate 1.1 percent decrease in payments because the outlier portion of total payments is expected to decrease from approximately 3.1 percent to 2 percent. The overall impact of this outlier adjustment update (as shown in column 3 of table 7), across all hospital groups, is to decrease total estimated payments to IPFs by 1.1 percent. We do not estimate that any group of IPFs will experience an increase in payments from this update. The largest decrease in payments is estimated to reflect a 2.7 percent decrease in payments for IPFs located in teaching hospitals with an intern and resident ADC ratio greater than or equal to 10 percent and less than or equal to 30 percent. This is due to the high volume of outlier payments made to the IPFs in this category. In column 4, we present the effects of the budget-neutral update to the laborrelated share and the wage index VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 adjustment under the CBSA geographic area definitions announced by OMB in June 2003. This is a comparison of the simulated FY 2013 payments under the FY 2012 hospital wage index under CBSA classification and associated labor-related share to the simulated RY 2012 payments under the FY 2011 hospital wage index under CBSA classifications and associated laborrelated share. We note that there is no projected change in aggregate payments to IPFs, as indicated in the first row of column 4. However, there will be small distributional effects among different categories of IPFs. For example, we estimate the largest increase in payments to be a 0.5 percent increase for rural, non-profit freestanding psychiatric hospitals and the largest decrease in payments to be a 0.4 percent decrease for IPFs in the East North Central region and freestanding IPFs in the 50 to 75 bed size category. Column 5 shows the estimated effect of the update to the IPF PPS payment rates, which includes a 2.7 percent market basket update less the 0.1 percentage point in accordance with section 1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) and 1886(s)(3)(B) and less the 0.7 percentage point in accordance with section 1886(s)(2)(A)(i). Column 6 compares our estimates of the changes reflected in this notice for FY 2013, to our payments for RY 2012 (without these changes). This column reflects all FY 2013 changes relative to RY 2012. The average estimated increase for all IPFs is approximately 0.8 percent. This estimated net increase includes the effects of the 2.7 percent market basket update adjusted by the ‘‘other adjustment’’ of minus 0.1 percentage point, as required by sections 1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) and 1886(s)(3)(B) of the Act and the productivity adjustment of minus 0.7 percentage point, as required by section 1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of the Act. It also includes the overall estimated 1.1 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 percent decrease in estimated IPF outlier payments from the update to the outlier fixed dollar loss threshold amount. Since we are making the updates to the IPF labor-related share and wage index in a budget-neutral manner, they will not affect total estimated IPF payments in the aggregate. However, they will affect the estimated distribution of payments among providers. Overall, the estimated payments to IPFs in FY 2013 are projected to increase by 0.8 percent, compared with the payments in RY 2012. IPF payments are estimated to increase 0.7 percent in urban areas and 1.2 percent in rural areas, compared with RY 2012 payments. The largest payment increase is estimated at 2.3 percent for rural, non-profit freestanding psychiatric hospitals and the largest payment decrease is estimated at 0.7 percent for urban government IPF units and IPFs located in teaching hospitals with an intern and resident ADC ratio greater than or equal to 10 percent and less than or equal to 30 percent. 4. Effect on the Medicare Program Based on actuarial projections resulting from our experience with other PPSs, we estimate that Medicare spending (total Medicare program payments) for IPF services over the next 5 years would be as shown in Table 8 below. TABLE 8—ESTIMATED PAYMENTS Fiscal year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 ...................................... ...................................... ...................................... ...................................... ...................................... Dollars in millions 4,960 5,380 5,860 6,390 6,900 These estimates are based on the current forecast of the increases in the RPL market basket, including an E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 47242 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices adjustment for productivity, for the RY beginning in 2012 and each subsequent RY, as required by section 1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of the Act, as follows: • 2.0 percent for FY 2013. • 2.3 percent for FY 2014. • 2.7 percent for FY 2015. • 2.8 percent for FY 2016. • 2.6 percent for FY 2017. The estimates in Table 8 also include the application of the ‘‘other adjustment,’’ as required by sections 1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) and 1886(s)(3)(B) of the Act, as follows: • ¥0.1 percentage point for rate years beginning in 2012. • ¥0.1 percentage point for rate years beginning in 2013. • ¥0.3 percentage point for rate years beginning in 2014. • ¥0.2 percentage point for rate years beginning in 2015. • ¥0.2 percentage point for rate years beginning in 2016. We estimate that there would be a change in fee-for-service Medicare beneficiary enrollment as follows: • 3.8 percent in FY 2013. • 5.7 percent in FY 2014. • 6.8 percent in FY 2015. • 7.0 percent in FY 2016. • 5.1 percent in FY 2017. 5. Effect on Beneficiaries Under the IPF PPS, IPFs will receive payment based on the average resources consumed by patients for each day. We do not expect changes in the quality of care or access to services for Medicare beneficiaries under the FY 2013 IPF PPS. In fact, we believe that access to IPF services will be enhanced due to the patient- and facility-level adjustment factors, all which are intended to adequately reimburse IPFs for expensive cases. Finally, the outlier policy is intended to assist IPFs that experience high-cost cases. D. Alternatives Considered The statute does not specify an update strategy for the IPF PPS and is broadly written to give the Secretary discretion in establishing an update methodology. Therefore, we are updating the IPF PPS using the methodology published in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule. Lastly, no alternative policy options were considered in this notice, since this notice does not initiate policy changes with regard to the IPF PPS. This notice simply provides an update to the rates for FY 2013. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare—Supplementary Medical Insurance Program) Dated: June 28, 2012. Marilyn Tavenner, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Approved: August 1, 2012. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary. Addendum A—Rate and Adjustment Factors PER DIEM RATE Federal Per Diem Base Rate ..... Labor Share (0.69981) ............... Non-Labor Share (0.30019) ....... $698.51 488.82 209.69 Fixed Dollar Loss Threshold Amount: $11,600. Wage Index Budget Neutrality Factor: 1.0007. FACILITY ADJUSTMENTS Rural Adjustment Factor. Teaching Adjustment Factor. Wage Index ............... 1.17. 0.5150. Pre-reclass Hospital Wage Index (FY 2012). COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS (COLAS) Cost of living adjustment factor Area Alaska: City of Anchorage and 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius by road ................................................................................................. City of Fairbanks and 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius by road .................................................................................................. City of Juneau and 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius by road ...................................................................................................... Rest of Alaska .......................................................................................................................................................................... Hawaii: City and County of Honolulu .................................................................................................................................................... County of Hawaii ...................................................................................................................................................................... County of Kauai ........................................................................................................................................................................ County of Maui and County of Kalawao .................................................................................................................................. 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.25 1.25 1.18 1.25 1.25 PATIENT ADJUSTMENTS ECT—Per Treatment .................. $300.72 VARIABLE PER DIEM ADJUSTMENTS mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 Adjustment factor Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day 1—Facility Without a Qualifying Emergency Department ....................................................................................................... 1—Facility With a Qualifying Emergency Department ............................................................................................................ 2 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 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After Day 21 ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 0.99 0.99 0.98 0.97 0.97 0.96 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.92 AGE ADJUSTMENTS Age (in years) Adjustment factor Under 45 .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 45 and under 50 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 50 and under 55 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 55 and under 60 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 60 and under 65 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 65 and under 70 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 70 and under 75 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 75 and under 80 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 80 and over ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.04 1.07 1.10 1.13 1.15 1.17 DRG ADJUSTMENTS MS–DRG 056 057 080 081 876 880 881 882 883 884 885 886 887 894 895 896 897 .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. MS–DRG Descriptions Adjustment factor Degenerative nervous system disorders w MCC .................................................................................................. Degenerative nervous system disorders w/o MCC ............................................................................................... Nontraumatic stupor & coma w MCC .................................................................................................................... Nontraumatic stupor & coma w/o MCC ................................................................................................................. O.R. procedure w principal diagnoses of mental illness ....................................................................................... Acute adjustment reaction & psychosocial dysfunction ........................................................................................ Depressive neuroses ............................................................................................................................................. Neuroses except depressive ................................................................................................................................. Disorders of personality & impulse control ............................................................................................................ Organic disturbances & mental retardation ........................................................................................................... Psychoses .............................................................................................................................................................. Behavioral & developmental disorders .................................................................................................................. Other mental disorder diagnoses .......................................................................................................................... Alcohol/drug abuse or dependence, left AMA ....................................................................................................... Alcohol/drug abuse or dependence w rehabilitation therapy ................................................................................ Alcohol/drug abuse or dependence w/o rehabilitation therapy w MCC ................................................................ Alcohol/drug abuse or dependence w/o rehabilitation therapy w/o MCC ............................................................. 1.05 ............................ 1.07 ............................ 1.22 1.05 0.99 1.02 1.02 1.03 1.00 0.99 0.92 0.97 1.02 0.88 ............................ COMORBIDITY ADJUSTMENTS mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 Comorbidity Adjustment factor Developmental Disabilities ............................................................................................................................................................... Coagulation Factor Deficit ............................................................................................................................................................... Tracheostomy .................................................................................................................................................................................. Eating and Conduct Disorders ........................................................................................................................................................ Infectious Diseases .......................................................................................................................................................................... Renal Failure, Acute ........................................................................................................................................................................ Renal Failure, Chronic ..................................................................................................................................................................... Oncology Treatment ........................................................................................................................................................................ Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus ........................................................................................................................................................ Severe Protein Malnutrition ............................................................................................................................................................. Drug/Alcohol Induced Mental Disorders .......................................................................................................................................... Cardiac Conditions .......................................................................................................................................................................... Gangrene ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ......................................................................................................................................... Artificial Openings—Digestive & Urinary ......................................................................................................................................... Severe Musculoskeletal & Connective Tissue Diseases ................................................................................................................ Poisoning ......................................................................................................................................................................................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 1.04 1.13 1.06 1.12 1.07 1.11 1.11 1.07 1.05 1.13 1.03 1.11 1.10 1.12 1.08 1.09 1.11 47244 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices Addendum B—FY 2013 CBSA Wage Index Tables In this addendum, we provide the wage index tables referred to in the preamble to this notice. The tables presented below are as follows: Table 1—FY 2013 Wage Index For Urban Areas Based On CBSA Labor Market Areas. Table 2—FY 2013 Wage Index Based On CBSA Labor Market Areas For Rural Areas. TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS CBSA Code Urban area (constituent counties) 10180 ......................... Abilene, TX .............................................................................................................................................. Callahan County, TX. Jones County, TX. Taylor County, TX. ´ Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR ..................................................................................................... Aguada Municipio, PR. Aguadilla Municipio, PR. ˜ Anasco Municipio, PR. Isabela Municipio, PR. Lares Municipio, PR. Moca Municipio, PR. ´ Rincon Municipio, PR. ´ San Sebastian Municipio, PR. Akron, OH ............................................................................................................................................... Portage County, OH. Summit County, OH. Albany, GA .............................................................................................................................................. Baker County, GA. Dougherty County, GA. Lee County, GA. Terrell County, GA. Worth County, GA. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ................................................................................................................ Albany County, NY. Rensselaer County, NY. Saratoga County, NY. Schenectady County, NY. Schoharie County, NY. Albuquerque, NM .................................................................................................................................... Bernalillo County, NM. Sandoval County, NM. Torrance County, NM. Valencia County, NM. Alexandria, LA ......................................................................................................................................... Grant Parish, LA. Rapides Parish, LA. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ ..................................................................................................... Warren County, NJ. Carbon County, PA. Lehigh County, PA. Northampton County, PA. Altoona, PA ............................................................................................................................................. Blair County, PA. Amarillo, TX ............................................................................................................................................. Armstrong County, TX. Carson County, TX. Potter County, TX. Randall County, TX. Ames, IA .................................................................................................................................................. Story County, IA. Anchorage, AK ........................................................................................................................................ Anchorage Municipality, AK. Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK. Anderson, IN ........................................................................................................................................... Madison County, IN. Anderson, SC .......................................................................................................................................... Anderson County, SC. Ann Arbor, MI .......................................................................................................................................... Washtenaw County, MI. Anniston-Oxford, AL ................................................................................................................................ Calhoun County, AL. Appleton, WI ............................................................................................................................................ Calumet County, WI. Outagamie County, WI. Asheville, NC ........................................................................................................................................... Buncombe County, NC. 10380 ......................... 10420 ......................... 10500 ......................... 10580 ......................... 10740 ......................... 10780 ......................... 10900 ......................... 11020 ......................... 11100 ......................... 11180 ......................... 11260 ......................... 11300 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 11340 ......................... 11460 ......................... 11500 ......................... 11540 ......................... 11700 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM Wage index 07AUN2 0.8444 0.3611 0.8814 0.8687 0.8680 0.9550 0.8026 0.9260 0.8917 0.8714 1.0009 1.2133 0.9266 0.8524 1.0128 0.7979 0.9226 0.8918 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices 47245 TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued Urban area (constituent counties) CBSA Code 12020 ......................... 12060 ......................... 12100 ......................... 12220 ......................... 12260 ......................... 12420 ......................... 12540 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 12580 ......................... 12620 ......................... 12700 ......................... 12940 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 Wage index Haywood County, NC. Henderson County, NC. Madison County, NC. Athens-Clarke County, GA ...................................................................................................................... Clarke County, GA. Madison County, GA. Oconee County, GA. Oglethorpe County, GA. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA ....................................................................................................... Barrow County, GA. Bartow County, GA. Butts County, GA. Carroll County, GA. Cherokee County, GA. Clayton County, GA. Cobb County, GA. Coweta County, GA. Dawson County, GA. DeKalb County, GA. Douglas County, GA. Fayette County, GA. Forsyth County, GA. Fulton County, GA. Gwinnett County, GA. Haralson County, GA. Heard County, GA. Henry County, GA. Jasper County, GA. Lamar County, GA. Meriwether County, GA. Newton County, GA. Paulding County, GA. Pickens County, GA. Pike County, GA. Rockdale County, GA. Spalding County, GA. Walton County, GA. Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ .................................................................................................................. Atlantic County, NJ. Auburn-Opelika, AL ................................................................................................................................. Lee County, AL. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ........................................................................................................ Burke County, GA. Columbia County, GA. McDuffie County, GA. Richmond County, GA. Aiken County, SC. Edgefield County, SC. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ...................................................................................................... Bastrop County, TX. Caldwell County, TX. Hays County, TX. Travis County, TX. Williamson County, TX. Bakersfield-Delano, CA ........................................................................................................................... Kern County, CA. Baltimore-Towson, MD ............................................................................................................................ Anne Arundel County, MD. Baltimore County, MD. Carroll County, MD. Harford County, MD. Howard County, MD. Queen Anne’s County, MD. Baltimore City, MD. Bangor, ME ............................................................................................................................................. Penobscot County, ME. Barnstable Town, MA .............................................................................................................................. Barnstable County, MA. Baton Rouge, LA ..................................................................................................................................... Ascension Parish, LA. East Baton Rouge Parish, LA. 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 0.9642 0.9575 1.1033 0.7877 0.9529 0.9535 1.1817 1.0151 0.9979 1.2838 0.8523 47246 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued Urban area (constituent counties) CBSA Code 12980 ......................... 13020 ......................... 13140 ......................... 13380 ......................... 13460 ......................... 13644 ......................... 13740 ......................... 13780 ......................... 13820 ......................... 13900 ......................... 13980 ......................... 14020 ......................... 14060 ......................... 14260 ......................... 14484 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 14500 ......................... 14540 ......................... 14740 ......................... 14860 ......................... 15180 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 Wage index East Feliciana Parish, LA. Iberville Parish, LA. Livingston Parish, LA. Pointe Coupee Parish, LA. St. Helena Parish, LA. West Baton Rouge Parish, LA. West Feliciana Parish, LA. Battle Creek, MI ...................................................................................................................................... Calhoun County, MI. Bay City, MI ............................................................................................................................................. Bay County, MI. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ...................................................................................................................... Hardin County, TX. Jefferson County, TX. Orange County, TX. Bellingham, WA ....................................................................................................................................... Whatcom County, WA. Bend, OR ................................................................................................................................................ Deschutes County, OR. Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD .......................................................................................................... Frederick County, MD. Montgomery County, MD. Billings, MT .............................................................................................................................................. Carbon County, MT. Yellowstone County, MT. Binghamton, NY ...................................................................................................................................... Broome County, NY. Tioga County, NY. Birmingham-Hoover, AL .......................................................................................................................... Bibb County, AL. Blount County, AL. Chilton County, AL. Jefferson County, AL. St. Clair County, AL. Shelby County, AL. Walker County, AL. Bismarck, ND .......................................................................................................................................... Burleigh County, ND. Morton County, ND. Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA ................................................................................................. Giles County, VA. Montgomery County, VA. Pulaski County, VA. Radford City, VA. Bloomington, IN ....................................................................................................................................... Greene County, IN. Monroe County, IN. Owen County, IN. Bloomington-Normal, IL .......................................................................................................................... McLean County, IL. Boise City-Nampa, ID ............................................................................................................................. Ada County, ID. Boise County, ID. Canyon County, ID. Gem County, ID. Owyhee County, ID. Boston-Quincy, MA ................................................................................................................................. Norfolk County, MA. Plymouth County, MA. Suffolk County, MA. Boulder, CO ............................................................................................................................................ Boulder County, CO. Bowling Green, KY .................................................................................................................................. Edmonson County, KY. Warren County, KY. Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ....................................................................................................................... Kitsap County, WA. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ........................................................................................................... Fairfield County, CT. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX ....................................................................................................................... Cameron County, TX. 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 0.9935 0.8927 0.8723 1.1748 1.1395 1.0305 0.8576 0.8731 0.8436 0.7232 0.8281 0.8725 0.9477 0.9279 1.2283 1.0086 0.8599 1.1288 1.2914 0.9183 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices 47247 TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued CBSA Code Urban area (constituent counties) 15260 ......................... Brunswick, GA ......................................................................................................................................... Brantley County, GA. Glynn County, GA. McIntosh County, GA. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY ....................................................................................................................... Erie County, NY. Niagara County, NY. Burlington, NC ......................................................................................................................................... Alamance County, NC. Burlington-South Burlington, VT ............................................................................................................. Chittenden County, VT. Franklin County, VT. Grand Isle County, VT. Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA .................................................................................................... Middlesex County, MA. Camden, NJ ............................................................................................................................................ Burlington County, NJ. Camden County, NJ. Gloucester County, NJ. Canton-Massillon, OH ............................................................................................................................. Carroll County, OH. Stark County, OH. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL ..................................................................................................................... Lee County, FL. Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL ............................................................................................................ Alexander County, IL. Bollinger County, MO. Cape Girardeau County, MO. Carson City, NV ...................................................................................................................................... Carson City, NV. Casper, WY ............................................................................................................................................. Natrona County, WY. Cedar Rapids, IA ..................................................................................................................................... Benton County, IA. Jones County, IA. Linn County, IA. Champaign-Urbana, IL ............................................................................................................................ Champaign County, IL. Ford County, IL. Piatt County, IL. Charleston, WV ....................................................................................................................................... Boone County, WV. Clay County, WV. Kanawha County, WV. Lincoln County, WV. Putnam County, WV. Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC ...................................................................................... Berkeley County, SC. Charleston County, SC. Dorchester County, SC. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC ..................................................................................................... Anson County, NC. Cabarrus County, NC. Gaston County, NC. Mecklenburg County, NC. Union County, NC. York County, SC. Charlottesville, VA ................................................................................................................................... Albemarle County, VA. Fluvanna County, VA. Greene County, VA. Nelson County, VA. Charlottesville City, VA. Chattanooga, TN-GA .............................................................................................................................. Catoosa County, GA. Dade County, GA. Walker County, GA. Hamilton County, TN. Marion County, TN. Sequatchie County, TN. Cheyenne, WY ........................................................................................................................................ 15380 ......................... 15500 ......................... 15540 ......................... 15764 ......................... 15804 ......................... 15940 ......................... 15980 ......................... 16020 ......................... 16180 ......................... 16220 ......................... 16300 ......................... 16580 ......................... 16620 ......................... 16700 ......................... 16740 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 16820 ......................... 16860 ......................... 16940 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM Wage index 07AUN2 0.9068 0.9750 0.8665 1.0021 1.1210 1.0202 0.8939 0.9341 0.8672 1.0597 1.0117 0.8831 0.9890 0.8144 0.9063 0.9321 0.9188 0.8740 0.9844 47248 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued Urban area (constituent counties) CBSA Code 16974 ......................... 17020 ......................... 17140 ......................... 17300 ......................... 17420 ......................... 17460 ......................... 17660 ......................... 17780 ......................... 17820 ......................... 17860 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 17900 ......................... 17980 ......................... 18020 ......................... 18140 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 Wage index Laramie County, WY. Chicago-Joilet-Naperville, IL ................................................................................................................... Cook County, IL. DeKalb County, IL. DuPage County, IL. Grundy County, IL. Kane County, IL. Kendall County, IL. McHenry County, IL. Will County, IL. Chico, CA ................................................................................................................................................ Butte County, CA. Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN ........................................................................................................... Dearborn County, IN. Franklin County, IN. Ohio County, IN. Boone County, KY. Bracken County, KY. Campbell County, KY. Gallatin County, KY. Grant County, KY. Kenton County, KY. Pendleton County, KY. Brown County, OH. Butler County, OH. Clermont County, OH. Hamilton County, OH. Warren County, OH. Clarksville, TN-KY ................................................................................................................................... Christian County, KY. Trigg County, KY. Montgomery County, TN. Stewart County, TN. Cleveland, TN ......................................................................................................................................... Bradley County, TN. Polk County, TN. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH .................................................................................................................. Cuyahoga County, OH. Geauga County, OH. Lake County, OH. Lorain County, OH. Medina County, OH. Coeur d’Alene, ID .................................................................................................................................... Kootenai County, ID. College Station-Bryan, TX ...................................................................................................................... Brazos County, TX. Burleson County, TX. Robertson County, TX. Colorado Springs, CO ............................................................................................................................. El Paso County, CO. Teller County, CO. Columbia, MO ......................................................................................................................................... Boone County, MO. Howard County, MO. Columbia, SC .......................................................................................................................................... Calhoun County, SC. Fairfield County, SC. Kershaw County, SC. Lexington County, SC. Richland County, SC. Saluda County, SC. Columbus, GA-AL ................................................................................................................................... Russell County, AL. Chattahoochee County, GA. Harris County, GA. Marion County, GA. Muscogee County, GA. Columbus, IN .......................................................................................................................................... Bartholomew County, IN. Columbus, OH ......................................................................................................................................... Delaware County, OH. 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 1.0600 1.1094 0.9430 0.8193 0.7674 0.8941 0.9367 0.9690 0.9846 0.8105 0.8758 0.9040 0.9723 0.9994 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices 47249 TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued Urban area (constituent counties) CBSA Code 18580 ......................... 18700 ......................... 18880 ......................... 19060 ......................... 19124 ......................... 19140 ......................... 19180 ......................... 19260 ......................... 19340 ......................... 19380 ......................... 19460 ......................... 19500 ......................... 19660 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 19740 ......................... 19780 ......................... 19804 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 Wage index Fairfield County, OH. Franklin County, OH. Licking County, OH. Madison County, OH. Morrow County, OH. Pickaway County, OH. Union County, OH. Corpus Christi, TX ................................................................................................................................... Aransas County, TX. Nueces County, TX. San Patricio County, TX. Corvallis, OR ........................................................................................................................................... Benton County, OR. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL ............................................................................................... Okaloosa County, FL. Cumberland, MD-WV .............................................................................................................................. Allegany County, MD. Mineral County, WV. Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX ........................................................................................................................... Collin County, TX. Dallas County, TX. Delta County, TX. Denton County, TX. Ellis County, TX. Hunt County, TX. Kaufman County, TX. Rockwall County, TX. Dalton, GA ............................................................................................................................................... Murray County, GA. Whitfield County, GA. Danville, IL .............................................................................................................................................. Vermilion County, IL. Danville, VA ............................................................................................................................................. Pittsylvania County, VA. Danville City, VA. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL ...................................................................................................... Henry County, IL. Mercer County, IL. Rock Island County, IL. Scott County, IA. Dayton, OH ............................................................................................................................................. Greene County, OH. Miami County, OH. Montgomery County, OH. Preble County, OH. Decatur, AL ............................................................................................................................................. Lawrence County, AL. Morgan County, AL. Decatur, IL ............................................................................................................................................... Macon County, IL. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL .......................................................................................... Volusia County, FL. Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO ............................................................................................................... Adams County, CO. Arapahoe County, CO. Broomfield County, CO. Clear Creek County, CO. Denver County, CO. Douglas County, CO. Elbert County, CO. Gilpin County, CO. Jefferson County, CO. Park County, CO. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA .......................................................................................................... Dallas County, IA. Guthrie County, IA. Madison County, IA. Polk County, IA. Warren County, IA. Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI ................................................................................................................... Wayne County, MI. 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 0.8677 1.0898 0.8961 0.7825 0.9844 0.8374 0.9832 0.7896 0.9056 0.9281 0.7334 0.8008 0.8865 1.0647 0.9801 0.9511 47250 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued CBSA Code Urban area (constituent counties) 20020 ......................... Dothan, AL .............................................................................................................................................. Geneva County, AL. Henry County, AL. Houston County, AL. Dover, DE ................................................................................................................................................ Kent County, DE. Dubuque, IA ............................................................................................................................................ Dubuque County, IA. Duluth, MN-WI ......................................................................................................................................... Carlton County, MN. St. Louis County, MN. Douglas County, WI. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ......................................................................................................................... Chatham County, NC. Durham County, NC. Orange County, NC. Person County, NC. Eau Claire, WI ......................................................................................................................................... Chippewa County, WI. Eau Claire County, WI. Edison-New Brunswick, NJ ..................................................................................................................... Middlesex County, NJ. Monmouth County, NJ. Ocean County, NJ. Somerset County, NJ. El Centro, CA .......................................................................................................................................... Imperial County, CA. Elizabethtown, KY ................................................................................................................................... Hardin County, KY. Larue County, KY. Elkhart-Goshen, IN .................................................................................................................................. Elkhart County, IN. Elmira, NY ............................................................................................................................................... Chemung County, NY. El Paso, TX ............................................................................................................................................. El Paso County, TX. Erie, PA ................................................................................................................................................... Erie County, PA. Eugene-Springfield, OR .......................................................................................................................... Lane County, OR. Evansville, IN-KY .................................................................................................................................... Gibson County, IN. Posey County, IN. Vanderburgh County, IN. Warrick County, IN. Henderson County, KY. Webster County, KY. Fairbanks, AK .......................................................................................................................................... Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK. Fajardo, PR ............................................................................................................................................. Ceiba Municipio, PR. Fajardo Municipio, PR. Luquillo Municipio, PR. Fargo, ND-MN ......................................................................................................................................... Cass County, ND. Clay County, MN. Farmington, NM ...................................................................................................................................... San Juan County, NM. Fayetteville, NC ....................................................................................................................................... Cumberland County, NC. Hoke County, NC. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO ................................................................................................. Benton County, AR. Madison County, AR. Washington County, AR. McDonald County, MO. Flagstaff, AZ ............................................................................................................................................ Coconino County, AZ. Flint, MI ................................................................................................................................................... Genesee County, MI. Florence, SC ........................................................................................................................................... 20100 ......................... 20220 ......................... 20260 ......................... 20500 ......................... 20740 ......................... 20764 ......................... 20940 ......................... 21060 ......................... 21140 ......................... 21300 ......................... 21340 ......................... 21500 ......................... 21660 ......................... 21780 ......................... 21820 ......................... 21940 ......................... 22020 ......................... 22140 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 22180 ......................... 22220 ......................... 22380 ......................... 22420 ......................... 22500 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM Wage index 07AUN2 0.7390 0.9909 0.8698 1.0335 0.9699 0.9597 1.0868 0.9601 0.8719 0.9405 0.8522 0.8515 0.8147 1.1587 0.8679 1.1322 0.3823 0.8136 0.9795 0.9213 0.9263 1.2427 1.1137 0.8217 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices 47251 TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued Urban area (constituent counties) CBSA Code 22520 ......................... 22540 ......................... 22660 ......................... 22744 ......................... 22900 ......................... 23060 ......................... 23104 ......................... 23420 ......................... 23460 ......................... 23540 ......................... 23580 ......................... 23844 ......................... 24020 ......................... 24140 ......................... 24220 ......................... 24300 ......................... 24340 ......................... 24500 ......................... 24540 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 24580 ......................... 24660 ......................... 24780 ......................... 24860 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 Wage index Darlington County, SC. Florence County, SC. Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL County, AL ................................................................................................ Colbert County, AL. Lauderdale. Fond du Lac, WI ..................................................................................................................................... Fond du Lac County, WI. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ....................................................................................................................... Larimer County, CO. Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield, FL ..................................................................................... Broward County, FL. Fort Smith, AR-OK .................................................................................................................................. Crawford County, AR. Franklin County, AR. Sebastian County, AR. Le Flore County, OK. Sequoyah County, OK. Fort Wayne, IN ........................................................................................................................................ Allen County, IN. Wells County, IN. Whitley County, IN. Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ......................................................................................................................... Johnson County, TX. Parker County, TX. Tarrant County, TX. Wise County, TX. Fresno, CA .............................................................................................................................................. Fresno County, CA. Gadsden, AL ........................................................................................................................................... Etowah County, AL. Gainesville, FL ........................................................................................................................................ Alachua County, FL. Gilchrist County, FL. Gainesville, GA ....................................................................................................................................... Hall County, GA. Gary, IN ................................................................................................................................................... Jasper County, IN. Lake County, IN. Newton County, IN. Porter County, IN. Glens Falls, NY ....................................................................................................................................... Warren County, NY. Washington County, NY. Goldsboro, NC ........................................................................................................................................ Wayne County, NC. Grand Forks, ND-MN .............................................................................................................................. Polk County, MN. Grand Forks County, ND. Grand Junction, CO ................................................................................................................................ Mesa County, CO. Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI .................................................................................................................... Barry County, MI. Ionia County, MI. Kent County, MI. Newaygo County, MI. Great Falls, MT ....................................................................................................................................... Cascade County, MT. Greeley, CO ............................................................................................................................................ Weld County, CO. Green Bay, WI ........................................................................................................................................ Brown County, WI. Kewaunee County, WI. Oconto County, WI. Greensboro-High Point, NC .................................................................................................................... Guilford County, NC. Randolph County, NC. Rockingham County, NC. Greenville, NC ......................................................................................................................................... Greene County, NC. Pitt County, NC. Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC ............................................................................................................... 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 0.7738 0.9291 0.9876 1.0160 0.7620 0.9368 0.9525 1.1281 0.7934 0.9375 0.9010 0.9193 0.8504 0.8690 0.7573 0.9394 0.9145 0.8462 0.9553 0.9824 0.8798 0.9637 0.9620 47252 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued Urban area (constituent counties) CBSA Code 25020 ......................... 25060 ......................... 25180 ......................... 25260 ......................... 25420 ......................... 25500 ......................... 25540 ......................... 25620 ......................... 25860 ......................... 25980 ......................... 26100 ......................... 26180 ......................... 26300 ......................... 26380 ......................... 26420 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 26580 ......................... 26620 ......................... 26820 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 Wage index Greenville County, SC. Laurens County, SC. Pickens County, SC. Guayama, PR .......................................................................................................................................... Arroyo Municipio, PR. Guayama Municipio, PR. Patillas Municipio, PR. Gulfport-Biloxi, MS .................................................................................................................................. Hancock County, MS. Harrison County, MS. Stone County, MS. Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV .......................................................................................................... Washington County, MD. Berkeley County, WV. Morgan County, WV. Hanford-Corcoran, CA ............................................................................................................................ Kings County, CA. Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA ........................................................................................................................... Cumberland County, PA. Dauphin County, PA. Perry County, PA. Harrisonburg, VA ..................................................................................................................................... Rockingham County, VA. Harrisonburg City, VA. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT .............................................................................................. Hartford County, CT. Middlesex County, CT. Tolland County, CT. Hattiesburg, MS ...................................................................................................................................... Forrest County, MS. Lamar County, MS. Perry County, MS. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC ............................................................................................................... Alexander County, NC. Burke County, NC. Caldwell County, NC. Catawba County, NC. Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA§1 ................................................................................................................. Liberty County, GA. Long County, GA. Holland-Grand Haven, MI ....................................................................................................................... Ottawa County, MI. Honolulu, HI ............................................................................................................................................ Honolulu County, HI. Hot Springs, AR ...................................................................................................................................... Garland County, AR. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA ....................................................................................................... Lafourche Parish, LA. Terrebonne Parish, LA. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX ......................................................................................................... Austin County, TX. Brazoria County, TX. Chambers County, TX. Fort Bend County, TX. Galveston County, TX. Harris County, TX. Liberty County, TX. Montgomery County, TX. San Jacinto County, TX. Waller County, TX. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ............................................................................................................ Boyd County, KY. Greenup County, KY. Lawrence County, OH. Cabell County, WV. Wayne County, WV. Huntsville, AL .......................................................................................................................................... Limestone County, AL. Madison County, AL. Idaho Falls, ID ......................................................................................................................................... Bonneville County, ID. 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 0.3730 0.8505 0.9168 1.0700 0.9400 0.8773 1.0700 0.7940 0.8859 0.8926 0.8523 1.1698 0.9076 0.7841 0.9945 0.8893 0.8996 0.9336 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices 47253 TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued Urban area (constituent counties) CBSA Code 26900 ......................... 26980 ......................... 27060 ......................... 27100 ......................... 27140 ......................... 27180 ......................... 27260 ......................... 27340 ......................... 27500 ......................... 27620 ......................... 27740 ......................... 27780 ......................... 27860 ......................... 27900 ......................... 28020 ......................... 28100 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 28140 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 Wage index Jefferson County, ID. Indianapolis-Carmel, IN ........................................................................................................................... Boone County, IN. Brown County, IN. Hamilton County, IN. Hancock County, IN. Hendricks County, IN. Johnson County, IN. Marion County, IN. Morgan County, IN. Putnam County, IN. Shelby County, IN. Iowa City, IA ............................................................................................................................................ Johnson County, IA. Washington County, IA. Ithaca, NY ............................................................................................................................................... Tompkins County, NY. Jackson, MI ............................................................................................................................................. Jackson County, MI. Jackson, MS ............................................................................................................................................ Copiah County, MS. Hinds County, MS. Madison County, MS. Rankin County, MS. Simpson County, MS. Jackson, TN ............................................................................................................................................ Chester County, TN. Madison County, TN. Jacksonville, FL ....................................................................................................................................... Baker County, FL. Clay County, FL. Duval County, FL. Nassau County, FL. St. Johns County, FL. Jacksonville, NC ...................................................................................................................................... Onslow County, NC. Janesville, WI .......................................................................................................................................... Rock County, WI. Jefferson City, MO .................................................................................................................................. Callaway County, MO. Cole County, MO. Moniteau County, MO. Osage County, MO. Johnson City, TN .................................................................................................................................... Carter County, TN. Unicoi County, TN. Washington County, TN. Johnstown, PA ........................................................................................................................................ Cambria County, PA. Jonesboro, AR ........................................................................................................................................ Craighead County, AR. Poinsett County, AR. Joplin, MO ............................................................................................................................................... Jasper County, MO. Newton County, MO. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI .......................................................................................................................... Kalamazoo County, MI. Van Buren County, MI. Kankakee-Bradley, IL .............................................................................................................................. Kankakee County, IL. Kansas City, MO-KS ............................................................................................................................... Franklin County, KS. Johnson County, KS. Leavenworth County, KS. Linn County, KS. Miami County, KS. Wyandotte County, KS. Bates County, MO. Caldwell County, MO. Cass County, MO. Clay County, MO. 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 0.9662 1.0070 0.8819 0.8938 0.8172 0.8149 0.8882 0.8074 0.9234 0.8222 0.7796 0.8715 0.7718 0.8227 0.9939 0.9807 0.9637 47254 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued Urban area (constituent counties) CBSA Code 28420 ......................... 28660 ......................... 28700 ......................... 28740 ......................... 28940 ......................... 29020 ......................... 29100 ......................... 29140 ......................... 29180 ......................... 29340 ......................... 29404 ......................... 29420 ......................... 29460 ......................... 29540 ......................... 29620 ......................... 29700 ......................... 29740 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 29820 ......................... 29940 ......................... 30020 ......................... 30140 ......................... 30300 ......................... 30340 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 Wage index Clinton County, MO. Jackson County, MO. Lafayette County, MO. Platte County, MO. Ray County, MO. Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA ............................................................................................................. Benton County, WA. Franklin County, WA. Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX ................................................................................................................ Bell County, TX. Coryell County, TX. Lampasas County, TX. Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA .............................................................................................................. Hawkins County, TN. Sullivan County, TN. Bristol City, VA. Scott County, VA. Washington County, VA. Kingston, NY ........................................................................................................................................... Ulster County, NY. Knoxville, TN ........................................................................................................................................... Anderson County, TN. Blount County, TN. Knox County, TN. Loudon County, TN. Union County, TN. Kokomo, IN ............................................................................................................................................. Howard County, IN. Tipton County, IN. La Crosse, WI-MN .................................................................................................................................. Houston County, MN. La Crosse County, WI. Lafayette, IN ............................................................................................................................................ Benton County, IN. Carroll County, IN. Tippecanoe County, IN. Lafayette, LA ........................................................................................................................................... Lafayette Parish, LA. St. Martin Parish, LA. Lake Charles, LA .................................................................................................................................... Calcasieu Parish, LA. Cameron Parish, LA. Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI ..................................................................................................... Lake County, IL. Kenosha County, WI. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ .............................................................................................................. Mohave County, AZ. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL .................................................................................................................... Polk County, FL. Lancaster, PA .......................................................................................................................................... Lancaster County, PA. Lansing-East Lansing, MI ....................................................................................................................... Clinton County, MI. Eaton County, MI. Ingham County, MI. Laredo, TX .............................................................................................................................................. Webb County, TX. Las Cruces, NM ...................................................................................................................................... Dona Ana County, NM. Las Vegas-Paradise, NV ......................................................................................................................... Clark County, NV. Lawrence, KS .......................................................................................................................................... Douglas County, KS. Lawton, OK ............................................................................................................................................. Comanche County, OK. Lebanon, PA ........................................................................................................................................... Lebanon County, PA. Lewiston, ID-WA ..................................................................................................................................... Nez Perce County, ID. Asotin County, WA. Lewiston-Auburn, ME .............................................................................................................................. 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 0.9582 0.9501 0.7399 0.9170 0.7838 0.9186 0.9685 0.9507 0.8319 0.7998 1.0311 0.9967 0.8432 0.9439 1.0477 0.7730 0.9106 1.2050 0.8853 0.8545 0.8042 0.9067 0.9038 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices 47255 TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued Urban area (constituent counties) CBSA Code 30460 ......................... 30620 ......................... 30700 ......................... 30780 ......................... 30860 ......................... 30980 ......................... 31020 ......................... 31084 ......................... 31140 ......................... 31180 ......................... 31340 ......................... 31420 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 31460 ......................... 31540 ......................... 31700 ......................... 31740 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 Wage index Androscoggin County, ME. Lexington-Fayette, KY ............................................................................................................................. Bourbon County, KY. Clark County, KY. Fayette County, KY. Jessamine County, KY. Scott County, KY. Woodford County, KY. Lima, OH ................................................................................................................................................. Allen County, OH. Lincoln, NE .............................................................................................................................................. Lancaster County, NE. Seward County, NE. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR .............................................................................................. Faulkner County, AR. Grant County, AR. Lonoke County, AR. Perry County, AR. Pulaski County, AR. Saline County, AR. Logan, UT-ID ........................................................................................................................................... Franklin County, ID. Cache County, UT. Longview, TX .......................................................................................................................................... Gregg County, TX. Rusk County, TX. Upshur County, TX. Longview, WA ......................................................................................................................................... Cowlitz County, WA. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA .............................................................................................. Los Angeles County, CA. Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN ......................................................................................................... Clark County, IN. Floyd County, IN. Harrison County, IN. Washington County, IN. Bullitt County, KY. Henry County, KY. Meade County, KY. Nelson County, KY. Oldham County, KY. Shelby County, KY. Spencer County, KY. Trimble County, KY. Lubbock, TX ............................................................................................................................................ Crosby County, TX. Lubbock County, TX. Lynchburg, VA ......................................................................................................................................... Amherst County, VA. Appomattox County, VA. Bedford County, VA. Campbell County, VA. Bedford City, VA. Lynchburg City, VA. Macon, GA .............................................................................................................................................. Bibb County, GA. Crawford County, GA. Jones County, GA. Monroe County, GA. Twiggs County, GA. Madera-Chowchilla, CA .......................................................................................................................... Madera County, CA. Madison, WI ............................................................................................................................................ Columbia County, WI. Dane County, WI. Iowa County, WI. Manchester-Nashua, NH ......................................................................................................................... Hillsborough County, NH. Manhattan, KS ........................................................................................................................................ Geary County, KS. Pottawatomie County, KS. 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 0.8833 0.9371 0.9612 0.8558 0.8592 0.8530 0.9989 1.2287 0.8900 0.8794 0.8768 0.9122 0.8114 1.1234 1.0083 0.7912 47256 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued Urban area (constituent counties) CBSA Code 31860 ......................... 31900 ......................... 32420 ......................... 32580 ......................... 32780 ......................... 32820 ......................... 32900 ......................... 33124 ......................... 33140 ......................... 33260 ......................... 33340 ......................... 33460 ......................... 33540 ......................... 33660 ......................... 33700 ......................... 33740 ......................... 33780 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 33860 ......................... 34060 ......................... 34100 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 Wage index Riley County, KS. Mankato-North Mankato, MN .................................................................................................................. Blue Earth County, MN. Nicollet County, MN. Mansfield, OH ......................................................................................................................................... Richland County, OH. ¨ Mayaguez, PR ......................................................................................................................................... Hormigueros Municipio, PR. ¨ Mayaguez Municipio, PR. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX ................................................................................................................ Hidalgo County, TX. Medford, OR ............................................................................................................................................ Jackson County, OR. Memphis, TN-MS-AR .............................................................................................................................. Crittenden County, AR. DeSoto County, MS. Marshall County, MS. Tate County, MS. Tunica County, MS. Fayette County, TN. Shelby County, TN. Tipton County, TN. Merced, CA ............................................................................................................................................. Merced County, CA. Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL ............................................................................................................. Miami-Dade County, FL. Michigan City-La Porte, IN ...................................................................................................................... LaPorte County, IN. Midland, TX ............................................................................................................................................. Midland County, TX. Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI ..................................................................................................... Milwaukee County, WI. Ozaukee County, WI. Washington County, WI. Waukesha County, WI. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ............................................................................................. Anoka County, MN. Carver County, MN. Chisago County, MN. Dakota County, MN. Hennepin County, MN. Isanti County, MN. Ramsey County, MN. Scott County, MN. Sherburne County, MN. Washington County, MN. Wright County, MN. Pierce County, WI. St. Croix County, WI. Missoula, MT ........................................................................................................................................... Missoula County, MT. Mobile, AL ............................................................................................................................................... Mobile County, AL. Modesto, CA ........................................................................................................................................... Stanislaus County, CA. Monroe, LA .............................................................................................................................................. Ouachita Parish, LA. Union Parish, LA. Monroe, MI .............................................................................................................................................. Monroe County, MI. Montgomery, AL ...................................................................................................................................... Autauga County, AL. Elmore County, AL. Lowndes County, AL. Montgomery County, AL. Morgantown, WV ..................................................................................................................................... Monongalia County, WV. Preston County, WV. Morristown, TN ........................................................................................................................................ Grainger County, TN. Hamblen County, TN. 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 0.9346 0.9215 0.3676 0.8878 1.0318 0.9275 1.2424 1.0085 0.9358 1.0514 0.9961 1.1105 0.9154 0.8002 1.2670 0.7964 0.8727 0.8103 0.8197 0.7031 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices 47257 TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued Urban area (constituent counties) CBSA Code 34580 ......................... 34620 ......................... 34740 ......................... 34820 ......................... 34900 ......................... 34940 ......................... 34980 ......................... 35004 ......................... 35084 ......................... 35300 ......................... 35380 ......................... 35644 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 35660 ......................... 35840 ......................... 35980 ......................... 36084 ......................... 36100 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 Wage index Jefferson County, TN. Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA ................................................................................................................ Skagit County, WA. Muncie, IN ............................................................................................................................................... Delaware County, IN. Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI ................................................................................................................. Muskegon County, MI. Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC ..................................................................................... Horry County, SC. Napa, CA. Napa County, CA .................................................................................................................................... Horry County, SC. Naples-Marco Island, FL ......................................................................................................................... Collier County, FL. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN ...................................................................................... Cannon County, TN. Cheatham County, TN. Davidson County, TN. Dickson County, TN. Hickman County, TN. Macon County, TN. Robertson County, TN. Rutherford County, TN. Smith County, TN. Sumner County, TN. Trousdale County, TN. Williamson County, TN. Wilson County, TN. Nassau-Suffolk, NY ................................................................................................................................. Nassau County, NY. Suffolk County, NY. Newark-Union, NJ-PA ............................................................................................................................. Essex County, NJ. Hunterdon County, NJ. Morris County, NJ. Sussex County, NJ. Union County, NJ. Pike County, PA. New Haven-Milford, CT ........................................................................................................................... New Haven County, CT. New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA .......................................................................................................... Jefferson Parish, LA. Orleans Parish, LA. Plaquemines Parish, LA. St. Bernard Parish, LA. St. Charles Parish, LA. St. John the Baptist Parish, LA. St. Tammany Parish, LA. New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ .................................................................................................. Bergen County, NJ. Hudson County, NJ. Passaic County, NJ. Bronx County, NY. Kings County, NY. New York County, NY. Putnam County, NY. Queens County, NY. Richmond County, NY. Rockland County, NY. Westchester County, NY. Niles-Benton Harbor, MI ......................................................................................................................... Berrien County, MI. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL ........................................................................................................ Manatee County, FL. Sarasota County, FL. Norwich-New London, CT ....................................................................................................................... New London County, CT. Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA .............................................................................................................. Alameda County, CA. Contra Costa County, CA. Ocala, FL ................................................................................................................................................. 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 1.0235 0.7817 0.9967 0.8653 1.4511 0.9740 0.9340 1.2416 1.1322 1.1556 0.9026 1.3052 0.8653 0.9435 1.1227 1.6080 0.8449 47258 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued Urban area (constituent counties) CBSA Code 36140 ......................... 36220 ......................... 36260 ......................... 36420 ......................... 36500 ......................... 36540 ......................... 36740 ......................... 36780 ......................... 36980 ......................... 37100 ......................... 37340 ......................... 37380 ......................... 37460 ......................... 37620 ......................... 37700 ......................... 37764 ......................... 37860 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 37900 ......................... 37964 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 Wage index Marion County, FL. Ocean City, NJ ........................................................................................................................................ Cape May County, NJ. Odessa, TX ............................................................................................................................................. Ector County, TX. Ogden-Clearfield, UT .............................................................................................................................. Davis County, UT. Morgan County, UT. Weber County, UT. Oklahoma City, OK ................................................................................................................................. Canadian County, OK. Cleveland County, OK. Grady County, OK. Lincoln County, OK. Logan County, OK. McClain County, OK. Oklahoma County, OK. Olympia, WA ........................................................................................................................................... Thurston County, WA. Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA ................................................................................................................. Harrison County, IA. Mills County, IA. Pottawattamie County, IA. Cass County, NE. Douglas County, NE. Sarpy County, NE. Saunders County, NE. Washington County, NE. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ............................................................................................................. Lake County, FL. Orange County, FL. Osceola County, FL. Seminole County, FL. Oshkosh-Neenah, WI .............................................................................................................................. Winnebago County, WI. Owensboro, KY ....................................................................................................................................... Daviess County, KY. Hancock County, KY. McLean County, KY. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ..................................................................................................... Ventura County, CA. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL ......................................................................................................... Brevard County, FL. Palm Coast, FL ....................................................................................................................................... Flagler County, FL. Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL ............................................................................... Bay County, FL. Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH .................................................................................................... Washington County, OH. Pleasants County, WV. Wirt County, WV. Wood County, WV. Pascagoula, MS ...................................................................................................................................... George County, MS. Jackson County, MS. Peabody, MA ........................................................................................................................................... Essex County, MA. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL ............................................................................................................. Escambia County, FL. Santa Rosa County, FL. Peoria, IL ................................................................................................................................................. Marshall County, IL. Peoria County, IL. Stark County, IL. Tazewell County, IL. Woodford County, IL. Philadelphia, PA ...................................................................................................................................... Bucks County, PA. Chester County, PA. Delaware County, PA. Montgomery County, PA. 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 1.0641 0.9809 0.9220 0.8934 1.1339 0.9864 0.9128 0.9319 0.8202 1.2830 0.9042 0.9373 0.8388 0.7647 0.7885 1.0698 0.8013 0.8830 1.0760 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices 47259 TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued Urban area (constituent counties) CBSA Code 38060 ......................... 38220 ......................... 38300 ......................... 38340 ......................... 38540 ......................... 38660 ......................... 38860 ......................... 38900 ......................... 38940 ......................... 39100 ......................... 39140 ......................... 39300 ......................... 39340 ......................... 39380 ......................... 39460 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 39540 ......................... 39580 ......................... 39660 ......................... 39740 ......................... 39820 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 Wage index Philadelphia County, PA. Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ ................................................................................................................... Maricopa County, AZ. Pinal County, AZ. Pine Bluff, AR .......................................................................................................................................... Cleveland County, AR. Jefferson County, AR. Lincoln County, AR. Pittsburgh, PA ......................................................................................................................................... Allegheny County, PA. Armstrong County, PA. Beaver County, PA. Butler County, PA. Fayette County, PA. Washington County, PA. Westmoreland County, PA. Pittsfield, MA ........................................................................................................................................... Berkshire County, MA. Pocatello, ID ............................................................................................................................................ Bannock County, ID. Power County, ID. Ponce, PR ............................................................................................................................................... ´ Juana Dıaz Municipio, PR. Ponce Municipio, PR. Villalba Municipio, PR. Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME .................................................................................................. Cumberland County, ME. Sagadahoc County, ME. York County, ME. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ................................................................................................... Clackamas County, OR. Columbia County, OR. Multnomah County, OR. Washington County, OR. Yamhill County, OR. Clark County, WA. Skamania County, WA. Port St. Lucie, FL .................................................................................................................................... Martin County, FL. St. Lucie County, FL. Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY ............................................................................................. Dutchess County, NY. Orange County, NY. Prescott, AZ ............................................................................................................................................ Yavapai County, AZ. Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA ........................................................................................... Bristol County, MA. Bristol County, RI. Kent County, RI. Newport County, RI. Providence County, RI. Washington County, RI. Provo-Orem, UT ...................................................................................................................................... Juab County, UT. Utah County, UT. Pueblo, CO .............................................................................................................................................. Pueblo County, CO. Punta Gorda, FL ..................................................................................................................................... Charlotte County, FL. Racine, WI ............................................................................................................................................... Racine County, WI. Raleigh-Cary, NC .................................................................................................................................... Franklin County, NC. Johnston County, NC. Wake County, NC. Rapid City, SD ........................................................................................................................................ Meade County, SD. Pennington County, SD. Reading, PA ............................................................................................................................................ Berks County, PA. Redding, CA ............................................................................................................................................ 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 1.0566 0.7700 0.8669 1.0616 0.9426 0.4185 0.9661 1.1454 0.9784 1.1339 1.2261 1.0639 0.9404 0.8668 0.8801 0.8630 0.9648 1.0203 0.9212 1.5584 47260 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued Urban area (constituent counties) CBSA Code 39900 ......................... 40060 ......................... 40140 ......................... 40220 ......................... 40340 ......................... 40380 ......................... 40420 ......................... 40484 ......................... 40580 ......................... 40660 ......................... 40900 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 40980 ......................... 41060 ......................... 41100 ......................... 41140 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 Wage index Shasta County, CA. Reno-Sparks, NV .................................................................................................................................... Storey County, NVWashoe County, NV. Richmond, VA ......................................................................................................................................... Amelia County, VA. Caroline County, VA. Charles City County, VA. Chesterfield County, VA. Cumberland County, VA. Dinwiddie County, VA. Goochland County, VA. Hanover County, VA. Henrico County, VA. King and Queen County, VA. King William County, VA. Louisa County, VA. New Kent County, VA. Powhatan County, VA. Prince George County, VA. Sussex County, VA. Colonial Heights City, VA. Hopewell City, VA. Petersburg City, VA. Richmond City, VA. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ................................................................................................... Riverside County, CA. San Bernardino County, CA. Roanoke, VA ........................................................................................................................................... Botetourt County, VA. Craig County, VA. Franklin County, VA. Roanoke County, VA. Roanoke City, VA. Salem City, VA. Rochester, MN ........................................................................................................................................ Dodge County, MN. Olmsted County, MN. Wabasha County, MN. Rochester, NY ......................................................................................................................................... Livingston County, NY. Monroe County, NY. Ontario County, NY. Orleans County, NY. Wayne County, NY. Rockford, IL ............................................................................................................................................. Boone County, IL. Winnebago County, IL. Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH ............................................................................................. Rockingham County, NH. Strafford County, NH. Rocky Mount, NC .................................................................................................................................... Edgecombe County, NC. Nash County, NC. Rome, GA ............................................................................................................................................... Floyd County, GA. Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA ............................................................................................... El Dorado County, CA. Placer County, CA. Sacramento County, CA. Yolo County, CA. Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI ................................................................................................... Saginaw County, MI. St. Cloud, MN .......................................................................................................................................... Benton County, MN. Stearns County, MN. St. George, UT ........................................................................................................................................ Washington County, UT. St. Joseph, MO-KS ................................................................................................................................. Doniphan County, KS. Andrew County, MO. Buchanan County, MO. 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 1.0596 0.9791 1.1463 0.9166 1.0802 0.8602 0.9938 1.0185 0.9018 0.8838 1.3777 0.8512 1.0724 0.9070 1.0255 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices 47261 TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued Urban area (constituent counties) CBSA Code 41180 ......................... 41420 ......................... 41500 ......................... 41540 ......................... 41620 ......................... 41660 ......................... 41700 ......................... 41740 ......................... 41780 ......................... 41884 ......................... 41900 ......................... 41940 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 41980 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 Wage index DeKalb County, MO. St. Louis, MO-IL ...................................................................................................................................... Bond County, IL. Calhoun County, IL. Clinton County, IL. Jersey County, IL. Macoupin County, IL. Madison County, IL. Monroe County, IL. St. Clair County, IL. Crawford County, MO. Franklin County, MO. Jefferson County, MO. Lincoln County, MO. St. Charles County, MO. St. Louis County, MO. Warren County, MO. Washington County, MO. St. Louis City, MO. Salem, OR ............................................................................................................................................... Marion County, OR. Polk County, OR. Salinas, CA ............................................................................................................................................. Monterey County, CA. Salisbury, MD .......................................................................................................................................... Somerset County, MD. Wicomico County, MD. Salt Lake City, UT ................................................................................................................................... Salt Lake County, UT. Summit County, UT. Tooele County, UT. San Angelo, TX ....................................................................................................................................... Irion County, TX. Tom Green County, TX. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX ............................................................................................................. Atascosa County, TX. Bandera County, TX. Bexar County, TX. Comal County, TX. Guadalupe County, TX. Kendall County, TX. Medina County, TX. Wilson County, TX. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA .................................................................................................... San Diego County, CA. Sandusky, OH ......................................................................................................................................... Erie County, OH. San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA ....................................................................................... Marin County, CA. San Francisco County, CA. San Mateo County, CA. ´ San German-Cabo Rojo, PR .................................................................................................................. Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR. Lajas Municipio, PR. Sabana Grande Municipio, PR. ´ San German Municipio, PR. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA .................................................................................................... San Benito County, CA. Santa Clara County, CA. San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR .......................................................................................................... Aguas Buenas Municipio, PR. Aibonito Municipio, PR. Arecibo Municipio, PR. Barceloneta Municipio, PR. Barranquitas Municipio, PR. ´ Bayamon Municipio, PR. Caguas Municipio, PR. Camuy Municipio, PR. ´ Canovanas Municipio, PR. Carolina Municipio, PR. ˜ Catano Municipio, PR. 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 0.9165 1.1224 1.5604 0.9227 0.9415 0.8273 0.9006 1.1950 0.8167 1.5904 0.4612 1.6878 0.4340 47262 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued Urban area (constituent counties) CBSA Code 42020 ......................... 42044 ......................... 42060 ......................... 42100 ......................... 42140 ......................... 42220 ......................... 42340 ......................... 42540 ......................... 42644 ......................... 42680 ......................... 43100 ......................... 43300 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 43340 ......................... 43580 ......................... 43620 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 Wage index Cayey Municipio, PR. Ciales Municipio, PR. Cidra Municipio, PR. ´ Comerıo Municipio, PR. Corozal Municipio, PR. Dorado Municipio, PR. Florida Municipio, PR. Guaynabo Municipio, PR. Gurabo Municipio, PR. Hatillo Municipio, PR. Humacao Municipio, PR. Juncos Municipio, PR. Las Piedras Municipio, PR. ´ Loıza Municipio, PR. ´ Manatı Municipio, PR. Maunabo Municipio, PR. Morovis Municipio, PR. Naguabo Municipio, PR. Naranjito Municipio, PR. Orocovis Municipio, PR. Quebradillas Municipio, PR. ´ Rıo Grande Municipio, PR. San Juan Municipio, PR. San Lorenzo Municipio, PR. Toa Alta Municipio, PR. Toa Baja Municipio, PR. Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR. Vega Alta Municipio, PR. Vega Baja Municipio, PR. Yabucoa Municipio, PR. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ......................................................................................................... San Luis Obispo County, CA. Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA ............................................................................................................... Orange County, CA. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA ................................................................................................. Santa Barbara County, CA. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ................................................................................................................... Santa Cruz County, CA. Santa Fe, NM .......................................................................................................................................... Santa Fe County, NM. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA ...................................................................................................................... Sonoma County, CA. Savannah, GA ......................................................................................................................................... Bryan County, GA. Chatham County, GA. Effingham County, GA. Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA .................................................................................................................... Lackawanna County, PA. Luzerne County, PA. Wyoming County, PA. Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA .................................................................................................................. King County, WA. Snohomish County, WA. Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL ...................................................................................................................... Indian River County, FL. Sheboygan, WI ........................................................................................................................................ Sheboygan County, WI. Sherman-Denison, TX ............................................................................................................................. Grayson County, TX. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA .................................................................................................................... Bossier Parish, LA. Caddo Parish, LA. De Soto Parish, LA. Sioux City, IA-NE-SD .............................................................................................................................. Woodbury County, IA. Dakota County, NE. Dixon County, NE. Union County, SD. Sioux Falls, SD ....................................................................................................................................... Lincoln County, SD. McCook County, SD. 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 1.3072 1.2042 1.2246 1.7111 1.0660 1.6102 0.9095 0.8328 1.1541 0.9032 0.9303 0.8011 0.8505 0.9538 0.9153 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices 47263 TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued Urban area (constituent counties) CBSA Code 43780 ......................... 43900 ......................... 44060 ......................... 44100 ......................... 44140 ......................... 44180 ......................... 44220 ......................... 44300 ......................... 44600 ......................... 44700 ......................... 44940 ......................... 45060 ......................... 45104 ......................... 45220 ......................... 45300 ......................... 45460 ......................... 45500 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 45780 ......................... 45820 ......................... 45940 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 Wage index Minnehaha County, SD. Turner County, SD. South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI ............................................................................................................... St. Joseph County, IN. Cass County, MI. Spartanburg, SC ..................................................................................................................................... Spartanburg County, SC. Spokane, WA .......................................................................................................................................... Spokane County, WA. Springfield, IL .......................................................................................................................................... Menard County, IL. Sangamon County, IL. Springfield, MA ........................................................................................................................................ Franklin County, MA. Hampden County, MA. Hampshire County, MA. Springfield, MO ....................................................................................................................................... Christian County, MO. Dallas County, MO. Greene County, MO. Polk County, MO. Webster County, MO. Springfield, OH ........................................................................................................................................ Clark County, OH. State College, PA .................................................................................................................................... Centre County, PA. Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV ................................................................................................................. Jefferson County, OH. Brooke County, WV. Hancock County, WV. Stockton, CA ........................................................................................................................................... San Joaquin County, CA. Sumter, SC .............................................................................................................................................. Sumter County, SC. Syracuse, NY .......................................................................................................................................... Madison County, NY. Onondaga County, NY. Oswego County, NY. Tacoma, WA ........................................................................................................................................... Pierce County, WA. Tallahassee, FL ....................................................................................................................................... Gadsden County, FL. Jefferson County, FL. Leon County, FL. Wakulla County, FL. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL .................................................................................................... Hernando County, FL. Hillsborough County, FL. Pasco County, FL. Pinellas County, FL. Terre Haute, IN ....................................................................................................................................... Clay County, IN. Sullivan County, IN. Vermillion County, IN. Vigo County, IN. Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR ............................................................................................................... Miller County, AR. Bowie County, TX. Toledo, OH .............................................................................................................................................. Fulton County, OH. Lucas County, OH. Ottawa County, OH. Wood County, OH. Topeka, KS ............................................................................................................................................. Jackson County, KS. Jefferson County, KS. Osage County, KS. Shawnee County, KS. Wabaunsee County, KS. Trenton-Ewing, NJ .................................................................................................................................. Mercer County, NJ. 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 0.9426 0.9325 1.0504 0.8958 1.0247 0.8680 0.8981 0.9251 0.7054 1.3052 0.7551 0.9776 1.1384 0.8593 0.9072 0.9209 0.7937 0.9148 0.8818 1.0062 47264 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued CBSA Code Urban area (constituent counties) 46060 ......................... Tucson, AZ .............................................................................................................................................. Pima County, AZ. Tulsa, OK ................................................................................................................................................ Creek County, OK. Okmulgee County, OK. Osage County, OK. Pawnee County, OK. Rogers County, OK. Tulsa County, OK. Wagoner County, OK. Tuscaloosa, AL ....................................................................................................................................... Greene County, AL. Hale County, AL. Tuscaloosa County, AL. Tyler, TX .................................................................................................................................................. Smith County, TX. Utica-Rome, NY ...................................................................................................................................... Herkimer County, NY. Oneida County, NY. Valdosta, GA ........................................................................................................................................... Brooks County, GA. Echols County, GA. Lanier County, GA. Lowndes County, GA. Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ................................................................................................................................ Solano County, CA. Victoria, TX .............................................................................................................................................. Calhoun County, TX. Goliad County, TX. Victoria County, TX. Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ .............................................................................................................. Cumberland County, NJ. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC ...................................................................................... Currituck County, NC. Gloucester County, VA. Isle of Wight County, VA. James City County, VA. Mathews County, VA. Surry County, VA. York County, VA. Chesapeake City, VA. Hampton City, VA. Newport News City, VA. Norfolk City, VA. Poquoson City, VA. Portsmouth City, VA. Suffolk City, VA. Virginia Beach City, VA. Williamsburg City, VA. Visalia-Porterville, CA ............................................................................................................................. Tulare County, CA. Waco, TX ................................................................................................................................................ McLennan County, TX. Warner Robins, GA ................................................................................................................................. Houston County, GA. Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI ........................................................................................................... Lapeer County, MI. Livingston County, MI. Macomb County, MI. Oakland County, MI. St. Clair County, MI. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ................................................................................. District of Columbia, DC. Calvert County, MD. Charles County, MD. Prince George’s County, MD. Arlington County, VA. Clarke County, VA. Fairfax County, VA. Fauquier County, VA. Loudoun County, VA. 46140 ......................... 46220 ......................... 46340 ......................... 46540 ......................... 46660 ......................... 46700 ......................... 47020 ......................... 47220 ......................... 47260 ......................... 47300 ......................... 47380 ......................... 47580 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 47644 ......................... 47894 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM Wage index 07AUN2 0.9318 0.8362 0.8664 0.8335 0.8441 0.7997 1.4636 0.8434 1.0222 0.9001 1.0343 0.8559 0.8245 0.9625 1.0807 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices 47265 TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued Urban area (constituent counties) CBSA Code 47940 ......................... 48140 ......................... 48300 ......................... 48424 ......................... 48540 ......................... 48620 ......................... 48660 ......................... 48700 ......................... 48864 ......................... 48900 ......................... 49020 ......................... 49180 ......................... 49340 ......................... 49420 ......................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 49500 ......................... 49620 ......................... 49660 ......................... 49700 ......................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 Wage index Prince William County, VA. Spotsylvania County, VA. Stafford County, VA. Warren County, VA. Alexandria City, VA. Fairfax City, VA. Falls Church City, VA. Fredericksburg City, VA. Manassas City, VA. Manassas Park City, VA. Jefferson County, WV. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA ......................................................................................................................... Black Hawk County, IA. Bremer County, IA. Grundy County, IA. Wausau, WI ............................................................................................................................................. Marathon County, WI. Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA .......................................................................................................... Chelan County, WA. Douglas County, WA. West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL ............................................................................... Palm Beach County, FL. Wheeling, WV-OH ................................................................................................................................... Belmont County, OH. Marshall County, WV. Ohio County, WV. Wichita, KS .............................................................................................................................................. Butler County, KS. Harvey County, KS. Sedgwick County, KS. Sumner County, KS. Wichita Falls, TX ..................................................................................................................................... Archer County, TX. Clay County, TX. Wichita County, TX. Williamsport, PA ...................................................................................................................................... Lycoming County, PA. Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ ........................................................................................................................... New Castle County, DE. Cecil County, MD. Salem County, NJ. Wilmington, NC ....................................................................................................................................... Brunswick County, NC. New Hanover County, NC. Pender County, NC. Winchester, VA-WV ................................................................................................................................ Frederick County, VA. Winchester City, VA. Hampshire County, WV. Winston-Salem, NC ................................................................................................................................. Davie County, NC. Forsyth County, NC. Stokes County, NC. Yadkin County, NC. Worcester, MA ........................................................................................................................................ Worcester County, MA. Yakima, WA ............................................................................................................................................ Yakima County, WA. Yauco, PR ............................................................................................................................................... ´ Guanica Municipio, PR. Guayanilla Municipio, PR. ˜ Penuelas Municipio, PR. Yauco Municipio, PR. York-Hanover, PA ................................................................................................................................... York County, PA. Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA ................................................................................................ Mahoning County, OH. Trumbull County, OH. Mercer County, PA. Yuba City, CA ......................................................................................................................................... Sutter County, CA. 18:19 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN2.SGM 07AUN2 0.8372 0.8962 1.0168 0.9823 0.6735 0.8696 1.0097 0.8084 1.0662 0.9107 0.9106 0.8343 1.1076 1.0433 0.3757 0.9675 0.8328 1.1808 47266 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices TABLE 1—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS—Continued CBSA Code Urban area (constituent counties) 49740 ......................... Yuba County, CA. Yuma, AZ ................................................................................................................................................ Yuma County, AZ. 1 At Wage index 0.9350 this time, there are no hospitals located in this urban area on which to base a wage index. TABLE 2—FY 2013 WAGE INDEX BASED ON CBSA LABOR MARKET AREAS FOR RURAL AREAS mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 State code Nonurban area Wage index 1 ................................. 2 ................................. 3 ................................. 4 ................................. 5 ................................. 6 ................................. 7 ................................. 8 ................................. 10 ............................... 11 ............................... 12 ............................... 13 ............................... 14 ............................... 15 ............................... 16 ............................... 17 ............................... 18 ............................... 19 ............................... 20 ............................... 21 ............................... 22 ............................... 23 ............................... 24 ............................... 25 ............................... 26 ............................... 27 ............................... 28 ............................... 29 ............................... 30 ............................... 31 ............................... 32 ............................... 33 ............................... 34 ............................... 35 ............................... 36 ............................... 37 ............................... 38 ............................... 39 ............................... 40 ............................... 41 ............................... 42 ............................... 43 ............................... 44 ............................... 45 ............................... 46 ............................... 47 ............................... 48 ............................... 49 ............................... 50 ............................... 51 ............................... 52 ............................... 53 ............................... 65 ............................... Alabama .................................................................................................................................................. Alaska ...................................................................................................................................................... Arizona .................................................................................................................................................... Arkansas ................................................................................................................................................. California ................................................................................................................................................. Colorado .................................................................................................................................................. Connecticut ............................................................................................................................................. Delaware ................................................................................................................................................. Florida ..................................................................................................................................................... Georgia .................................................................................................................................................... Hawaii ...................................................................................................................................................... Idaho ....................................................................................................................................................... Illinois ...................................................................................................................................................... Indiana ..................................................................................................................................................... Iowa ......................................................................................................................................................... Kansas .................................................................................................................................................... Kentucky .................................................................................................................................................. Louisiana ................................................................................................................................................. Maine ....................................................................................................................................................... Maryland .................................................................................................................................................. Massachusetts 1 ...................................................................................................................................... Michigan .................................................................................................................................................. Minnesota ................................................................................................................................................ Mississippi ............................................................................................................................................... Missouri ................................................................................................................................................... Montana .................................................................................................................................................. Nebraska ................................................................................................................................................. Nevada .................................................................................................................................................... New Hampshire ....................................................................................................................................... New Jersey 1 ........................................................................................................................................... New Mexico ............................................................................................................................................. New York ................................................................................................................................................. North Carolina ......................................................................................................................................... North Dakota ........................................................................................................................................... Ohio ......................................................................................................................................................... Oklahoma ................................................................................................................................................ Oregon .................................................................................................................................................... Pennsylvania ........................................................................................................................................... Puerto Rico 1 ........................................................................................................................................... Rhode Island 1 ......................................................................................................................................... South Carolina ........................................................................................................................................ South Dakota .......................................................................................................................................... Tennessee ............................................................................................................................................... Texas ....................................................................................................................................................... Utah ......................................................................................................................................................... Vermont ................................................................................................................................................... Virgin Islands ........................................................................................................................................... Virginia .................................................................................................................................................... Washington ............................................................................................................................................. West Virginia ........................................................................................................................................... Wisconsin ................................................................................................................................................ Wyoming ................................................................................................................................................. Guam ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.7260 1.2846 0.8826 0.7194 1.2194 1.0126 1.1287 1.0008 0.8361 0.7547 1.1200 0.7531 0.8426 0.8551 0.8618 0.8041 0.7825 0.7749 0.8581 0.9291 1.3962 0.8295 0.9107 0.7539 0.7673 0.8615 0.8872 0.9637 1.0441 ............................ 0.8878 0.8152 0.8288 0.7295 0.8455 0.7848 1.0337 0.8450 0.4047 ............................ 0.8277 0.8300 0.7734 0.7934 0.8719 0.9709 0.7505 0.7817 1.0231 0.7371 0.8977 0.9433 0.9611 1 All counties within the State are classified as urban, with the exception of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has areas designated as rural; however, no short-term, acute care hospitals are located in the area(s) for FY 2013. The rural Massachusetts wage index is calculated as the average of all contiguous CBSAs. The Puerto Rico wage index is the same as FY 2012. 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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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RIN 0938-AR22

Medicare Program; Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective
Payment System--Update for Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2012 (FY
2013)

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice updates the prospective payment rates for Medicare
inpatient hospital services provided by inpatient psychiatric
facilities (IPFs). These changes are applicable to IPF discharges
occurring during the fiscal year (FY) beginning October 1, 2012 through
September 30, 2013.

DATES: Effective Date: The updated IPF prospective payment rates are
effective for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2012 through
September 30, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorothy Myrick or Jana Lindquist,
(410) 786-4533 (for general information). Mary Carol Barron, (410) 786-
7943, or Bridget Dickensheets, (410) 786-8670, (for information
regarding the market basket and labor-related share).
Theresa Bean, (410) 786-2287 (for information regarding the
regulatory impact analysis).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Executive Summary

A. Purpose

This notice updates the prospective payment rates for Medicare
inpatient hospital services provided by inpatient psychiatric
facilitates for discharges occurring during the fiscal year (FY)
beginning October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013.
Section 124 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP (State Children's
Health Insurance Program) Balanced Budget Refinement Act of the 1999
(BBRA) (Pub. L. 106-113) required implementation of the inpatient
psychiatric facilities (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS).
Specifically, section 124 of the BBRA mandated that the Secretary
develop a per diem PPS for inpatient hospital services furnished in
psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units that includes an adequate
patient classification system that reflects the differences in patient
resource use and costs among psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric
units.
Section 405(g)(2) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement,
and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108-173) extended the IPF
PPS to distinct part psychiatric units of critical access hospitals
(CAHs).
To implement these provisions, we published various notices, and
proposed and final rules in the Federal Register.

B. Summary of the Major Provisions

In this notice, we update the IPF PPS, as specified in 42 CFR
412.428. The updates include the following:
The FY 2008-based Rehabilitation, Psychiatric, and Long
Term Care (RPL) market basket update of 2.7 percent adjusted by a 0.1
percentage point reduction as required by section 1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) of
the Social Security Act (the Act) and a 0.7 percentage point reduction
as required by 1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of the Act.
The fixed dollar loss threshold amount in order to
maintain the appropriate outlier percentage.
The electroconvulsive therapy payment by a factor
specified by CMS.
The national urban and rural cost-to-charge ratio medians
and ceilings.
The cost of living adjustment factors for IPFs located in
Alaska and Hawaii, if appropriate.
Description of the ICD-9-CM and MS-DRG classification
changes discussed in the annual update to the hospital inpatient PPS
regulations.
Use of the best available hospital wage index and
information regarding whether an adjustment to the Federal per diem
base rate is needed to maintain budget neutrality.
The MS-DRG listing and comorbidity categories to reflect
the ICD-9-CM revisions effective October 1, 2012.
Retaining the 17 percent adjustment for IPFs located in
rural areas, the 1.31 adjustment for IPFs with a qualifying emergency
department, the 0.5150 teaching adjustment to the Federal per diem
rate, the MS-DRG adjustment factors and comorbidity adjustment factors
currently being paid to IPFs for RY 2012

C. Summary of Costs and Benefits

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Provision description Total costs Total benefits
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FY 2013 IPF PPS payment rate The overall economic ....................
update. impact of this
notice is an
estimated $36
million in
increased payments
to IPFs during FY
2013.
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Table of Contents

To assist readers in referencing sections contained in this
document, we are providing the following table of contents.

I. Executive Summary
A. Purpose
B. Summary of Major Provisions
C. Summary of Costs and Benefits
II. Background
A. Annual Requirements for Updating the IPF PPS
B. Overview of the Legislative Requirements of the IPF PPS
C. General Overview of the IPF PPS
III. Transition Period for Implementation of the IPF PPS
IV. Changing the IPF PPS Payment Rate Update Period From a Rate Year
to a Fiscal Year
V. Market Basket for the IPF PPS
A. Background
B. FY 2013 Market Basket Update
C. Labor-Related Share
VI. Updates to the IPF PPS for FY Beginning October 1, 2012
A. Determining the Standardized Budget-Neutral Federal Per Diem
Base Rate
1. Standardization of the Federal Per Diem Base Rate and
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Rate
2. Calculation of the Budget Neutrality Adjustment
a. Outlier Adjustment
b. Stop-Loss Provision Adjustment
c. Behavioral Offset
B. Update of the Federal Per Diem Base Rate and
Electroconvulsive Therapy Rate
VII. Update of the IPF PPS Adjustment Factors
A. Overview of the IPF PPS Adjustment Factors
B. Patient-Level Adjustments
1. Adjustment for MS-DRG Assignment
2. Payment for Comorbid Conditions
3. Patient Age Adjustments
4. Variable Per Diem Adjustments
C. Facility-Level Adjustments
1. Wage Index Adjustment
a. Background
b. Wage Index for FY 2013
c. OMB Bulletins
2. Adjustment for Rural Location
3. Teaching Adjustment
a. FTE Intern and Resident Cap Adjustment
b. Temporary Adjustment to FTE Cap To Reflect Residents Added
Due to Hospital Closure
c. Temporary Adjustment to FTE Cap To Reflect Residents Affected
by Residency Program Closure

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i. Receiving IPF
ii. IPF That Closed Its Program
4. Cost of Living Adjustment for IPFs Located in Alaska and
Hawaii
5. Adjustment for IPFs With a Qualifying Emergency Department
(ED)
D. Other Payment Adjustments and Policies
1. Outlier Payments
a. Update to the Outlier Fixed Dollar Loss Threshold Amount
b. Update to IPF Cost-to-Charge Ratio Ceilings
2. Expiration of the Stop-Loss Provision
3. Future Refinements
VIII. Secretary's Recommendations
IX. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking
X. Collection of Information Requirements
XI. Regulatory Impact Analysis
Addenda

Acronyms

Because of the many terms to which we refer by acronym in this
notice, we are listing the acronyms used and their corresponding
meanings in alphabetical order below:

BBRA Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP [State Children's Health Insurance
Program] Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999, (Pub. L. 106-113)
CBSA Core-Based Statistical Area
CCR Cost-to-charge ratio
CAH Critical access hospital
DSM-IV-TR Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Fourth Edition--Text Revision
DRGs Diagnosis-related groups
FY Federal fiscal year (October 1 through September 30)
ICD-9-CM International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision,
Clinical Modification
IPFs Inpatient psychiatric facilities
IRFs Inpatient rehabilitation facilities
LTCHs Long-term care hospitals
MedPAR Medicare provider analysis and review file
RPL Rehabilitation, Psychiatric, and Long-Term Care
RY Rate Year (July 1 through June 30)
TEFRA Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, (Pub. L. 97-
248)

II. Background

A. Annual Requirements for Updating the IPF PPS

In November 2004, we implemented the inpatient psychiatric
facilities (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS) in a final rule that
appeared in the November 15, 2004 Federal Register (69 FR 66922). In
developing the IPF PPS, in order to ensure that the IPF PPS is able to
account adequately for each IPF's case-mix, we performed an extensive
regression analysis of the relationship between the per diem costs and
certain patient and facility characteristics to determine those
characteristics associated with statistically significant cost
differences on a per diem basis. For characteristics with statistically
significant cost differences, we used the regression coefficients of
those variables to determine the size of the corresponding payment
adjustments.
In that final rule, we explained that we believe it is important to
delay updating the adjustment factors derived from the regression
analysis until we have IPF PPS data that includes as much information
as possible regarding the patient-level characteristics of the
population that each IPF serves. Therefore, we indicated that we did
not intend to update the regression analysis and recalculate the
Federal per diem base rate and the patient-and facility-level
adjustments until we complete that analysis. Until that analysis is
complete, we stated our intention to publish a notice in the Federal
Register each spring to update the IPF PPS (71 FR 27041). In the May 6,
2011 IPF PPS final rule (76 FR 26432), we changed the payment rate
update period to a rate year (RY) that coincides with a fiscal year
(FY) update. Therefore, future update notices will be published in the
Federal Register in the summer to be effective on October 1. For
further discussion on changing the IPF PPS payment rate update period
from a RY to a FY, see the IPF PPS final rule published in the Federal
Register on May 6, 2011 (76 FR 26434 through 26435).
Updates to the IPF PPS, as specified in 42 CFR Sec. 412.428,
include the following:
A description of the methodology and data used to
calculate the updated Federal per diem base payment amount.
The rate of increase factor as described in Sec.
412.424(a)(2)(iii), which is based on the Excluded Hospital with
Capital market basket under the update methodology of section
1886(b)(3)(B)(ii) of the Act for each year (effective from the
implementation period until June 30, 2006).
For discharges occurring on or after July 1, 2006, the
rate of increase factor for the Federal portion of the IPF's payment,
which is based on the Rehabilitation, Psychiatric, and Long-Term Care
(RPL) market basket.
The best available hospital wage index and information
regarding whether an adjustment to the Federal per diem base rate is
needed to maintain budget neutrality.
Updates to the fixed dollar loss threshold amount in order
to maintain the appropriate outlier percentage.
Description of the International Classification of
Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) coding and
diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) classification changes discussed in the
annual update to the hospital inpatient prospective payment system
(IPPS) regulations.
Update to the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) payment by a
factor specified by CMS.
Update to the national urban and rural cost-to-charge
ratio medians and ceilings.
Update to the cost of living adjustment factors for IPFs
located in Alaska and Hawaii, if appropriate.
Our most recent IPF PPS annual update occurred in the May 6, 2011
Federal Register final rule (76 FR 26432) (hereinafter referred to as
the May 2011 IPF PPS final rule) that set forth updates to the IPF PPS
payment rates for RY 2012. That final rule updated the IPF PPS per diem
payment rates that were published in the April 2010 IPF PPS notice in
accordance with our established policies.
Since implementation of the IPF PPS, we have explained that we
believe it is important to delay updating the adjustment factors
derived from the regression analysis until we have IPF PPS data that
include as much information as possible regarding the patient-level
characteristics of the population that each IPF serves. Because we are
now approximately 7 years into the system, we believe that we have
enough data to begin that process. Therefore, we have begun the
necessary analysis to make future refinements. While we do not propose
to make refinements in this notice, as explained in section V.D.3
below, we expect that in the future rulemaking, for FY 2014, we will be
ready to propose potential refinements.

B. Overview of the Legislative Requirements of the IPF PPS

Section 124 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP (State Children's
Health Insurance Program) Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (BBRA)
(Pub. L. 106-113) required implementation of the IPF PPS. Specifically,
section 124 of the BBRA mandated that the Secretary develop a per diem
PPS for inpatient hospital services furnished in psychiatric hospitals
and psychiatric units that includes an adequate patient classification
system that reflects the differences in patient resource use and costs
among psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units.
Section 405(g)(2) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement,
and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108-173) extended the IPF
PPS to distinct part psychiatric units of critical access hospitals
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To implement these provisions, we published various proposed and
final rules in the Federal Register. For more information regarding
these rules, see the CMS Web site https://www.cms.hhs.gov/InpatientPsychFacilPPS/.
Section 3401(f) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(Pub. L. 111-148) as amended by section 10319(e) of that Act and by
section 1105(d) of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of
2010 (Pub. L. 111-152) (hereafter referred to as ``the Affordable Care
Act'') added subsection (s) to section 1886 of the Act.
Section 1886(s)(1) is titled ``Reference to Establishment and
Implementation of System'' and it refers to section 124 of the
Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999,
which relates to the establishment of the IPF PPS.
Section 1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of the Act requires the application of the
productivity adjustment described in section 1886(b)(3)(B)(xi)(II) of
the Act to the IPF PPS for the RY beginning in 2012 (that is, a RY that
coincides with a FY) and each subsequent RY. For the RY beginning in
2012 (that is, FY 2013), the reduction is equal to 0.7 percentage
point, which we are implementing in this notice. Section
1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) of the Act requires the application of an ``other
adjustment'' that reduces any update to an IPF PPS base rate by
percentages specified in section 1886(s)(3) of the Act for RY beginning
in 2010 through the RY beginning in 2019. For the RY beginning in 2012
(that is, FY 2013), section 1886(s)(3)(B) of the Act requires the
reduction to be 0.1 percentage point. We are implementing that
provision in this FY 2013 IPF PPS notice.
Section 1886(s)(4) of the Act requires the establishment of a
quality data reporting program for the IPF PPS beginning in RY 2014. We
proposed new requirements for quality reporting for IPFs in the
``Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System for Acute Care
Hospitals and the Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System
and Fiscal Year 2013 Rates'' proposed rule (May 11, 2012) (77 FR 27870,
28105 through 28116).

C. General Overview of the IPF PPS

The November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66922) established the
IPF PPS, as authorized under section 124 of the BBRA and codified at
subpart N of part 412 of the Medicare regulations. The November 2004
IPF PPS final rule set forth the per diem Federal rates for the
implementation year (the 18-month period from January 1, 2005 through
June 30, 2006), and it provided payment for the inpatient operating and
capital costs to IPFs for covered psychiatric services they furnish
(that is, routine, ancillary, and capital costs, but not costs of
approved educational activities, bad debts, and other services or items
that are outside the scope of the IPF PPS). Covered psychiatric
services include services for which benefits are provided under the
fee-for-service Part A (Hospital Insurance Program) Medicare program.
The IPF PPS established the Federal per diem base rate for each
patient day in an IPF derived from the national average daily routine
operating, ancillary, and capital costs in IPFs in FY 2002. The average
per diem cost was updated to the midpoint of the first year under the
IPF PPS, standardized to account for the overall positive effects of
the IPF PPS payment adjustments, and adjusted for budget neutrality.
The Federal per diem payment under the IPF PPS is comprised of the
Federal per diem base rate described above and certain patient- and
facility-level payment adjustments that were found in the regression
analysis to be associated with statistically significant per diem cost
differences.
The patient-level adjustments include age, DRG assignment,
comorbidities, and variable per diem adjustments to reflect higher per
diem costs in the early days of an IPF stay. Facility-level adjustments
include adjustments for the IPF's wage index, rural location, teaching
status, a cost of living adjustment for IPFs located in Alaska and
Hawaii, and presence of a qualifying emergency department (ED).
The IPF PPS provides additional payment policies for: outlier
cases; stop-loss protection (which was applicable only during the IPF
PPS transition period); interrupted stays; and a per treatment
adjustment for patients who undergo ECT.
A complete discussion of the regression analysis appears in the
November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66933 through 66936).
Section 124 of BBRA does not specify an annual update rate strategy
for the IPF PPS and is broadly written to give the Secretary discretion
in establishing an update methodology. Therefore, in the November 2004
IPF PPS final rule, we implemented the IPF PPS using the following
update strategy:
Calculate the final Federal per diem base rate to be
budget neutral for the 18-month period of January 1, 2005 through June
30, 2006.
Use a July 1 through June 30 annual update cycle.
Allow the IPF PPS first update to be effective for
discharges on or after July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.

III. Transition Period for Implementation of the IPF PPS

In the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we provided for a 3-year
transition period. During this 3-year transition period, an IPF's total
payment under the PPS was based on an increasing percentage of the
Federal rate with a corresponding decreasing percentage of the IPF PPS
payment that is based on reasonable cost concepts. However, effective
for cost reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2008, IPF
PPS payments are based on 100 percent of the Federal rate.

IV. Changing the IPF PPS Payment Rate Update Period From a Rate Year to
a Fiscal Year

In the RY 2012 IPF PPS proposed rule (76 FR 4998) and final rule
(76 FR 26432), we revised the IPF PPS payment rate update period by
switching from a RY (that is July 1 through June 30) to a period that
coincides with a FY (that is, October 1 through September 30).
Beginning with the update period that begins in 2012, that is, FY 2013,
we now refer to update periods as FY. We specified that this change in
the annual update period would allow us to consolidate Medicare
publications by aligning the IPF PPS update with the annual update of
the ICD-9-CM codes, which are effective on October 1 of each year. In
addition to our annual proposed and final rulemaking documents, we
publish a change request transmittal every August updating the ICD-9-CM
codes related to the DRG and comorbidity adjustments. By aligning the
IPF PPS with the same update period as the ICD-9-CM codes, we
eliminated the need to publish a transmittal off-cycle.
We maintain the same diagnostic coding and DRG classification for
IPFs that are used under the IPPS for providing the psychiatric care.
When the IPF PPS was implemented, we adopted the same diagnostic code
set and DRG patient classification systems (that is, the CMS DRGs) that
was used at the time under the hospital prospective payment system
(IPPS). Every year, changes to the ICD-9-CM coding system are addressed
in the IPPS proposed and final rules. These changes are effective
October 1 of each year and must be used by acute care hospitals as well
as other providers to report diagnostic and procedure information. The
IPF PPS has always incorporated ICD-9-CM coding changes made in the
annual IPPS update. This change to the

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annual payment rate update period allows the annual update to the rates
and the ICD-9-CM coding update to occur on the same schedule and appear
in the same Federal Register document.
Our intent in making the change in the payment rate update schedule
was to place the IPF PPS on the same update cycle as other PPSs, making
it administratively efficient. To smoothly transition into a payment
update period that runs from October 1 through September 30, we
proposed and finalized that the RY 2012 period run from July 1, 2011
through September 30, 2012, so that the RY 2012 would be 15 months. As
proposed and finalized, after RY 2012, the rate update period for the
IPF PPS payment rates and other policy changes begin on October 1
through September 30. Therefore, the update cycle for FY 2013 will be
October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. In the May 2011 final rule,
we changed the regulations at Sec. 412.402 to add the term ``Inpatient
Psychiatric Facilities prospective payment system rate year'' which
means October 1 through September 30. We proposed and finalized that
the RY would be referred to as a FY. For further discussion of the 15-
month market basket update for RY 2012 and changing the payment rate
update period from a RY to a FY, we refer readers to the RY 2012 IPF
PPS proposed rule (76 FR 4998) and the RY 2012 IPF PPS final rule (76
FR 26432).

V. Market Basket for the IPF PPS

A. Background

The input price index (that is, the market basket) that was used to
develop the IPF PPS was the Excluded Hospital with Capital market
basket. This market basket was based on 1997 Medicare cost report data
and included data for Medicare participating IPFs, inpatient
rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), long-term care hospitals (LTCHs),
cancer hospitals, and children's hospitals. Although ``market basket''
technically describes the mix of goods and services used in providing
hospital care, this term is also commonly used to denote the input
price index (that is, cost category weights and price proxies combined)
derived from that market basket. Accordingly, the term ``market
basket'' as used in this document refers to a hospital input price
index.
Beginning with the May 2006 IPF PPS final rule (71 FR 27046 through
27054), IPF PPS payments were updated using a FY 2002-based market
basket reflecting the operating and capital cost structures for IRFs,
IPFs, and LTCHs (hereafter referred to as the Rehabilitation,
Psychiatric, and Long-Term Care (RPL) market basket).
We excluded cancer and children's hospitals from the RPL market
basket because these hospitals are not reimbursed through a PPS;
rather, their payments are based entirely on reasonable costs subject
to rate-of-increase limits established under the authority of section
1886(b) of the Act, which are implemented in regulations at Sec.
413.40. Moreover, the FY 2002 cost structures for cancer and children's
hospitals are noticeably different than the cost structures of the
IRFs, IPFs, and LTCHs. A complete discussion of the FY 2002-based RPL
market basket appears in the May 2006 IPF PPS final rule (71 FR 27046
through 27054).
In the May 1, 2009 IPF PPS notice (74 FR 20362), we expressed our
interest in exploring the possibility of creating a stand-alone IPF
market basket that reflects the cost structures of only IPF providers.
We noted that, of the available options, one would be to join the
Medicare cost report data from freestanding IPF providers (presently
incorporated into the FY 2002-based RPL market basket) with data from
hospital-based IPF providers (not currently incorporated in any market
basket cost weights). We indicated that an examination of the Medicare
cost report data comparing freestanding and hospital-based IPFs
revealed considerable differences between the two with respect to cost
levels and cost structures. At that time, we were unable to fully
understand the differences between these two types of IPF providers. As
a result, we felt that further research was required, therefore we
solicited public comment for additional information that might help us
to better understand the reasons for the variations in costs and cost
structures, as indicated by the cost report data, between freestanding
and hospital-based IPFs (74 FR 20376).
We summarized the public comments received and our responses in the
April 2010 IPF PPS notice (75 FR 23111 through 23113). Despite
receiving comments from the public on this issue, we remain unable to
understand the observed differences in costs and cost structures
between hospital-based and freestanding IPFs. Therefore, we do not
believe it is appropriate, at this time, to incorporate data from
hospital-based IPFs with those of freestanding IPFs to create a stand-
alone IPF market basket.
We continue to explore the viability of creating two separate
market baskets from the current RPL, one which may include freestanding
IPFs and freestanding IRFs and be used to update payments under both
the IPF and IRF payment systems. We also are still considering the
possibility of creating a stand-alone IPF market basket. We recently
proposed a stand-alone LTCH market basket, in the May 11, 2012 FY 2013
IPPS/LTCH proposed rule (77 FR 27870 at 28019). In the RY 2012 IPF PPS
proposed rule (76 FR 5001), we welcomed public comment on the
possibility of using a rehabilitation and psychiatric (RP) market
basket to update IPF payments in the future. Comments received and our
responses are summarized in the RY 2012 final rule (76 FR 26436). We
note that comments received were in support of our efforts, and we are
continuing to investigate the viability of alternative market baskets.
Any possible changes to the market basket used to update IPF payments
would appear in a future rulemaking and be subject to public comment.
In the RY 2012 IPF PPS proposed rule (76 FR 4998) and final rule
(76 FR 26432), we rebased and revised the RPL market basket to reflect
a 2008 base year. We also proposed and finalized the use of the 2008-
based RPL market basket to update IPF payments. Therefore, for the FY
2013 IPF PPS update, we are using the percentage increase in the 2008-
based RPL market basket to determine the IPF PPS market basket update.

B. FY 2013 Market Basket Update

The FY 2013 update for the IPF PPS using the FY 2008-based RPL
market basket and Information Handling Services (IHS) Global Insight's
second quarter 2012 forecast for the market basket components is 2.7
percent (prior to the application of any statutory adjustments). This
includes increases in both the operating and the capital components for
FY 2013 (that is, October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013). IHS
Global Insight, Inc. is a nationally recognized economic and financial
forecasting firm that contracts with CMS to forecast the components of
the market baskets.
As previously described in section I.B, section 1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of
the Affordable Care Act requires the application of the productivity
adjustment described in section 1886(b)(3)(B)(xi)(II) of the Act to the
IPF PPS for the RY beginning in 2012 and each subsequent RY. The
statute defines the productivity adjustment to be equal to the 10-year
moving average of changes in annual economy-wide private nonfarm
business multifactor productivity (MFP) (as projected by the Secretary
for the 10-year period ending with the applicable FY, year, cost
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the agency that publishes
the official measure of private non-farm business MFP. We refer readers
to the BLS Web site at https://www.bls.gov/mfp to obtain the BLS
historical published MFP data. The MFP adjustment for FY 2013
applicable to the IPF PPS is derived using a projection of MFP that is
currently produced by IHS Global Insight, Inc. For a detailed
description of the model currently used by IHS Global Insight, Inc. to
project MFP, as well as a description of how the MFP adjustment is
calculated, we refer readers to the FY 2012 IPPS/LTCH final rule (76 FR
51690 through 51692). Based on IHS Global Insight, Inc 2012 second
quarter forecast, the productivity adjustment for the RY beginning in
2012 (that is FY 2013) is 0.7 percentage point. Section
1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) of the Act requires the application of an ``other
adjustment'' that reduces any update to an IPF PPS base rate by
percentages specified in section 1886(s)(3) of the Act for rate years
beginning in 2010 through the RY beginning in 2019. For the RY
beginning in 2012 (that is, FY 2013), the reduction is 0.1 percentage
point. We are implementing the productivity adjustment and ``other
adjustment'' for FY 2013 in this FY 2013 IPF PPS notice.

C. Labor-Related Share

Due to the variations in costs and geographic wage levels, we
believe that payment rates under the IPF PPS should continue to be
adjusted by a geographic wage index. This wage index would apply to the
labor-related portion of the Federal per diem base rate, hereafter
referred to as the labor-related share.
The labor-related share is determined by identifying the national
average proportion of total costs that are related to, influenced by,
or vary with the local labor market. We classify a cost category as
labor-related if the costs are labor-intensive and vary with the local
labor market. Based on our definition of the labor-related share, we
include in the labor-related share the sum of the relative importance
of Wages and Salaries, Employee Benefits, Professional Fees: Labor-
related, Administrative and Business Support Services, All Other:
Labor-related Services, and a portion of the Capital-Related cost
weight.
Therefore, to determine the labor-related share for the IPF PPS for
FY 2013, we used the FY 2008-based RPL market basket cost weights
relative importance to determine the labor-related share for the IPF
PPS. This estimate of the FY 2013 labor-related share is based on IHS
Global Insight Inc.'s second quarter 2012 forecast, which is the same
forecast used to derive the FY 2013 market basket update.
Table 1 below shows the FY 2013 relative importance labor-related
share using the FY 2008-based RPL market basket along with the FY 2012
relative importance labor-related share.

Table 1--FY 2013 Relative Importance Labor-Related Share and the RY 2012
(15-Month) Relative Importance Labor-Related Share Based on the FY 2008-
Based RPL Market Basket
------------------------------------------------------------------------
RY 2012 FY 2013
Relative Relative
importance importance
labor-related labor-related
share \1\ share \2\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wages and Salaries...................... 49.049 48.796
Employee Benefits....................... 13.036 13.021
Professional Fees: Labor-Related........ 2.073 2.070
Administrative and Business............. 0.416 0.417
Support Services........................
All Other: Labor-Related Services....... 2.094 2.077
Subtotal................................ 66.668 66.381
Labor-Related Portion of Capital Costs 3.649 3.600
(46%)..................................
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Total Labor-Related Share........... 70.317 69.981
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Published in the RY 2012 IPF PPS final rule (76 FR 26447) and based
on the IHS Global Insight, Inc. first quarter 2011 forecast of the
2008-based RPL market basket. RY 2012 represents a 15-month update,
which includes the period July 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012.
\2\ Based on IHS Global Insight, Inc. second quarter 2012 forecast of
the 2008-based RPL market basket.

The labor-related share for FY 2013 is the sum of the FY 2013
relative importance of each labor-related cost category, and would
reflect the different rates of price change for these cost categories
between the base year (FY 2008) and FY 2013. The sum of the relative
importance for FY 2013 for operating costs (Wages and Salaries,
Employee Benefits, Professional Fees: Labor-Related, Administrative and
Business Support Services, and All Other: Labor-related Services) is
66.381 percent, as shown in Table 1 above. The portion of Capital-
related cost that is influenced by the local labor market is estimated
to be 46 percent, which is the same percentage that was applied to the
FY 2002-based RPL market basket. Since the relative importance for
Capital-Related Costs is 7.825 percent of the FY 2008-based RPL market
basket in FY 2013, we take 46 percent of 7.825 percent to determine the
labor-related share of Capital-related cost for FY 2013. The result is
3.600 percent, which we add to 66.381 percent for the operating cost
amount to determine the total labor-related share for FY 2013.
Therefore, the labor-related share for the IPF PPS in FY 2013 is 69.981
percent. This labor-related share is determined using the same
methodology as employed in calculating all previous IPF labor-related
shares (69 FR 66952). The wage index and the labor-related share are
reflected in budget neutrality adjustments.

VI. Updates to the IPF PPS for FY Beginning October 1, 2012

The IPF PPS is based on a standardized Federal per diem base rate
calculated from the IPF average per diem costs and adjusted for budget-
neutrality in the implementation year. The Federal per diem base rate
is used as the standard payment per day under the IPF PPS and is
adjusted by the patient- and facility-level adjustments that are
applicable to the IPF stay. A detailed explanation of how we calculated
the average per diem cost appears in the November 2004 IPF PPS final
rule (69 FR 66926).

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A. Determining the Standardized Budget-Neutral Federal Per Diem Base
Rate

Section 124(a)(1) of the BBRA required that we implement the IPF
PPS in a budget neutral manner. In other words, the amount of total
payments under the IPF PPS, including any payment adjustments, must be
projected to be equal to the amount of total payments that would have
been made if the IPF PPS were not implemented. Therefore, we calculated
the budget-neutrality factor by setting the total estimated IPF PPS
payments to be equal to the total estimated payments that would have
been made under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982
(TEFRA) (Pub. L. 97-248) methodology had the IPF PPS not been
implemented.
Under the IPF PPS methodology, we calculated the final Federal per
diem base rate to be budget neutral during the IPF PPS implementation
period (that is, the 18-month period from January 1, 2005 through June
30, 2006) using a July 1 update cycle. We updated the average cost per
day to the midpoint of the IPF PPS implementation period (that is,
October 1, 2005), and this amount was used in the payment model to
establish the budget-neutrality adjustment.
A step-by-step description of the methodology used to estimate
payments under the TEFRA payment system appears in the November 2004
IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66926).
1. Standardization of the Federal Per Diem Base Rate and
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Rate
In the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we describe how we
standardized the IPF PPS Federal per diem base rate to account for the
overall positive effects of the IPF PPS payment adjustment factors. To
standardize the IPF PPS payments, we compared the IPF PPS payment
amounts calculated from the FY 2002 Medicare Provider Analysis and
Review (MedPAR) file to the projected TEFRA payments from the FY 2002
cost report file updated to the midpoint of the IPF PPS implementation
period (that is, October 2005). The standardization factor was
calculated by dividing total estimated payments under the TEFRA payment
system by estimated payments under the IPF PPS. The standardization
factor was calculated to be 0.8367.
As described in detail in the May 2006 IPF PPS final rule (71 FR
27045), in reviewing the methodology used to simulate the IPF PPS
payments used for the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we discovered
that due to a computer code error, total IPF PPS payments were
underestimated by about 1.36 percent. Since the IPF PPS payment total
should have been larger than the estimated figure, the standardization
factor should have been smaller (0.8254 vs. 0.8367). In turn, the
Federal per diem base rate and the ECT rate should have been reduced by
0.8254 instead of 0.8367.
To resolve this issue, in RY 2007, we amended the Federal per diem
base rate and the ECT payment rate prospectively. Using the
standardization factor of 0.8254, the average cost per day was
effectively reduced by 17.46 percent (100 percent minus 82.54 percent =
17.46 percent).
2. Calculation of the Budget Neutrality Adjustment
To compute the budget neutrality adjustment for the IPF PPS, we
separately identified each component of the adjustment, that is, the
outlier adjustment, stop-loss adjustment, and behavioral offset.
A complete discussion of how we calculate each component of the
budget neutrality adjustment appears in the November 2004 IPF PPS final
rule (69 FR 66932 through 66933) and in the May 2006 IPF PPS final rule
(71 FR 27044 through 27046).
a. Outlier Adjustment
Since the IPF PPS payment amount for each IPF includes applicable
outlier amounts, we reduced the standardized Federal per diem base rate
to account for aggregate IPF PPS payments estimated to be made as
outlier payments. The outlier adjustment was calculated to be 2
percent. As a result, the standardized Federal per diem base rate was
reduced by 2 percent to account for projected outlier payments.
b. Stop-Loss Provision Adjustment
As explained in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we provided a
stop-loss payment during the transition from cost-based reimbursement
to the per diem payment system to ensure that an IPF's total PPS
payments were no less than a minimum percentage of their TEFRA payment,
had the IPF PPS not been implemented. We reduced the standardized
Federal per diem base rate by the percentage of aggregate IPF PPS
payments estimated to be made for stop-loss payments. As a result, the
standardized Federal per diem base rate was reduced by 0.39 percent to
account for stop-loss payments. Since the transition was completed in
RY 2009, the stop-loss provision is no longer applicable, and for cost
reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2008, IPFs were paid
100 percent PPS.
c. Behavioral Offset
As explained in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule,
implementation of the IPF PPS may result in certain changes in IPF
practices, especially with respect to coding for comorbid medical
conditions. As a result, Medicare may make higher payments than assumed
in our calculations. Accounting for these effects through an adjustment
is commonly known as a behavioral offset.
Based on accepted actuarial practices and consistent with the
assumptions made in other PPSs, we assumed in determining the
behavioral offset that IPFs would regain 15 percent of potential
``losses'' and augment payment increases by 5 percent. We applied this
actuarial assumption, which is based on our historical experience with
new payment systems, to the estimated ``losses'' and ``gains'' among
the IPFs. The behavioral offset for the IPF PPS was calculated to be
2.66 percent. As a result, we reduced the standardized Federal per diem
base rate by 2.66 percent to account for behavioral changes. As
indicated in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we do not plan to
change adjustment factors or projections until we analyze IPF PPS data.
If we find that an adjustment is warranted, the percent difference
may be applied prospectively to the established PPS rates to ensure the
rates accurately reflect the payment level intended by the statute. In
conducting this analysis, we will be interested in the extent to which
improved coding of patients' principal and other diagnoses, which may
not reflect real increases in underlying resource demands, has occurred
under the PPS.

B. Update of the Federal Per Diem Base Rate and Electroconvulsive
Therapy Rate

As described in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66931),
the average per diem cost was updated to the midpoint of the
implementation year. This updated average per diem cost of $724.43 was
reduced by--(1) 17.46 percent to account for standardization to
projected TEFRA payments for the implementation period; (2) 2 percent
to account for outlier payments; (3) 0.39 percent to account for stop-
loss payments; and (4) 2.66 percent to account for the behavioral
offset. The Federal per diem base rate in the implementation year was
$575.95. The increase in the per diem base rate for RY 2009 included
the 0.39 percent increase due to the removal of the stop-loss
provision. We indicated in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule

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(69 FR 66932) that we would remove this 0.39 percent reduction to the
Federal per diem base rate after the transition. As discussed in
section IV.D.2. of the May 2008 IPF PPS notice, we increased the
Federal per diem base rate and the ECT base rate by 0.39 percent in RY
2009. Therefore for RY 2009 and beyond, the stop-loss provision has
ended and is no longer a part of budget neutrality.
In accordance with section 1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) of the Act, which
requires the application of an ``other adjustment,'' described in
section 1886(s)(3) of the Act (specifically, section 1886(s)(3)(B)) for
RYs 2013 and 2014 that reduces the update to the IPF PPS base rate for
the FY beginning in Calendar Year (CY) 2012, we are adjusting the IPF
PPS update by a 0.1 percentage point reduction for FY 2013. In
addition, in accordance with section 1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of the Act, which
requires the application of the productivity adjustment that reduces
the update to the IPF PPS base rate for the FY beginning in CY 2012, we
are adjusting the IPF PPS update by a 0.7 percentage point reduction
for FY 2013.
For this notice, we are applying the 2008-based RPL market basket
increase for FY 2013 of 2.7 percent, as adjusted by the ``other
adjustment'' of minus 0.1 percentage point, the productivity adjustment
of minus 0.7 percentage point, and the wage index budget neutrality
factor of 1.0007 to the RY 2012 Federal per diem base rate of $685.01,
yielding a Federal per diem base rate of $698.51 for FY 2013.
Similarly, we are applying the market basket increase, as adjusted by
the ``other adjustment,'' the productivity adjustment, and the wage
index budget neutrality factor to the RY 2012 ECT base rate, yielding
an ECT base rate of $300.72 for FY 2013.

VII. Update of the IPF PPS Adjustment Factors

A. Overview of the IPF PPS Adjustment Factors

The IPF PPS payment adjustments were derived from a regression
analysis of 100 percent of the FY 2002 MedPAR data file, which
contained 483,038 cases. For this notice, we used the same results of
the regression analysis used to implement the November 2004 IPF PPS
final rule. For a more detailed description of the data file used for
the regression analysis, see the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69
FR 66935 through 66936). While we have since used more recent claims
data to set the fixed dollar loss threshold amount, we used the same
results of this regression analysis to update the IPF PPS for RY 2012
and for FY 2013. Now that we are approximately 7 years into the IPF
PPS, we believe that we have enough data to begin looking at the
process of refining the IPF PPS as appropriate. We expect that in
future rulemaking, we may propose potential refinements to the system.
As we stated previously, we do not plan to update the regression
analysis until we are able to analyze IPF PPS claims and cost report
data. However, we continue to monitor claims and payment data
independently from cost report data to assess issues, to determine
whether changes in case-mix or payment shifts have occurred among
freestanding governmental, non-profit and private psychiatric
hospitals, and psychiatric units of general hospitals, and CAHs and
other issues of importance to IPFs.

B. Patient-Level Adjustments

In the May 2011 IPF PPS final rule (76 FR 26440 through 26453), we
announced payment adjustments for the following patient-level
characteristics: Medicare Severity diagnosis related groups (MS-DRGs)
assignment of the patient's principal diagnosis, selected
comorbidities, patient age, and the variable per diem adjustments.
1. Adjustment for MS-DRG Assignment
The IPF PPS includes payment adjustments for the psychiatric DRG
assigned to the claim based on each patient's principal diagnosis. The
IPF PPS recognizes the MS-DRGs. The DRG adjustment factors were
expressed relative to the most frequently reported psychiatric DRG in
FY 2002, that is, DRG 430 (psychoses). The coefficient values and
adjustment factors were derived from the regression analysis.
In accordance with Sec. 412.27(a), payment under the IPF PPS is
conditioned on IPFs admitting ``only patients whose admission to the
unit is required for active treatment, of an intensity that can be
provided appropriately only in an inpatient hospital setting, of a
psychiatric principal diagnosis that is listed in Chapter Five
(``Mental Disorders'') of the International Classification of Diseases,
Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)'' or in the Fourth
Edition, Text Revision of the American Psychiatric Association's
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, (DSM-IV-TR). IPF claims with a
principal diagnosis included in Chapter Five of the ICD-9-CM or the
DSM-IV-TR are paid the Federal per diem base rate under the IPF PPS and
all other applicable adjustments, including any applicable DRG
adjustment. Psychiatric principal diagnoses that do not group to one of
the designated DRGs will still receive the Federal per diem base rate
and all other applicable adjustments, but the payment will not include
a DRG adjustment.
The Standards for Electronic Transaction final rule published in
the Federal Register on August 17, 2000 (65 FR 50312), adopted the ICD-
9-CM as the designated code set for reporting diseases, injuries,
impairments, other health related problems, their manifestations, and
causes of injury, disease, impairment, or other health related
problems. Therefore, we use the ICD-9-CM as the designated code set for
the IPF PPS.
We believe that it is important to maintain the same diagnostic
coding and DRG classification for IPFs that are used under the IPPS for
providing psychiatric care. Therefore, when the IPF PPS was implemented
for cost reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2005, we
adopted the same diagnostic code set and DRG patient classification
system (that is, the CMS DRGs) that were utilized at the time under the
hospital inpatient IPPS. Since the inception of the IPF PPS, the DRGs
used as the patient classification system under the IPF PPS have
corresponded exactly with the CMS DRGs applicable under the IPPS for
acute care hospitals.
Every year, changes to the ICD-9-CM coding system are addressed in
the IPPS proposed and final rules. The changes to the codes are
effective October 1 of each year and must be used by acute care
hospitals as well as other providers to report diagnostic and procedure
information. The IPF PPS has always incorporated ICD-9-CM coding
changes made in the annual IPPS update. We publish coding changes in a
Transmittal/Change Request, similar to how coding changes are announced
by the IPPS and LTCH PPS. Those ICD-9-CM coding changes are also
published in the following IPF PPS FY update, in either the IPF PPS
proposed and final rules, or in an IPF PPS update notice.
In the May 2008 IPF PPS notice (73 FR 25709), we discussed CMS'
effort to better recognize resource use and the severity of illness
among patients. CMS adopted the new MS-DRGs for the IPPS in the FY 2008
IPPS final rule with comment period (72 FR 47130). A crosswalk, to
reflect changes that were made to the DRGs under the IPF PPS to the new
MS-DRGs was provided (73 FR 25716). We believe by better accounting for
patients' severity of illness in Medicare payment rates, the MS-DRGs
encourage hospitals to improve their coding and documentation of
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diagnoses. The MS-DRGs, which are based on the IPPS MS-DRGs, represent
a significant increase in the number of DRGs (from 538 to 745, an
increase of 207). For a full description of the development and
implementation of the MS-DRGs, see the FY 2008 IPPS final rule with
comment period (72 FR 47141 through 47175).
All of the ICD-9-CM coding changes are reflected in the FY 2013
GROUPER, Version 30.0, effective for IPPS discharges occurring on or
after October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. The GROUPER Version
30.0 software package assigns each case to an MS-DRG on the basis of
the diagnosis and procedure codes and demographic information (that is,
age, sex, and discharge status). The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) 30.0
uses the new ICD-9-CM codes to validate coding for IPPS discharges on
or after October 1, 2012. For additional information on the GROUPER
Version 30.0 and MCE 30.0, see Transmittal 2289 (Change Request 7506),
dated August 26, 2011. The IPF PPS has always used the same GROUPER and
Code Editor as the IPPS. Therefore, the ICD-9-CM changes, which were
reflected in the GROUPER Version 30.0 and MCE 30.0 on October 1, 2012,
also became effective for the IPF PPS for discharges occurring on or
after October 1, 2012.
The impact of the new MS-DRGs on the IPF PPS was negligible.
Mapping to the MS-DRGs resulted in the current 17 MS-DRGs, instead of
the original 15, for which the IPF PPS provides an adjustment. Although
the code set is updated, the same associated adjustment factors apply
now that have been in place since implementation of the IPF PPS, with
one exception that is unrelated to the update to the codes. When DRGs
521 and 522 were consolidated into MS-DRG 895, we carried over the
adjustment factor of 1.02 from DRG 521 to the newly consolidated MS-
DRG. This was done to reflect the higher claims volume under DRG 521,
with more than eight times the number of claims than billed under DRG
522. For a detailed description of the mapping changes from the
original DRG adjustment categories to the current MS-DRG adjustment
categories, we refer readers to the May 2008 IPF PPS notice (73 FR
25714).
The official version of the ICD-9-CM is available on CD-ROM from
the U.S. Government Printing Office. The FY 2012 version can be ordered
by contacting the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing
Office, Department 50, Washington, DC 20402-9329, telephone number
(202) 512-1800. Questions concerning the ICD-9-CM should be directed to
Patricia E. Brooks, Co-Chairperson, ICD-9-CM Coordination and
Maintenance Committee, CMS, Center for Medicare Management, Hospital
and Ambulatory Policy Group, Division of Acute Care, Mailstop C4-08-06,
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850. The Web site
for the CD-ROM which contains the complete official version of the
International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical
Modification is located at: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD9ProviderDiagnosticCodes/CDROM.html.
Further information concerning the official version of the ICD-9-CM
can be found on the IPPS Web site at: https://cms.hhs.gov/medicare/coding/icd9providerdiagnosticcodes/addendum.html.
The MS-IPF-DRG adjustment factors (as shown in Table 2) will
continue to be paid for discharges occurring in FY 2013.

TABLE 2--FY 2013 Current MS-IPF-DRGS Applicable for the Principal Diagnosis Adjustment
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Adjustment
MS-DRG MS-DRG descriptions factor
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056........................................... Degenerative nervous system disorders w MCC..... 1.05
057........................................... Degenerative nervous system disorders w/o MCC... 1.05
080........................................... Nontraumatic stupor & coma w MCC................ 1.07
081........................................... Nontraumatic stupor & coma w/o MCC.............. 1.07
876........................................... O.R. procedure w principal diagnoses of mental 1.22
illness.
880........................................... Acute adjustment reaction & psychosocial 1.05
dysfunction.
881........................................... Depressive neuroses............................. 0.99
882........................................... Neuroses except depressive...................... 1.02
883........................................... Disorders of personality & impulse control...... 1.02
884........................................... Organic disturbances & mental retardation....... 1.03
885........................................... Psychoses....................................... 1.00
886........................................... Behavioral & developmental disorders............ 0.99
887........................................... Other mental disorder diagnoses................. 0.92
894........................................... Alcohol/drug abuse or dependence, left AMA...... 0.97
895........................................... Alcohol/drug abuse or dependence w 1.02
rehabilitation therapy.
896........................................... Alcohol/drug abuse or dependence w/o 0.88
rehabilitation therapy w MCC.
897........................................... Alcohol/drug abuse or dependence w/o 0.88
rehabilitation therapy w/o MCC.
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2. Payment for Comorbid Conditions
The intent of the comorbidity adjustments is to recognize the
increased costs associated with comorbid conditions by providing
additional payments for certain concurrent medical or psychiatric
conditions that are expensive to treat. In the May 2011 IPF PPS final
rule (76 FR 26451 through 26452), we explained that the IPF PPS
includes 17 comorbidity categories and identified the new, revised, and
deleted ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes that generate a comorbid condition
payment adjustment under the IPF PPS for RY 2012 (76 FR 26451).
Comorbidities are specific patient conditions that are secondary to
the patient's principal diagnosis and that require treatment during the
stay. Diagnoses that relate to an earlier episode of care and have no
bearing on the current hospital stay are excluded and must not be
reported on IPF claims. Comorbid conditions must exist at the time of
admission or develop subsequently, and affect the treatment received,
length of stay (LOS), or both treatment and LOS.
For each claim, an IPF may receive only one comorbidity adjustment
within a comorbidity category, but it may receive an adjustment for
more than one comorbidity category. Billing instructions require that
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the full ICD-9-CM codes for up to 8 additional diagnoses if they co-
exist at the time of admission or develop subsequently and impact the
treatment provided.
The comorbidity adjustments were determined based on the regression
analysis using the diagnoses reported by IPFs in FY 2002. The principal
diagnoses were used to establish the DRG adjustments and were not
accounted for in establishing the comorbidity category adjustments,
except where ICD-9-CM ``code first'' instructions apply. As we
explained in the May 2011 IPF PPS final rule (76 FR 265451), the code
first rule applies when a condition has both an underlying etiology and
a manifestation due to the underlying etiology. For these conditions,
the ICD-9-CM has a coding convention that requires the underlying
conditions to be sequenced first followed by the manifestation.
Whenever a combination exists, there is a ``use additional code'' note
at the etiology code and a code first note at the manifestation code.
As discussed in the MS-DRG section, it is our policy to maintain
the same diagnostic coding set for IPFs that is used under the IPPS for
providing the same psychiatric care.
For FY 2013, we are applying the seventeen comorbidity categories
for which we are providing an adjustment, their respective codes, and
their respective adjustment factors in Table 3 below.

Table 3--FY 2013 Diagnosis Codes and Adjustment Factors for Comorbidity Categories
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Adjustment
Description of comorbidity Diagnoses codes factor
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Developmental Disabilities.................... 317, 3180, 3181, 3182, and 319.................. 1.04
Coagulation Factor Deficits................... 2860 through 2864............................... 1.13
Tracheostomy.................................. 51900 through 51909 and V440.................... 1.06
Renal Failure, Acute.......................... 5845 through 5849, 63630, 63631, 63632, 63730, 1.11
63731, 63732, 6383, 6393, 66932, 66934, 9585.
Renal Failure, Chronic........................ 40301, 40311, 40391, 40402, 40412, 40413, 40492, 1.11
40493, 5853, 5854, 5855, 5856, 5859,586, V4511,
V4512, V560, V561, and V562.
Oncology Treatment............................ 1400 through 2399 with a radiation therapy code 1.07
92.21-92.29 or chemotherapy code 99.25.
Uncontrolled Diabetes-Mellitus with or without 25002, 25003, 25012, 25013, 25022, 25023, 25032, 1.05
complications. 25033, 25042, 25043, 25052, 25053, 25062,
25063, 25072, 25073, 25082, 25083, 25092, and
25093.
Severe Protein Calorie Malnutrition........... 260 through 262................................. 1.13
Eating and Conduct Disorders.................. 3071, 30750, 31203, 31233, and 31234............ 1.12
Infectious Disease............................ 01000 through 04110, 042, 04500 through 05319, 1.07
05440 through 05449, 0550 through 0770, 0782
through 07889, and 07950 through 07959.
Drug and/or Alcohol Induced Mental Disorders.. 2910, 2920, 29212, 2922, 30300, and 30400....... 1.03
Cardiac Conditions............................ 3910, 3911, 3912, 40201, 40403, 4160, 4210, 1.11
4211, and 4219.
Gangrene...................................... 44024 and 7854.................................. 1.10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease......... 49121, 4941, 5100, 51883, 51884, V4611, V4612, 1.12
V4613 and V4614.
Artificial Openings--Digestive and Urinary.... 56960 through 56969, 9975, and V441 through V446 1.08
Severe Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue 6960, 7100, 73000 through 73009, 73010 through 1.09
Diseases. 73019, and 73020 through 73029.
Poisoning..................................... 96500 through 96509, 9654, 9670 through 9699, 1.11
9770, 9800 through 9809, 9830 through 9839,
986, 9890 through 9897.
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3. Patient Age Adjustments
As explained in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66922),
we analyzed the impact of age on per diem cost by examining the age
variable (that is, the range of ages) for payment adjustments.
In general, we found that the cost per day increases with age. The
older age groups are more costly than the under 45 age group, the
differences in per diem cost increase for each successive age group,
and the differences are statistically significant.
We do not plan to update the regression analysis until we are able
to analyze IPF PPS data. Therefore, for FY 2013, we are continuing to
use the patient age adjustments currently in effect as shown in Table 4
below.

TABLE 4--Age Groupings and Adjustment Factors
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Adjustment
Age factor
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Under 45................................................ 1.00
45 and under 50......................................... 1.01
50 and under 55......................................... 1.02
55 and under 60......................................... 1.04
60 and under 65......................................... 1.07
65 and under 70......................................... 1.10
70 and under 75......................................... 1.13
75 and under 80......................................... 1.15
80 and over............................................. 1.17
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4. Variable per Diem Adjustments
We explained in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66946)
that the regression analysis indicated that per diem cost declines as
the LOS increases. The variable per diem adjustments to the Federal per
diem base rate account for ancillary and administrative costs that
occur disproportionately in the first days after admission to an IPF.
We used a regression analysis to estimate the average differences
in per diem cost among stays of different lengths. As a result of this
analysis, we established variable per diem adjustments that begin on
day 1 and decline gradually until day 21 of a patient's stay. For day
22 and thereafter, the variable per diem adjustment remains the same
each day for the remainder of the stay. However, the adjustment applied
to day 1 depends upon whether the IPF has a qualifying ED. If an IPF
has a qualifying ED, it receives a 1.31 adjustment factor for day 1 of
each stay. If an IPF does not have a qualifying ED, it receives a 1.19
adjustment factor for day 1 of the stay. The ED adjustment is explained
in more detail in section VII.C.5 of this notice.

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For FY 2013, we are continuing to use the variable per diem
adjustment factors currently in effect as shown in Table 5 below. A
complete discussion of the variable per diem adjustments appears in the
November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66946).

Table 5--Variable per Diem Adjustments
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Adjustment
Day-of-stay factor
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Day 1--IPF Without a Qualifying ED...................... 1.19
Day 1--IPF With a Qualifying ED......................... 1.31
Day 2................................................... 1.12
Day 3................................................... 1.08
Day 4................................................... 1.05
Day 5................................................... 1.04
Day 6................................................... 1.02
Day 7................................................... 1.01
Day 8................................................... 1.01
Day 9................................................... 1.00
Day 10.................................................. 1.00
Day 11.................................................. 0.99
Day 12.................................................. 0.99
Day 13.................................................. 0.99
Day 14.................................................. 0.99
Day 15.................................................. 0.98
Day 16.................................................. 0.97
Day 17.................................................. 0.97
Day 18.................................................. 0.96
Day 19.................................................. 0.95
Day 20.................................................. 0.95
Day 21.................................................. 0.95
After Day 21............................................ 0.92
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C. Facility-Level Adjustments

The IPF PPS includes facility-level adjustments for the wage index,
IPFs located in rural areas, teaching IPFs, cost of living adjustments
for IPFs located in Alaska and Hawaii, and IPFs with a qualifying ED.
1. Wage Index Adjustment
a. Background
As discussed in the May 2006 IPF PPS final rule and in the May 2008
and May 2009 IPF PPS notices, in providing an adjustment for geographic
wage levels, the labor-related portion of an IPF's payment is adjusted
using an appropriate wage index. Currently, an IPF's geographic wage
index value is determined based on the actual location of the IPF in an
urban or rural area as defined in Sec. 412.64(b)(1)(ii)(A) through
(C).
b. Wage Index for FY 2013
Since the inception of the IPF PPS, we have used hospital wage data
in developing a wage index to be applied to IPFs. We are continuing
that practice for FY 2013. We apply the wage index adjustment to the
labor-related portion of the Federal rate, which is 69.981 percent.
This percentage reflects the labor-related relative importance of the
FY 2008-based RPL market basket for FY 2013 (see section V.C. of this
notice). The IPF PPS uses the pre-floor, pre-reclassified hospital wage
index. Changes to the wage index are made in a budget neutral manner so
that updates do not increase expenditures.
For FY 2013, we are applying the most recent hospital wage index
(that is, the FY 2012 pre-floor, pre-reclassified hospital wage index
because this is the most appropriate index as it best reflects the
variation in local labor costs of IPFs in the various geographic areas)
using the most recent hospital wage data (that is, data from hospital
cost reports for the cost reporting period beginning during FY 2008),
and applying an adjustment in accordance with our budget neutrality
policy. This policy requires us to estimate the total amount of IPF PPS
payments in RY 2012 using the applicable wage index value divided by
the total estimated IPF PPS payments in FY 2013 using the most recent
wage index. The estimated payments are based on FY 2011 IPF claims,
inflated to the appropriate FY. This quotient is the wage index budget
neutrality factor, and it is applied in the update of the Federal per
diem base rate for FY 2013 in addition to the market basket described
in section VI.B. of this notice. The wage index budget neutrality
factor for FY 2013 is 1.0007.
The wage index applicable for FY 2013 appears in Table 1 and Table
2 in Addendum B of this notice. As explained in the May 2006 IPF PPS
final rule for RY 2007 (71 FR 27061), the IPF PPS applies the hospital
wage index without a hold-harmless policy, and without an out-commuting
adjustment or out-migration adjustment because the statutory authority
for these policies applies only to the IPPS.
Also in the May 2006 IPF PPS final rule for RY 2007 (71 FR 27061),
we adopted the changes discussed in the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Bulletin No. 03-04 (June 6, 2003), which announced revised
definitions for Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), and the creation
of Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Combined Statistical Areas. In
adopting the OMB Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) geographic
designations, since the IPF PPS was already in a transition period from
TEFRA payments to PPS payments, we did not provide a separate
transition for the CBSA-based wage index.
As was the case in RY 2012, for FY 2013, we will continue to use
the CBSA-based wage index values as presented in Tables 1 and 2 in
Addendum B of this notice. A complete discussion of the CBSA labor
market definitions appears in the May 2006 IPF PPS final rule (71 FR
27061 through 27067).
In summary, for FY 2013, we will use the FY 2012 wage index data
(collected from cost reports submitted by hospitals for cost reporting
periods beginning during FY 2008) to adjust IPF PPS payments beginning
October 1, 2012.
c. OMB Bulletins
OMB publishes bulletins regarding CBSA changes, including changes
to CBSA numbers and titles. In the May 2008 IPF PPS notice, we
incorporated the CBSA nomenclature changes published in the most recent
OMB bulletin that applies to the hospital wage data used to determine
the current IPF PPS wage index (73 FR 25721). We will continue to do
the same for all the OMB CBSA nomenclature changes in future IPF PPS
rules and notices, as necessary. The OMB bulletins may be accessed
online at https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/.
2. Adjustment for Rural Location
In the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we provided a 17 percent
payment adjustment for IPFs located in a rural area. This adjustment
was based on the regression analysis, which indicated that the per diem
cost of rural facilities was 17 percent higher than that of urban
facilities after accounting for the influence of the other variables
included in the regression. For FY 2013, we are applying a 17 percent
payment adjustment for IPFs located in a rural area as defined at Sec.
412.64(b)(1)(ii)(C). As stated in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule,
we do not intend to update the adjustment factors derived from the
regression analysis until we are able to analyze IPF PPS data. A
complete discussion of the adjustment for rural locations appears in
the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66954).
3. Teaching Adjustment
In the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we implemented regulations
at Sec. 412.424(d)(1)(iii) to establish a facility-level adjustment
for IPFs that are, or are part of, teaching hospitals. The teaching
adjustment accounts for the higher indirect operating costs experienced
by hospitals that participate in graduate medical education (GME)
programs. The payment adjustments are made based on the number of full-
time equivalent (FTE) interns and residents training in the IPF and the
IPF's average daily census.
Medicare makes direct GME payments (for direct costs such as
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direct teaching costs) to all teaching hospitals including those paid
under a PPS, and those paid under the TEFRA rate-of-increase limits.
These direct GME payments are made separately from payments for
hospital operating costs and are not part of the PPSs. The direct GME
payments do not address the estimated higher indirect operating costs
teaching hospitals may face.
For teaching hospitals paid under the TEFRA rate-of-increase
limits, Medicare does not make separate payments for indirect medical
education costs because payments to these hospitals are based on the
hospitals' reasonable costs which already include these higher indirect
costs that may be associated with teaching programs.
The results of the regression analysis of FY 2002 IPF data
established the basis for the payment adjustments included in the
November 2004 IPF PPS final rule. The results showed that the indirect
teaching cost variable is significant in explaining the higher costs of
IPFs that have teaching programs. We calculated the teaching adjustment
based on the IPF's ``teaching variable,'' which is one plus the ratio
of the number of FTE residents training in the IPF (subject to
limitations described below) to the IPF's average daily census (ADC).
We established the teaching adjustment in a manner that limited the
incentives for IPFs to add FTE residents for the purpose of increasing
their teaching adjustment. We imposed a cap on the number of FTE
residents that may be counted for purposes of calculating the teaching
adjustment. The cap limits the number of FTE residents that teaching
IPFs may count for the purpose of calculating the IPF PPS teaching
adjustment, not the number of residents teaching institutions can hire
or train. We calculated the number of FTE residents that trained in the
IPF during a ``base year'' and used that FTE resident number as the
cap. An IPF's FTE resident cap is ultimately determined based on the
final settlement of the IPF's most recent cost report filed before
November 15, 2004 (that is, the publication date of the IPF PPS final
rule).
In the regression analysis, the logarithm of the teaching variable
had a coefficient value of 0.5150. We converted this cost effect to a
teaching payment adjustment by treating the regression coefficient as
an exponent and raising the teaching variable to a power equal to the
coefficient value. We note that the coefficient value of 0.5150 was
based on the regression analysis holding all other components of the
payment system constant.
As with other adjustment factors derived through the regression
analysis, we do not plan to rerun the regression analysis until we
analyze IPF PPS data. Therefore, in this notice, for FY 2013, we are
retaining the coefficient value of 0.5150 for the teaching adjustment
to the Federal per diem base rate.
A complete discussion of how the teaching adjustment was calculated
appears in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66954 through
66957) and the May 2008 IPF PPS notice (73 FR 25721).
a. FTE Intern and Resident Cap Adjustment
CMS had been asked to reconsider the original IPF teaching policy
and permit a temporary increase in the FTE resident cap when an IPF
increases the number of FTE residents it trains due to the acceptance
of displaced residents (residents that are training in an IPF or a
program before the IPF or program closed) when another IPF closes or
closes its medical residency training program.
To help us assess how many IPFs had been, or were expected to be
adversely affected by their inability to adjust their caps under Sec.
412.424(d)(1) and under these situations, we specifically requested
public comment from IPFs in the May 1, 2009 IPF PPS notice (74 FR 20376
through 20377). A summary of the comments and our response can be
reviewed in the April 30, 2010 IPF PPS notice (75 FR 23106, 23117). All
of the commenters recommended that CMS modify the IPF PPS teaching
adjustment policy, supporting a policy change that would permit the IPF
PPS residency cap to be temporarily adjusted when that IPF trains
displaced residents due to closure of an IPF or closure of an IPF's
medical residency training program(s). The commenters recommended a
temporary resident cap adjustment policy similar to the policies
applied in similar contexts for acute care hospitals.
We agreed with the commenters that, when a hospital temporarily
takes on residents because another hospital closes or discontinues its
program, a temporary adjustment to the cap would be appropriate for
rotation that occurs in an IPF setting (freestanding or units). In
these situations, residents may have partially completed a medical
residency training program at the hospital that has closed its training
program and may be unable to complete their training at another
hospital that is already training residents up to or in excess of its
cap. We believe that it is appropriate to allow temporary adjustments
to the FTE caps for an IPF that provides residency training to medical
residents who have partially completed a residency training program at
an IPF that closes or at an IPF that discontinues training residents in
a residency training program(s) (also referred to as a ``closed''
program throughout this preamble). For this reason, we adopted the
following temporary resident cap adjustment policies, similar to the
temporary adjustments to the FTE cap used for acute care hospitals. We
proposed and finalized that the cap adjustment would be temporary
because it is resident specific and would only apply to the displaced
resident(s) until the resident(s) completes training in that specialty.
As under the IPPS policy for displaced residents, the IPF PPS temporary
cap adjustment would apply only to residents that were still training
at the IPF at the time the IPF closed or at the time the IPF ceased
training residents in the residency training program(s). Residents who
leave the IPF, for whatever reason, before the closure of the IPF
hospital or medical residency training program would not be considered
displaced residents for purposes of the IPF temporary cap adjustment
policy. Similarly, as under the IPPS policy, medical students who match
to a program at an IPF but the IPF or medical residency training
program closes before the individual begins training at that IPF are
also not considered displaced residents for purposes of the IPF
temporary cap adjustments. For detailed information on these acute care
hospital GME/IME payment policies, we refer the reader to the (66 FR
39899) August 1, 2001 final rule, (64 FR 41522) July 30, 1999 final
rule, and (64 FR 24736) May 7, 1999 proposed rule. We note that
although we adopted a policy under the IPF PPS that is consistent with
the policy applicable under the IPPS, the actual caps under the two
payment systems may not be commingled.
b. Temporary Adjustment to the FTE Cap To Reflect Residents Added Due
to Hospital Closure
In the May 6, 2011 IPF PPS final rule, we indicated that we would
allow an IPF to receive a temporary adjustment to the FTE cap to
reflect residents added because of another IPF's closure. This
adjustment is intended to account for medical residents who would have
partially completed a medical residency training program at the
hospital that has closed and may be unable to complete their training
at another hospital because that hospital is already training residents
up to or in excess of its cap. We made this change because IPFs have
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without a temporary adjustment to their caps. For purposes of this
policy on IPF closure, we adopted the IPPS definition of ``closure of a
hospital'' in 42 CFR 413.79(h) to mean the IPF terminates its Medicare
provider agreement as specified in 42 CFR 489.52. Therefore, we added a
new Sec. 412.424(d)(1)(iii)(F)(1) to allow a temporary adjustment to
an IPF's FTE cap to reflect residents added because of an IPF's closure
on or after July 1, 2011, to be effective for cost reporting periods
beginning on or after July 1, 2011. Under this policy, we allow an
adjustment to an IPF's FTE cap if the IPF meets the following criteria:
(1) The IPF is training displaced residents from an IPF that closed on
or after July 1, 2011; and (2) the IPF that is training the displaced
residents from the closed IPF submits a request for a temporary
adjustment to its FTE cap to its Medicare contractor no later than 60
days after the hospital first begins training the displaced residents,
and documents that the IPF is eligible for this temporary adjustment to
its FTE cap by identifying the residents who have come from the closed
IPF and have caused the IPF to exceed its cap, (or the IPF may already
be over its cap), and specifies the length of time that the adjustment
is needed. After the displaced residents leave the IPF's training
program or complete their residency program, the IPF's cap would revert
to its original level. This means that the temporary adjustment to the
FTE cap would be available to the IPF only for the period of time
necessary for the displaced residents to complete their training.
Further, as under the IPPS policy, we also indicated that the total
amount of temporary cap adjustment that can be distributed to all
receiving hospitals cannot exceed the cap amount of the IPF that
closed.
c. Temporary Adjustment to FTE Cap to Reflect Residents Affected by
Residency Program Closure
In the May 6, 2011 final rule (76 FR 26455), we indicated that if
an IPF that ceases training residents in a residency training
program(s) agrees to temporarily reduce its FTE cap, we would allow
another IPF to receive a temporary adjustment to its FTE cap to reflect
residents added because of the closure of another IPF's residency
training program. For purposes of this policy on closed residency
programs, we adopted the IPPS definition of ``closure of a hospital
residency training program'' to mean that the hospital ceases to offer
training for residents in a particular approved medical residency
training program as specified in Sec. 413.79(h). The methodology for
adjusting the caps for the ``receiving IPF'' and the ``IPF that closed
its program'' is described below.
i. Receiving IPF
We proposed and finalized that an IPF(s) may receive a temporary
adjustment to its FTE cap to reflect residents added because of the
closure of another IPF's residency training program for cost reporting
periods beginning on or after July 1, 2011 if --
The IPF is training additional residents from the
residency training program of an IPF that closed its program on or
after July 1, 2011.
No later than 60 days after the IPF begins to train the
residents, the IPF submits to its Medicare Contractor a request for a
temporary adjustment to its FTE cap, documents that the IPF is eligible
for this temporary adjustment by identifying the residents who have
come from another IPF's closed program and have caused the IPF to
exceed its cap, (or the IPF may already be in excess of its cap),
specifies the length of time the adjustment is needed, and, submits to
its Medicare contractor a copy of the FTE cap reduction statement by
the IPF closing the residency training program.
In general, the temporary adjustment criteria established for
closed medical residency training programs at IPFs is similar to the
criteria established for closed IPFs. More than one IPF may be eligible
to apply for the temporary adjustment because residents from one closed
program may complete their training at one IPF, or at several IPFs.
Also, an IPF would be eligible for the temporary adjustment only to the
extent that the displaced residents would cause the IPF to exceed its
FTE cap.
Finally, we proposed and finalized that IPFs meeting the proposed
criteria would be eligible to receive temporary adjustments to their
FTE caps for cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 1, 2011.
ii. IPF That Closed Its Program
We indicated that an IPF that agrees to train residents who have
been displaced by the closure of another IPF's resident teaching
program, may receive a temporary FTE cap adjustment only if the IPF
that closed a program:
Temporarily reduces its FTE cap by the number of FTE
residents in each program year, training in the program at the time of
the program's closure. The yearly reduction would be determined by
deducting the number of those residents who would have been training in
the program during the year of the closure, had the program not closed.
No later than 60 days after the residents who were in the
closed program begin training at another IPF, submits to its Medicare
contractor a statement signed and dated by its representative that
specifies that it agrees to the temporary reduction in its FTE cap to
allow the IPF training the displaced residents to obtain a temporary
adjustment to its cap; identifies the residents who were training at
the time of the program's closure; identifies the IPFs to which the
residents are transferring once the program closes; and specifies the
reduction for the applicable program years.
We proposed and finalized that the cap reduction for the IPF with
the closed program would be based on the number of FTE residents in
each program year who were in the program at the IPF at the time of the
program's closure, and who begin training at another IPF.
In summary, we added Sec. 412.424(d)(1)(iii)(F)(1) and Sec.
412.424(d)(1)(iii)(F)(2) to implement policies related to temporary
adjustments to FTE caps to reflect residents added due to closure of an
IPF or an IPFs medical residency training program respectfully.
A complete discussion on the Temporary adjustment to the FTE cap to
reflect residents added due to hospital closure and by residency
program appears in the January 27, 2011 IPF PPS proposed rule (76 FR
5018 through 5020) and the May 6, 2011 IPF PPS final rule (76 FR 26453
through 26456).
4. Cost of Living Adjustment for IPFs Located in Alaska and Hawaii
The IPF PPS includes a payment adjustment for IPFs located in
Alaska and Hawaii based upon the county in which the IPF is located. As
we explained in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, the FY 2002 data
demonstrated that IPFs in Alaska and Hawaii had per diem costs that
were disproportionately higher than other IPFs. Other Medicare PPSs
(for example, the IPPS and LTCH PPS) have adopted a cost of living
adjustment (COLA) to account for the cost differential of care
furnished in Alaska and Hawaii.
We analyzed the effect of applying a COLA to payments for IPFs
located in Alaska and Hawaii. The results of our analysis demonstrated
that a COLA for IPFs located in Alaska and Hawaii would improve payment
equity for these facilities. As a result of this analysis, we provided
a COLA in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule.
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multiplying the nonlabor-related portion of the Federal per diem base
rate by the applicable COLA factor based on the COLA area in which the
IPF is located.
The COLA factors are published on the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) Web site at (https://www.opm.gov/oca/cola/rates.asp).
We note that the COLA areas for Alaska are not defined by county as
are the COLA areas for Hawaii. In 5 CFR 591.207, the OPM established
the following COLA areas:
City of Anchorage, and 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius by
road, as measured from the Federal courthouse;
City of Fairbanks, and 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius by
road, as measured from the Federal courthouse;
City of Juneau, and 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius by road,
as measured from the Federal courthouse;
Rest of the State of Alaska.
As previously stated in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we
update the COLA factors according to updates established by the OPM.
Sections 1911 through 1919 of the Nonforeign Area Retirement Equity
Assurance Act, as contained in subtitle B of title XIX of the National
Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub. L. 111-84,
October 28, 2009), transitions the Alaska and Hawaii COLAs to locality
pay. Under section 1914 of Pubic Law 111-84, locality pay is being
phased in over a 3-year period beginning in January 2010, with COLA
rates frozen as of the date of enactment, October 28, 2009, and then
proportionately reduced to reflect the phase-in of locality pay.
When we published the proposed COLA adjustment factors in the
January 2011 IPF proposed rule (76 FR 4998), we inadvertently selected
the FY 2010 COLA rates. The FY 2010 COLA rates were reduced rates to
account for the phase-in of locality pay. We did not intend to propose
reduced COLA rates, and we do not believe it is appropriate to finalize
the reduced COLAs that we showed in our January 2011 proposed rule. The
2009 COLA rates do not reflect the phase-in of locality pay. Therefore,
we finalized the FY 2009 COLA rates, which are the same rates that were
in effect for both RY 2010, through RY 2012. We plan to address COLA in
the future refinement process in FY 2014. For FY 2013, IPFs located in
Alaska and Hawaii will continue to receive the updated COLA factors
based on the COLA area in which the IPF is located as shown in Table 6
below.

Table 6--COLA Factors for Alaska and Hawaii IPFs
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cost of living
Area adjustment
factor
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Alaska:
City of Anchorage and 80-kilometer (50-mile) 1.23
radius by road...................................
City of Fairbanks and 80-kilometer (50-mile) 1.23
radius by road...................................
City of Juneau and 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius 1.23
by road..........................................
Rest of Alaska.................................... 1.25
Hawaii:
City and County of Honolulu....................... 1.25
County of Hawaii.................................. 1.18
County of Kauai................................... 1.25
County of Maui and County of Kalawao.............. 1.25
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(The above factors are based on data obtained from the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management Web site at: https://www.opm.gov/oca/cola/rates.asp.).

5. Adjustment for IPFs With a Qualifying Emergency Department (ED)
Currently, the IPF PPS includes a facility-level adjustment for
IPFs with qualifying EDs. We provide an adjustment to the Federal per
diem base rate to account for the costs associated with maintaining a
full-service ED. The adjustment is intended to account for ED costs
incurred by a freestanding psychiatric hospital with a qualifying ED or
a distinct part psychiatric unit of an acute hospital or a CAH for
preadmission services otherwise payable under the Medicare Outpatient
Prospective Payment System (OPPS) furnished to a beneficiary during the
day immediately preceding the date of admission to the IPF (see Sec.
413.40(c)(2)) and the overhead cost of maintaining the ED. This payment
is a facility-level adjustment that applies to all IPF admissions (with
one exception described below), regardless of whether a particular
patient receives preadmission services in the hospital's ED.
The ED adjustment is incorporated into the variable per diem
adjustment for the first day of each stay for IPFs with a qualifying
ED. That is, IPFs with a qualifying ED receive an adjustment factor of
1.31 as the variable per diem adjustment for day 1 of each stay. If an
IPF does not have a qualifying ED, it receives an adjustment factor of
1.19 as the variable per diem adjustment for day 1 of each patient
stay.
The ED adjustment is made on every qualifying claim except as
described below. As specified in Sec. 412.424(d)(1)(v)(B), the ED
adjustment is not made where a patient is discharged from an acute care
hospital or CAH and admitted to the same hospital's or CAH's
psychiatric unit. An ED adjustment is not made in this case because the
costs associated with ED services are reflected in the DRG payment to
the acute care hospital or through the reasonable cost payment made to
the CAH. If we provided the ED adjustment in these cases, the hospital
would be paid twice for the overhead costs of the ED, as stated in the
November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66960).
Therefore, when patients are discharged from an acute care hospital
or CAH and admitted to the same hospital's or CAH's psychiatric unit,
the IPF receives the 1.19 adjustment factor as the variable per diem
adjustment for the first day of the patient's stay in the IPF.
For FY 2013, we are retaining the 1.31 adjustment factor for IPFs
with qualifying EDs. A complete discussion of the steps involved in the
calculation of the ED adjustment factor appears in the November 2004
IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66959 through 66960) and the May 2006 IPF PPS
final rule (71 FR 27070 through 27072).

D. Other Payment Adjustments and Policies

For FY 2013, the IPF PPS includes an outlier adjustment to promote
access to IPF care for those patients who require expensive care and to
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risk of IPFs treating unusually costly patients. In this section, we
also explain the reason for ending the stop-loss provision that was
applicable during the transition period.
1. Outlier Payments
In the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we implemented regulations
at Sec. 412.424(d)(3)(i) to provide a per-case payment for IPF stays
that are extraordinarily costly. Providing additional payments to IPFs
for extremely costly cases strongly improves the accuracy of the IPF
PPS in determining resource costs at the patient and facility level.
These additional payments reduce the financial losses that would
otherwise be incurred in treating patients who require more costly care
and, therefore, reduce the incentives for IPFs to under-serve these
patients.
We make outlier payments for discharges in which an IPF's estimated
total cost for a case exceeds a fixed dollar loss threshold amount
(multiplied by the IPF's facility-level adjustments) plus the Federal
per diem payment amount for the case.
In instances when the case qualifies for an outlier payment, we pay
80 percent of the difference between the estimated cost for the case
and the adjusted threshold amount for days 1 through 9 of the stay
(consistent with the median LOS for IPFs in FY 2002), and 60 percent of
the difference for day 10 and thereafter. We established the 80 percent
and 60 percent loss sharing ratios because we were concerned that a
single ratio established at 80 percent (like other Medicare PPSs) might
provide an incentive under the IPF per diem payment system to increase
LOS in order to receive additional payments. After establishing the
loss sharing ratios, we determined the current fixed dollar loss
threshold amount of $7,340 through payment simulations designed to
compute a dollar loss beyond which payments are estimated to meet the 2
percent outlier spending target.
a. Update to the Outlier Fixed Dollar Loss Threshold Amount
In accordance with the update methodology described in Sec.
412.428(d), we are updating the fixed dollar loss threshold amount used
under the IPF PPS outlier policy. Based on the regression analysis and
payment simulations used to develop the IPF PPS, we established a 2
percent outlier policy which strikes an appropriate balance between
protecting IPFs from extraordinarily costly cases while ensuring the
adequacy of the Federal per diem base rate for all other cases that are
not outlier cases.
We believe it is necessary to update the fixed dollar loss
threshold amount because an analysis of the latest available data (that
is, FY 2011 IPF claims) and rate increases indicate that adjusting the
fixed dollar loss amount is necessary in order to maintain an outlier
percentage that equals 2 percent of total estimated IPF PPS payments.
In the May 2006 IPF PPS final rule (71 FR 27072), we describe the
process by which we calculate the outlier fixed dollar loss threshold
amount. We will continue to use this process for FY 2013. We begin by
simulating aggregate payments with and without an outlier policy, and
applying an iterative process to determine an outlier fixed dollar loss
threshold amount that will result in estimated outlier payments being
equal to 2 percent of total estimated payments under the simulation.
Based on this process, using the FY 2011 claims data, we estimate that
IPF outlier payments as a percentage of total estimated payments are
approximately 3.1 percent in RY 2012. Thus, for this notice, we are
updating the FY 2013 IPF outlier threshold amount to ensure that
estimated FY 2013 outlier payments are approximately 2 percent of total
estimated IPF payments. The outlier fixed dollar loss threshold amount
of $7,340 for RY 2012 will be changed to $11,600 for FY 2013 to reduce
estimated outlier payments and thereby maintain estimated outlier
payments at 2 percent of total estimated aggregate IPF payments for FY
2013.
b. Update to IPF Cost-to-Charge Ratio Ceilings
As previously stated, under the IPF PPS, an outlier payment is made
if an IPF's cost for a stay exceeds a fixed dollar loss threshold
amount. In order to establish an IPF's cost for a particular case, we
multiply the IPF's reported charges on the discharge bill by its
overall cost-to-charge ratio (CCR). This approach to determining an
IPF's cost is consistent with the approach used under the IPPS and
other PPSs. In the June 2003 IPPS final rule (68 FR 34494), we
implemented changes to the IPPS policy used to determine CCRs for acute
care hospitals because we became aware that payment vulnerabilities
resulted in inappropriate outlier payments. Under the IPPS, we
established a statistical measure of accuracy for CCRs in order to
ensure that aberrant CCR data did not result in inappropriate outlier
payments.
As we indicated in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, because we
believe that the IPF outlier policy is susceptible to the same payment
vulnerabilities as the IPPS, we adopted an approach to ensure the
statistical accuracy of CCRs under the IPF PPS (69 FR 66961).
Therefore, we adopted the following procedure in the November 2004 IPF
PPS final rule:
We calculated two national ceilings, one for IPFs located
in rural areas and one for IPFs located in urban areas. We computed the
ceilings by first calculating the national average and the standard
deviation of the CCR for both urban and rural IPFs using the most
recent CCRs entered in the CY 2012 Provider Specific File.
To determine the rural and urban ceilings, we multiplied each of
the standard deviations by 3 and added the result to the appropriate
national CCR average (either rural or urban). The upper threshold CCR
for IPFs in FY 2013 is 1.9155 for rural IPFs, and 1.7072 for urban
IPFs, based on CBSA-based geographic designations. If an IPF's CCR is
above the applicable ceiling, the ratio is considered statistically
inaccurate and we assign the appropriate national (either rural or
urban) median CCR to the IPF.
We apply the national CCRs to the following situations:

++ New IPFs that have not yet submitted their first Medicare cost
report.
++ IPFs whose overall CCR is in excess of 3 standard deviations above
the corresponding national geometric mean (that is, above the ceiling).
++ Other IPFs for which the Medicare contractor obtains inaccurate or
incomplete data with which to calculate a CCR.

For new IPFs, we are using these national CCRs until the facility's
actual CCR can be computed using the first tentatively or final settled
cost report.
We are not making any changes to the procedures for updating the
CCR ceilings in FY 2013. However, we are updating the FY 2013 national
median and ceiling CCRs for urban and rural IPFs based on the CCRs
entered in the latest available IPF PPS Provider Specific File.
Specifically, for FY 2013, and to be used in each of the three
situations listed above, using the most recent CCRs entered in the CY
2012 Provider Specific File we estimate the national median CCR of
0.622 for rural IPFs and the national median CCR of 0.496 for urban
IPFs. These calculations are based on the IPF's location (either urban
or rural) using the CBSA-based geographic designations.
A complete discussion regarding the national median CCRs appears in
the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule (69 FR 66961 through 66964).

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2. Expiration of the Stop-Loss Provision
In the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule, we implemented a stop-loss
policy that reduced financial risk to IPFs projected to experience
substantial reductions in Medicare payments during the period of
transition to the IPF PPS. This stop-loss policy guaranteed that each
facility received total IPF PPS payments that were no less than 70
percent of its TEFRA payments had the IPF PPS not been implemented.
This policy was applied to the IPF PPS portion of Medicare payments
during the 3-year transition.
In the implementation year, the 70 percent of TEFRA payment stop-
loss policy required a reduction in the standardized Federal per diem
and ECT base rates of 0.39 percent in order to make the stop-loss
payments budget neutral. As described in the May 2008 IPF PPS notice
for RY 2009, we increased the Federal per diem base rate and ECT rate
by 0.39 percent because these rates were reduced by 0.39 percent in the
implementation year to ensure stop-loss payments were budget neutral.
The stop-loss provision ended during RY 2009 (that is for
discharges occurring on or after July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009).
The stop-loss policy is no longer applicable under the IPF PPS.
3. Future Refinements
As we have indicated throughout this notice, we have delayed making
refinements to the IPF PPS until we have adequate IPF PPS data to base
those decisions. Specifically, we explained that we will delay updating
the adjustment factors derived from regression analysis until we have
IPF PPS data that includes as much information as possible regarding
the patient-level characteristics of the population that each IPF
serves. Now that we are approximately 7 years into the system, we
believe that we have enough data to begin that process. We have begun
the necessary analysis to better understand IPF industry practices so
that we may refine the IPF PPS as appropriate. Using more recent data,
we plan to re-run the regression analyses and recalculate the Federal
per diem base rate and the patient- and facility-level adjustments.
While we are not making these refinements in this notice, we expect
that in the rulemaking for FY 2014 we will be ready to present the
results of our analysis.
For RY 2012, we published several areas of concern for future
refinement and we invited comments on these issues in our RY 2012
proposed and final rules. For further discussion of these issues and to
review public comments, we refer readers to the RY 2012 IPF PPS
proposed rule (76 FR 4998) and final rule (76 FR 26432).

VIII. Secretary's Recommendations

Section 1886(e)(4)(A) of the Act requires the Secretary, taking
into consideration the recommendations of MedPAC, to recommend update
factors for inpatient hospital services (including IPFs) for each FY
that take into account the amounts necessary for the efficient and
effective delivery of medically appropriate and necessary care of high
quality. Section 1886(e)(5) of the Act requires the Secretary to
publish the recommended and final update factors in the Federal
Register.
In the past, the Secretary's recommendations and a discussion about
the MedPAC recommendations for the IPF PPS were included in the IPPS
proposed and final rules. The market basket update for the IPF PPS was
also included in the IPPS proposed and final rules, as well as in the
IPF PPS annual update.
Beginning FY 2013, however, we will only publish the market basket
update for the IPF PPS in the annual IPF PPS FY update and not in the
IPPS proposed and final rules. Furthermore, for any years which MedPAC
makes recommendations for the IPF PPS, those recommendations will be
noted and considered in the IPF PPS update.
MedPAC did not make any recommendations for the IPF PPS for FY
2013. For the update to the IPF PPS standard Federal rate for FY 2013,
see section IV B. of this notice.

IX. Waiver of Notice and Comment

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 take effect. We can waive this procedure, however,
if we find good cause that notice and comment procedures are
impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest and we
incorporate a statement of finding and its reasons in the notice.
We find it is unnecessary to undertake notice and comment
rulemaking for this action because the updates in this notice do not
reflect any substantive changes in policy, but merely reflect the
application of previously established methodologies. Therefore, under 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), for good cause, we waive notice and comment
procedures.

X. Collection of Information Requirements

This notice does not impose any new or revised information
collection or recordkeeping requirements. Consequently, it does not
need Office of Management and Budget review under the authority of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 35).

XI. Regulatory Impact Analysis

A. Statement of Need

This notice will update the prospective payment rates for Medicare
inpatient hospital services provided by IPF for discharges occurring
during the FY beginning October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. We
are applying the FY 2008-based RPL market basket increase of 2.7
percent, less the 0.1 percentage point required by sections
1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) and 1886(s)(3)(B) of the Act and less the
productivity adjustment of 0.7 percentage point as required by
1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of the Act.

B. Overall Impact

We have examined the impact of this notice as required by Executive
Order 12866 on Regulatory Planning and Review (September 30, 1993),
Executive Order 13563 on Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
(January 18, 2011), the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (September 19,
1980, Pub. L. 96-354), section 1102(b) of the Social Security Act,
section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (March 22,
1995; Pub. L. 104-4), Executive Order 13132 on Federalism (August 4,
1999) and the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 804(2)).
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess all
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). A
regulatory impact analysis (RIA) must be prepared for major rules with
economically significant effects ($100 million or more in any 1 year).
This notice is not designated as economically ``significant'' under
section 3(f)(1) of Executive Order 12866.
We estimate that the total impact of these changes for FY 2013
payments compared to RY 2012 payments would be a net increase of
approximately $36 million (this reflects a $86 million increase from
the update to the payment rates and a $50 million decrease due to the
update to the outlier threshold amount to decrease outlier payments
from approximately 3.1 percent in RY 2012 to 2.0 percent in FY 2013).
The RFA requires agencies to analyze options for regulatory relief
of small entities, if a rule has a significant impact on a substantial
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entities. For purposes of the RFA, small entities include small
businesses, nonprofit organizations, and small governmental
jurisdictions. Most IPFs and most other providers and suppliers are
small entities, either by nonprofit status or by having revenues of $7
million to $34.5 million in any 1 year (for details, refer to the SBA
Small Business Size Standards found at https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/Size_Standards_Table.pdf), or being nonprofit
organizations that are not dominant in their markets.
Because we lack data on individual hospital receipts, we cannot
determine the number of small proprietary IPFs or the proportion of
IPFs' revenue that is derived from Medicare payments. Therefore, we
assume that all IPFs are considered small entities. The Department of
Health and Human Services generally uses a revenue impact of 3 to 5
percent as a significance threshold under the RFA.
As shown in Table 7, we estimate the revenue impact of this notice
on all IPFs is to increase Medicare payments by approximately 0.8
percent, with rural IPFs receiving an increase of 1.2 percent in
Medicare payments. As a result, the Secretary has determined that this
notice will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of
small entities. Medicare fiscal intermediaries, Medicare Administrative
Contractors, and Carriers are not considered to be small entities.
Individuals and States are not included in the definition of a small
entity.
In addition, section 1102(b) of the Social Security Act requires us
to prepare a regulatory impact analysis, if a rule may have a
significant impact on the operations of a substantial number of small
rural hospitals. This analysis must conform to the provisions of
section 604 of the RFA. For purposes of section 1102(b) of the Act, we
define a small rural hospital as a hospital that is located outside of
a metropolitan statistical area and has fewer than 100 beds. As
discussed in detail below, the rates and policies set forth in this
notice will not have an adverse impact on the rural hospitals based on
the data of the 311 rural units and 71 rural hospitals in our database
of 1,627 IPFs for which data were available. Therefore, the Secretary
has determined that this notice will not have a significant impact on
the operations of a substantial number of small rural hospitals.
Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) also
requires that agencies assess anticipated costs and benefits before
issuing any rule whose mandates require spending in any 1 year of $100
million in 1995 dollars, updated annually for inflation. In 2013, that
threshold is approximately $139 million. This notice will not impose
spending costs on State, local, or tribal governments in the aggregate,
or by the private sector, of $139 million.
Executive Order 13132 establishes certain requirements that an
agency must meet when it promulgates a proposed rule (and subsequent
final rule) that imposes substantial direct requirement costs on State
and local governments, preempts State law, or otherwise has Federalism
implications. As stated above, this notice would not have a substantial
effect on State and local governments.

C. Anticipated Effects

As discussed earlier in the preamble, in the RY 2012 IPF PPS
proposed rule (76 FR 4998) and final rule (76 FR 26432), we revised the
IPF PPS payment rate update period by switching from a RY (that is July
1 through June 30) to a period that coincides with a FY (that is,
October 1 through September 30). Beginning with the update period that
starts in 2012, that is, FY 2013, we now refer to update periods as FY.
This change, in the annual update period, is reflected in the
quantitative analysis presented in this Regulatory Impact Analysis
section. Furthermore, this change allows us to consolidate Medicare
publications by aligning the IPF PPS update with the annual update of
the ICD-9-CM codes, which are effective on October 1 of each year.
Below, we discuss the historical background of the IPF PPS and the
impact of this notice on the Federal Medicare budget and on IPFs.
1. Budgetary Impact
As discussed in the November 2004 and May 2006 IPF PPS final rules,
we applied a budget neutrality factor to the Federal per diem and ECT
base rates to ensure that total estimated payments under the IPF PPS in
the implementation period would equal the amount that would have been
paid if the IPF PPS had not been implemented. The budget neutrality
factor includes the following components: Outlier adjustment, stop-loss
adjustment, and the behavioral offset. As discussed in the May 2008 IPF
PPS notice (73 FR 25711), the stop-loss adjustment is no longer
applicable under the IPF PPS.
In accordance with Sec. 412.424(c)(3)(ii), we indicated that we
will evaluate the accuracy of the budget neutrality adjustment within
the first 5 years after implementation of the payment system. We may
make a one-time prospective adjustment to the Federal per diem and ECT
base rates to account for differences between the historical data on
cost-based TEFRA payments (the basis of the budget neutrality
adjustment) and estimates of TEFRA payments based on actual data from
the first year of the IPF PPS. As part of that process, we will
reassess the accuracy of all of the factors impacting budget
neutrality. In addition, as discussed in section VII.C.1 of this
notice, we are using the wage index and labor-related share in a budget
neutral manner by applying a wage index budget neutrality factor to the
Federal per diem and ECT base rates. Therefore, the budgetary impact to
the Medicare program of this notice will be due to the market basket
update for FY 2013 of 2.7 percent (see section V.B. of this notice)
less the ``other adjustment'' of 0.1 percentage point according to
sections 1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) and 1886(s)(3)(B) of the Act, less the
productivity adjustment of 0.7 percentage point required by section
1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of the Act, and the update to the outlier fixed dollar
loss threshold amount.
We estimate that the FY 2013 impact will be a net increase of $36
million in payments to IPF providers. This reflects an estimated $86
million increase from the update to the payment rates and a $50 million
decrease due to the update to the outlier threshold amount to decrease
outlier payments from approximately 3.1 percent in RY 2012 to 2.0
percent in FY 2013.
2. Impact on Providers
To understand the impact of the changes to the IPF PPS on
providers, discussed in this notice, it is necessary to compare
estimated payments under the IPF PPS rates and factors for FY 2013
versus those under RY 2012. The estimated payments for RY 2012 and FY
2013 will be 100 percent of the IPF PPS payment, since the transition
period has ended and stop-loss payments are no longer paid. We
determined the percent change of estimated FY 2013 IPF PPS payments to
RY 2012 IPF PPS payments for each category of IPFs. In addition, for
each category of IPFs, we have included the estimated percent change in
payments resulting from the update to the outlier fixed dollar loss
threshold amount, the labor-related share and wage index changes for
the FY 2013 IPF PPS, and the market basket update for FY 2013, as
adjusted by the ``other adjustment'' according to sections
1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) and 1886(s)(3)(B) of the Act and the productivity
adjustment according to section 1886(s)(2)(A)(i).
To illustrate the impacts of the FY 2013 changes in this notice,
our analysis begins with a RY 2012 baseline

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simulation model based on FY 2011 IPF payments inflated to the midpoint
of RY 2012 using IHS Global Insight's most recent forecast of the
market basket update (see section V.B. of this notice); the estimated
outlier payments in RY 2012; the CBSA designations for IPFs based on
OMB's MSA definitions after June 2003; the FY 2011 pre-floor, pre-
reclassified hospital wage index; the RY 2012 labor-related share; and
the RY 2012 percentage amount of the rural adjustment. During the
simulation, the total estimated outlier payments are maintained at 2
percent of total IPF PPS payments.
Each of the following changes is added incrementally to this
baseline model in order for us to isolate the effects of each change:
The update to the outlier fixed dollar loss threshold
amount.
The FY 2012 pre-floor, pre-reclassified hospital wage
index and FY 2013 labor-related share.
The market basket update for FY 2013 of 2.7 percent less
the ``other adjustment'' of 0.1 percentage point in accordance with
sections 1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) and 1886(s)(3)(B) of the Act and less the
productivity adjustment of 0.7 percentage point reduction in accordance
with section 1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of the Act.
Our final comparison illustrates the percent change in payments
from RY 2012 (that is, July 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012) to FY 2013
(that is, October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013) including all the
changes in this notice.

Table 7--IPF Impact Table for FY 2013
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Projected impacts (% change in columns 3-6)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CBSA wage Adjusted
Facility by type Number of Outlier index & labor market basket Total percent
facilities share update \1\ change \2\
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All Facilities.................. 1,627 -1.1 0.0 1.9 0.8
Total Urban................. 1,245 -1.2 0.0 1.9 0.7
Total Rural................. 382 -0.7 0.0 1.9 1.2
Urban unit.................. 844 -1.6 0.0 1.9 0.2
Urban hospital.............. 401 -0.4 -0.1 1.9 1.5
Rural unit.................. 311 -0.9 -0.1 1.9 1.0
Rural hospital.............. 71 -0.3 0.2 1.9 1.8
By Type of Ownership:
Freestanding IPFs:
Urban Psychiatric Hospitals:
Government.............. 152 -0.7 0.0 1.9 1.1
Non-Profit.............. 109 -0.2 -0.2 1.9 1.5
For-Profit.............. 136 -0.2 0.0 1.9 1.7
Rural Psychiatric Hospitals:
Government.............. 40 -0.7 0.3 1.9 1.5
Non-Profit.............. 9 -0.1 0.5 1.9 2.3
For-Profit.............. 21 0.0 0.2 1.9 2.0
IPF Units:
Urban:
Government.............. 147 -2.6 0.0 1.9 -0.7
Non-Profit.............. 561 -1.5 0.0 1.9 0.3
For-Profit.............. 133 -1.1 0.1 1.9 0.9
Rural:
Government.............. 74 -0.8 0.1 1.9 1.2
Non-Profit.............. 177 -0.8 -0.1 1.9 1.0
For-Profit.............. 60 -1.2 -0.1 1.9 0.6
Unknown Ownership Type.......... 8 -2.2 -0.1 1.9 -0.5
By Teaching Status:
Non-teaching................ 1,419 -0.9 0.0 1.9 0.9
Less than 10% interns and 114 -1.3 0.1 1.9 0.6
residents to beds..........
10% to 30% interns and 69 -2.7 0.2 1.9 -0.7
residents to beds..........
More than 30% interns and 25 -2.5 0.1 1.9 -0.6
residents to beds..........
By Region:
New England................. 112 -1.5 0.1 1.9 0.5
Mid-Atlantic................ 263 -1.1 0.2 1.9 0.9
South Atlantic.............. 230 -0.7 -0.2 1.9 1.0
East North Central.......... 265 -1.1 -0.4 1.9 0.4
East South Central.......... 168 -1.0 -0.3 1.9 0.5
West North Central.......... 141 -1.2 0.3 1.9 1.0
West South Central.......... 228 -0.7 0.3 1.9 1.5
Mountain.................... 95 -0.9 0.1 1.9 1.0
Pacific..................... 125 -2.1 0.1 1.9 -0.2
By Bed Size:
Psychiatric Hospitals:
Beds: 0-24.............. 75 -0.7 0.0 1.9 1.2
Beds: 25-49............. 69 -0.5 -0.1 1.9 1.3
Beds: 50-75............. 75 -0.7 -0.4 1.9 0.8
Beds: 76+............... 253 -0.2 0.1 1.9 1.7
Psychiatric Units:
Beds: 0-24.............. 690 -1.7 0.0 1.9 0.2
Beds: 25-49............. 310 -1.2 0.0 1.9 0.6

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Beds: 50-75............. 95 -1.3 0.0 1.9 0.6
Beds: 76+............... 60 -1.8 0.1 1.9 0.1
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\1\ This column reflects the impact of the market basket update factor for FY 2013 of 1.9 percent, which
includes a market basket update of 2.7 percent, a 0.1 percentage point reduction in accordance with sections
1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) and 1886(s)(3)(B) of the Act, and a 0.7 percentage point reduction for the productivity
adjustment as required by section 1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of the Act.
\2\ Percent changes in estimated payments from RY 2012 to FY 2013 include all of the changes of this rule. Note,
the products of these impacts may be different from the percentage changes shown here due to rounding effects.

3. Results
Table 7 above displays the results of our analysis. The table
groups IPFs into the categories listed below based on characteristics
provided in the Provider of Services (POS) file, the IPF provider
specific file, and cost report data from HCRIS:
Facility Type
Location
Teaching Status Adjustment
Census Region
Size

The top row of the table shows the overall impact on the 1,627 IPFs
included in this analysis.
In column 3, we present the effects of the update to the outlier
fixed dollar loss threshold amount. We estimate that IPF outlier
payments as a percentage of total IPF payments are 3.1 percent in RY
2012. Thus, we are adjusting the outlier threshold amount in this
notice to set total estimated outlier payments equal to 2 percent of
total payments in FY 2013. The estimated change in total IPF payments
for FY 2013, therefore, includes an approximate 1.1 percent decrease in
payments because the outlier portion of total payments is expected to
decrease from approximately 3.1 percent to 2 percent.
The overall impact of this outlier adjustment update (as shown in
column 3 of table 7), across all hospital groups, is to decrease total
estimated payments to IPFs by 1.1 percent. We do not estimate that any
group of IPFs will experience an increase in payments from this update.
The largest decrease in payments is estimated to reflect a 2.7 percent
decrease in payments for IPFs located in teaching hospitals with an
intern and resident ADC ratio greater than or equal to 10 percent and
less than or equal to 30 percent. This is due to the high volume of
outlier payments made to the IPFs in this category.
In column 4, we present the effects of the budget-neutral update to
the labor-related share and the wage index adjustment under the CBSA
geographic area definitions announced by OMB in June 2003. This is a
comparison of the simulated FY 2013 payments under the FY 2012 hospital
wage index under CBSA classification and associated labor-related share
to the simulated RY 2012 payments under the FY 2011 hospital wage index
under CBSA classifications and associated labor-related share. We note
that there is no projected change in aggregate payments to IPFs, as
indicated in the first row of column 4. However, there will be small
distributional effects among different categories of IPFs. For example,
we estimate the largest increase in payments to be a 0.5 percent
increase for rural, non-profit freestanding psychiatric hospitals and
the largest decrease in payments to be a 0.4 percent decrease for IPFs
in the East North Central region and freestanding IPFs in the 50 to 75
bed size category.
Column 5 shows the estimated effect of the update to the IPF PPS
payment rates, which includes a 2.7 percent market basket update less
the 0.1 percentage point in accordance with section 1886(s)(2)(A)(ii)
and 1886(s)(3)(B) and less the 0.7 percentage point in accordance with
section 1886(s)(2)(A)(i).
Column 6 compares our estimates of the changes reflected in this
notice for FY 2013, to our payments for RY 2012 (without these
changes). This column reflects all FY 2013 changes relative to RY 2012.
The average estimated increase for all IPFs is approximately 0.8
percent. This estimated net increase includes the effects of the 2.7
percent market basket update adjusted by the ``other adjustment'' of
minus 0.1 percentage point, as required by sections 1886(s)(2)(A)(ii)
and 1886(s)(3)(B) of the Act and the productivity adjustment of minus
0.7 percentage point, as required by section 1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of the
Act. It also includes the overall estimated 1.1 percent decrease in
estimated IPF outlier payments from the update to the outlier fixed
dollar loss threshold amount. Since we are making the updates to the
IPF labor-related share and wage index in a budget-neutral manner, they
will not affect total estimated IPF payments in the aggregate. However,
they will affect the estimated distribution of payments among
providers.
Overall, the estimated payments to IPFs in FY 2013 are projected to
increase by 0.8 percent, compared with the payments in RY 2012. IPF
payments are estimated to increase 0.7 percent in urban areas and 1.2
percent in rural areas, compared with RY 2012 payments. The largest
payment increase is estimated at 2.3 percent for rural, non-profit
freestanding psychiatric hospitals and the largest payment decrease is
estimated at 0.7 percent for urban government IPF units and IPFs
located in teaching hospitals with an intern and resident ADC ratio
greater than or equal to 10 percent and less than or equal to 30
percent.
4. Effect on the Medicare Program
Based on actuarial projections resulting from our experience with
other PPSs, we estimate that Medicare spending (total Medicare program
payments) for IPF services over the next 5 years would be as shown in
Table 8 below.

TABLE 8--Estimated Payments
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dollars in
Fiscal year millions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2013.................................................... 4,960
2014.................................................... 5,380
2015.................................................... 5,860
2016.................................................... 6,390
2017.................................................... 6,900
------------------------------------------------------------------------

These estimates are based on the current forecast of the increases
in the RPL market basket, including an

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adjustment for productivity, for the RY beginning in 2012 and each
subsequent RY, as required by section 1886(s)(2)(A)(i) of the Act, as
follows:
2.0 percent for FY 2013.
2.3 percent for FY 2014.
2.7 percent for FY 2015.
2.8 percent for FY 2016.
2.6 percent for FY 2017.
The estimates in Table 8 also include the application of the
``other adjustment,'' as required by sections 1886(s)(2)(A)(ii) and
1886(s)(3)(B) of the Act, as follows:
-0.1 percentage point for rate years beginning in 2012.
-0.1 percentage point for rate years beginning in 2013.
-0.3 percentage point for rate years beginning in 2014.
-0.2 percentage point for rate years beginning in 2015.
-0.2 percentage point for rate years beginning in 2016.
We estimate that there would be a change in fee-for-service
Medicare beneficiary enrollment as follows:
3.8 percent in FY 2013.
5.7 percent in FY 2014.
6.8 percent in FY 2015.
7.0 percent in FY 2016.
5.1 percent in FY 2017.
5. Effect on Beneficiaries
Under the IPF PPS, IPFs will receive payment based on the average
resources consumed by patients for each day. We do not expect changes
in the quality of care or access to services for Medicare beneficiaries
under the FY 2013 IPF PPS. In fact, we believe that access to IPF
services will be enhanced due to the patient- and facility-level
adjustment factors, all which are intended to adequately reimburse IPFs
for expensive cases. Finally, the outlier policy is intended to assist
IPFs that experience high-cost cases.

D. Alternatives Considered

The statute does not specify an update strategy for the IPF PPS and
is broadly written to give the Secretary discretion in establishing an
update methodology. Therefore, we are updating the IPF PPS using the
methodology published in the November 2004 IPF PPS final rule. Lastly,
no alternative policy options were considered in this notice, since
this notice does not initiate policy changes with regard to the IPF
PPS. This notice simply provides an update to the rates for FY 2013.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773,
Medicare--Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare--
Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)

Dated: June 28, 2012.
Marilyn Tavenner,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Approved: August 1, 2012.
Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary.

Addendum A--Rate and Adjustment Factors

Per Diem Rate
------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal Per Diem Base Rate.................................. $698.51
Labor Share (0.69981)....................................... 488.82
Non-Labor Share (0.30019)................................... 209.69
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fixed Dollar Loss Threshold Amount: $11,600.
Wage Index Budget Neutrality Factor: 1.0007.

Facility Adjustments
------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rural Adjustment Factor................... 1.17.
Teaching Adjustment Factor................ 0.5150.
Wage Index................................ Pre-reclass Hospital Wage
Index (FY 2012).
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cost of living
Area adjustment
factor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska:
City of Anchorage and 80-kilometer (50-mile) 1.23
radius by road...................................
City of Fairbanks and 80-kilometer (50-mile) 1.23
radius by road...................................
City of Juneau and 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius 1.23
by road..........................................
Rest of Alaska.................................... 1.25
Hawaii:
City and County of Honolulu....................... 1.25
County of Hawaii.................................. 1.18
County of Kauai................................... 1.25
County of Maui and County of Kalawao.............. 1.25
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Patient Adjustments
------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------
ECT--Per Treatment......................................... $300.72
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Variable per Diem Adjustments
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adjustment
factor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day 1--Facility Without a Qualifying Emergency 1.19
Department...........................................
Day 1--Facility With a Qualifying Emergency Department 1.31
Day 2................................................. 1.12
Day 3................................................. 1.08
Day 4................................................. 1.05
Day 5................................................. 1.04
Day 6................................................. 1.02
Day 7................................................. 1.01
Day 8................................................. 1.01
Day 9................................................. 1.00
Day 10................................................ 1.00
Day 11................................................ 0.99
Day 12................................................ 0.99

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Day 13................................................ 0.99
Day 14................................................ 0.99
Day 15................................................ 0.98
Day 16................................................ 0.97
Day 17................................................ 0.97
Day 18................................................ 0.96
Day 19................................................ 0.95
Day 20................................................ 0.95
Day 21................................................ 0.95
After Day 21.......................................... 0.92
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Age Adjustments
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adjustment
Age (in years) factor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Under 45.............................................. 1.00
45 and under 50....................................... 1.01
50 and under 55....................................... 1.02
55 and under 60....................................... 1.04
60 and under 65....................................... 1.07
65 and under 70....................................... 1.10
70 and under 75....................................... 1.13
75 and under 80....................................... 1.15
80 and over........................................... 1.17
------------------------------------------------------------------------

DRG Adjustments
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adjustment
MS-DRG MS-DRG Descriptions factor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
056................ Degenerative nervous system 1.05
disorders w MCC.
057................ Degenerative nervous system ................
disorders w/o MCC.
080................ Nontraumatic stupor & coma w MCC. 1.07
081................ Nontraumatic stupor & coma w/o ................
MCC.
876................ O.R. procedure w principal 1.22
diagnoses of mental illness.
880................ Acute adjustment reaction & 1.05
psychosocial dysfunction.
881................ Depressive neuroses.............. 0.99
882................ Neuroses except depressive....... 1.02
883................ Disorders of personality & 1.02
impulse control.
884................ Organic disturbances & mental 1.03
retardation.
885................ Psychoses........................ 1.00
886................ Behavioral & developmental 0.99
disorders.
887................ Other mental disorder diagnoses.. 0.92
894................ Alcohol/drug abuse or dependence, 0.97
left AMA.
895................ Alcohol/drug abuse or dependence 1.02
w rehabilitation therapy.
896................ Alcohol/drug abuse or dependence 0.88
w/o rehabilitation therapy w MCC.
897................ Alcohol/drug abuse or dependence ................
w/o rehabilitation therapy w/o
MCC.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Comorbidity Adjustments
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adjustment
Comorbidity factor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Developmental Disabilities............................ 1.04
Coagulation Factor Deficit............................ 1.13
Tracheostomy.......................................... 1.06
Eating and Conduct Disorders.......................... 1.12
Infectious Diseases................................... 1.07
Renal Failure, Acute.................................. 1.11
Renal Failure, Chronic................................ 1.11
Oncology Treatment.................................... 1.07
Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus........................ 1.05
Severe Protein Malnutrition........................... 1.13
Drug/Alcohol Induced Mental Disorders................. 1.03
Cardiac Conditions.................................... 1.11
Gangrene.............................................. 1.10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease................. 1.12
Artificial Openings--Digestive & Urinary.............. 1.08
Severe Musculoskeletal & Connective Tissue Diseases... 1.09
Poisoning............................................. 1.11
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Addendum B--FY 2013 CBSA Wage Index Tables

In this addendum, we provide the wage index tables referred to
in the preamble to this notice. The tables presented below are as
follows:
Table 1--FY 2013 Wage Index For Urban Areas Based On CBSA Labor
Market Areas.
Table 2--FY 2013 Wage Index Based On CBSA Labor Market Areas For
Rural Areas.

Table 1--FY 2013 Wage Index for Urban Areas Based on CBSA Labor Market
Areas
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Urban area (constituent
CBSA Code counties) Wage index
------------------------------------------------------------------------
10180........................ Abilene, TX............ 0.8444
Callahan County, TX....
Jones County, TX.......
Taylor County, TX......
10380........................ Aguadilla-Isabela-San 0.3611
Sebasti[aacute]n, PR.
Aguada Municipio, PR...
Aguadilla Municipio, PR
A[ntilde]asco
Municipio, PR.
Isabela Municipio, PR..
Lares Municipio, PR....
Moca Municipio, PR.....
Rinc[oacute]n
Municipio, PR.
San Sebasti[aacute]n
Municipio, PR.
10420........................ Akron, OH.............. 0.8814
Portage County, OH.....
Summit County, OH......
10500........................ Albany, GA............. 0.8687
Baker County, GA.......
Dougherty County, GA...
Lee County, GA.........
Terrell County, GA.....
Worth County, GA.......
10580........................ Albany-Schenectady- 0.8680
Troy, NY.
Albany County, NY......
Rensselaer County, NY..
Saratoga County, NY....
Schenectady County, NY.
Schoharie County, NY...
10740........................ Albuquerque, NM........ 0.9550
Bernalillo County, NM..
Sandoval County, NM....
Torrance County, NM....
Valencia County, NM....
10780........................ Alexandria, LA......... 0.8026
Grant Parish, LA.......
Rapides Parish, LA.....
10900........................ Allentown-Bethlehem- 0.9260
Easton, PA-NJ.
Warren County, NJ......
Carbon County, PA......
Lehigh County, PA......
Northampton County, PA.
11020........................ Altoona, PA............ 0.8917
Blair County, PA.......
11100........................ Amarillo, TX........... 0.8714
Armstrong County, TX...
Carson County, TX......
Potter County, TX......
Randall County, TX.....
11180........................ Ames, IA............... 1.0009
Story County, IA.......
11260........................ Anchorage, AK.......... 1.2133
Anchorage Municipality,
AK.
Matanuska-Susitna
Borough, AK.
11300........................ Anderson, IN........... 0.9266
Madison County, IN.....
11340........................ Anderson, SC........... 0.8524
Anderson County, SC....
11460........................ Ann Arbor, MI.......... 1.0128
Washtenaw County, MI...
11500........................ Anniston-Oxford, AL.... 0.7979
Calhoun County, AL.....
11540........................ Appleton, WI........... 0.9226
Calumet County, WI.....
Outagamie County, WI...
11700........................ Asheville, NC.......... 0.8918
Buncombe County, NC....

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Haywood County, NC.....
Henderson County, NC...
Madison County, NC.....
12020........................ Athens-Clarke County, 0.9642
GA.
Clarke County, GA......
Madison County, GA.....
Oconee County, GA......
Oglethorpe County, GA..
12060........................ Atlanta-Sandy Springs- 0.9575
Marietta, GA.
Barrow County, GA......
Bartow County, GA......
Butts County, GA.......
Carroll County, GA.....
Cherokee County, GA....
Clayton County, GA.....
Cobb County, GA........
Coweta County, GA......
Dawson County, GA......
DeKalb County, GA......
Douglas County, GA.....
Fayette County, GA.....
Forsyth County, GA.....
Fulton County, GA......
Gwinnett County, GA....
Haralson County, GA....
Heard County, GA.......
Henry County, GA.......
Jasper County, GA......
Lamar County, GA.......
Meriwether County, GA..
Newton County, GA......
Paulding County, GA....
Pickens County, GA.....
Pike County, GA........
Rockdale County, GA....
Spalding County, GA....
Walton County, GA......
12100........................ Atlantic City- 1.1033
Hammonton, NJ.
Atlantic County, NJ....
12220........................ Auburn-Opelika, AL..... 0.7877
Lee County, AL.........
12260........................ Augusta-Richmond 0.9529
County, GA-SC.
Burke County, GA.......
Columbia County, GA....
McDuffie County, GA....
Richmond County, GA....
Aiken County, SC.......
Edgefield County, SC...
12420........................ Austin-Round Rock-San 0.9535
Marcos, TX.
Bastrop County, TX.....
Caldwell County, TX....
Hays County, TX........
Travis County, TX......
Williamson County, TX..
12540........................ Bakersfield-Delano, CA. 1.1817
Kern County, CA........
12580........................ Baltimore-Towson, MD... 1.0151
Anne Arundel County, MD
Baltimore County, MD...
Carroll County, MD.....
Harford County, MD.....
Howard County, MD......
Queen Anne's County, MD
Baltimore City, MD.....
12620........................ Bangor, ME............. 0.9979
Penobscot County, ME...
12700........................ Barnstable Town, MA.... 1.2838
Barnstable County, MA..
12940........................ Baton Rouge, LA........ 0.8523
Ascension Parish, LA...
East Baton Rouge
Parish, LA.

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East Feliciana Parish,
LA.
Iberville Parish, LA...
Livingston Parish, LA..
Pointe Coupee Parish,
LA.
St. Helena Parish, LA..
West Baton Rouge
Parish, LA.
West Feliciana Parish,
LA.
12980........................ Battle Creek, MI....... 0.9935
Calhoun County, MI.....
13020........................ Bay City, MI........... 0.8927
Bay County, MI.........
13140........................ Beaumont-Port Arthur, 0.8723
TX.
Hardin County, TX......
Jefferson County, TX...
Orange County, TX......
13380........................ Bellingham, WA......... 1.1748
Whatcom County, WA.....
13460........................ Bend, OR............... 1.1395
Deschutes County, OR...
13644........................ Bethesda-Rockville- 1.0305
Frederick, MD.
Frederick County, MD...
Montgomery County, MD..
13740........................ Billings, MT........... 0.8576
Carbon County, MT......
Yellowstone County, MT.
13780........................ Binghamton, NY......... 0.8731
Broome County, NY......
Tioga County, NY.......
13820........................ Birmingham-Hoover, AL.. 0.8436
Bibb County, AL........
Blount County, AL......
Chilton County, AL.....
Jefferson County, AL...
St. Clair County, AL...
Shelby County, AL......
Walker County, AL......
13900........................ Bismarck, ND........... 0.7232
Burleigh County, ND....
Morton County, ND......
13980........................ Blacksburg- 0.8281
Christiansburg-
Radford, VA.
Giles County, VA.......
Montgomery County, VA..
Pulaski County, VA.....
Radford City, VA.......
14020........................ Bloomington, IN........ 0.8725
Greene County, IN......
Monroe County, IN......
Owen County, IN........
14060........................ Bloomington-Normal, IL. 0.9477
McLean County, IL......
14260........................ Boise City-Nampa, ID... 0.9279
Ada County, ID.........
Boise County, ID.......
Canyon County, ID......
Gem County, ID.........
Owyhee County, ID......
14484........................ Boston-Quincy, MA...... 1.2283
Norfolk County, MA.....
Plymouth County, MA....
Suffolk County, MA.....
14500........................ Boulder, CO............ 1.0086
Boulder County, CO.....
14540........................ Bowling Green, KY...... 0.8599
Edmonson County, KY....
Warren County, KY......
14740........................ Bremerton-Silverdale, 1.1288
WA.
Kitsap County, WA......
14860........................ Bridgeport-Stamford- 1.2914
Norwalk, CT.
Fairfield County, CT...
15180........................ Brownsville-Harlingen, 0.9183
TX.
Cameron County, TX.....

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15260........................ Brunswick, GA.......... 0.9068
Brantley County, GA....
Glynn County, GA.......
McIntosh County, GA....
15380........................ Buffalo-Niagara Falls, 0.9750
NY.
Erie County, NY........
Niagara County, NY.....
15500........................ Burlington, NC......... 0.8665
Alamance County, NC....
15540........................ Burlington-South 1.0021
Burlington, VT.
Chittenden County, VT..
Franklin County, VT....
Grand Isle County, VT..
15764........................ Cambridge-Newton- 1.1210
Framingham, MA.
Middlesex County, MA...
15804........................ Camden, NJ............. 1.0202
Burlington County, NJ..
Camden County, NJ......
Gloucester County, NJ..
15940........................ Canton-Massillon, OH... 0.8939
Carroll County, OH.....
Stark County, OH.......
15980........................ Cape Coral-Fort Myers, 0.9341
FL.
Lee County, FL.........
16020........................ Cape Girardeau-Jackson, 0.8672
MO-IL.
Alexander County, IL...
Bollinger County, MO...
Cape Girardeau County,
MO.
16180........................ Carson City, NV........ 1.0597
Carson City, NV........
16220........................ Casper, WY............. 1.0117
Natrona County, WY.....
16300........................ Cedar Rapids, IA....... 0.8831
Benton County, IA......
Jones County, IA.......
Linn County, IA........
16580........................ Champaign-Urbana, IL... 0.9890
Champaign County, IL...
Ford County, IL........
Piatt County, IL.......
16620........................ Charleston, WV......... 0.8144
Boone County, WV.......
Clay County, WV........
Kanawha County, WV.....
Lincoln County, WV.....
Putnam County, WV......
16700........................ Charleston-North 0.9063
Charleston-
Summerville, SC.
Berkeley County, SC....
Charleston County, SC..
Dorchester County, SC..
16740........................ Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock 0.9321
Hill, NC[dash]SC.
Anson County, NC.......
Cabarrus County, NC....
Gaston County, NC......
Mecklenburg County, NC.
Union County, NC.......
York County, SC........
16820........................ Charlottesville, VA.... 0.9188
Albemarle County, VA...
Fluvanna County, VA....
Greene County, VA......
Nelson County, VA......
Charlottesville City,
VA.
16860........................ Chattanooga, TN-GA..... 0.8740
Catoosa County, GA.....
Dade County, GA........
Walker County, GA......
Hamilton County, TN....
Marion County, TN......
Sequatchie County, TN..
16940........................ Cheyenne, WY........... 0.9844

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Laramie County, WY.....
16974........................ Chicago-Joilet- 1.0600
Naperville, IL.
Cook County, IL........
DeKalb County, IL......
DuPage County, IL......
Grundy County, IL......
Kane County, IL........
Kendall County, IL.....
McHenry County, IL.....
Will County, IL........
17020........................ Chico, CA.............. 1.1094
Butte County, CA.......
17140........................ Cincinnati-Middletown, 0.9430
OH-KY-IN.
Dearborn County, IN....
Franklin County, IN....
Ohio County, IN........
Boone County, KY.......
Bracken County, KY.....
Campbell County, KY....
Gallatin County, KY....
Grant County, KY.......
Kenton County, KY......
Pendleton County, KY...
Brown County, OH.......
Butler County, OH......
Clermont County, OH....
Hamilton County, OH....
Warren County, OH......
17300........................ Clarksville, TN-KY..... 0.8193
Christian County, KY...
Trigg County, KY.......
Montgomery County, TN..
Stewart County, TN.....
17420........................ Cleveland, TN.......... 0.7674
Bradley County, TN.....
Polk County, TN........
17460........................ Cleveland-Elyria- 0.8941
Mentor, OH.
Cuyahoga County, OH....
Geauga County, OH......
Lake County, OH........
Lorain County, OH......
Medina County, OH......
17660........................ Coeur d'Alene, ID...... 0.9367
Kootenai County, ID....
17780........................ College Station-Bryan, 0.9690
TX.
Brazos County, TX......
Burleson County, TX....
Robertson County, TX...
17820........................ Colorado Springs, CO... 0.9846
El Paso County, CO.....
Teller County, CO......
17860........................ Columbia, MO........... 0.8105
Boone County, MO.......
Howard County, MO......
17900........................ Columbia, SC........... 0.8758
Calhoun County, SC.....
Fairfield County, SC...
Kershaw County, SC.....
Lexington County, SC...
Richland County, SC....
Saluda County, SC......
17980........................ Columbus, GA-AL........ 0.9040
Russell County, AL.....
Chattahoochee County,
GA.
Harris County, GA......
Marion County, GA......
Muscogee County, GA....
18020........................ Columbus, IN........... 0.9723
Bartholomew County, IN.
18140........................ Columbus, OH........... 0.9994
Delaware County, OH....

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Fairfield County, OH...
Franklin County, OH....
Licking County, OH.....
Madison County, OH.....
Morrow County, OH......
Pickaway County, OH....
Union County, OH.......
18580........................ Corpus Christi, TX..... 0.8677
Aransas County, TX.....
Nueces County, TX......
San Patricio County, TX
18700........................ Corvallis, OR.......... 1.0898
Benton County, OR......
18880........................ Crestview-Fort Walton 0.8961
Beach-Destin, FL.
Okaloosa County, FL....
19060........................ Cumberland, MD-WV...... 0.7825
Allegany County, MD....
Mineral County, WV.....
19124........................ Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX 0.9844
Collin County, TX......
Dallas County, TX......
Delta County, TX.......
Denton County, TX......
Ellis County, TX.......
Hunt County, TX........
Kaufman County, TX.....
Rockwall County, TX....
19140........................ Dalton, GA............. 0.8374
Murray County, GA......
Whitfield County, GA...
19180........................ Danville, IL........... 0.9832
Vermilion County, IL...
19260........................ Danville, VA........... 0.7896
Pittsylvania County, VA
Danville City, VA......
19340........................ Davenport-Moline-Rock 0.9056
Island, IA-IL.
Henry County, IL.......
Mercer County, IL......
Rock Island County, IL.
Scott County, IA.......
19380........................ Dayton, OH............. 0.9281
Greene County, OH......
Miami County, OH.......
Montgomery County, OH..
Preble County, OH......
19460........................ Decatur, AL............ 0.7334
Lawrence County, AL....
Morgan County, AL......
19500........................ Decatur, IL............ 0.8008
Macon County, IL.......
19660........................ Deltona-Daytona Beach- 0.8865
Ormond Beach, FL.
Volusia County, FL.....
19740........................ Denver-Aurora- 1.0647
Broomfield, CO.
Adams County, CO.......
Arapahoe County, CO....
Broomfield County, CO..
Clear Creek County, CO.
Denver County, CO......
Douglas County, CO.....
Elbert County, CO......
Gilpin County, CO......
Jefferson County, CO...
Park County, CO........
19780........................ Des Moines-West Des 0.9801
Moines, IA.
Dallas County, IA......
Guthrie County, IA.....
Madison County, IA.....
Polk County, IA........
Warren County, IA......
19804........................ Detroit-Livonia- 0.9511
Dearborn, MI.
Wayne County, MI.......

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20020........................ Dothan, AL............. 0.7390
Geneva County, AL......
Henry County, AL.......
Houston County, AL.....
20100........................ Dover, DE.............. 0.9909
Kent County, DE........
20220........................ Dubuque, IA............ 0.8698
Dubuque County, IA.....
20260........................ Duluth, MN-WI.......... 1.0335
Carlton County, MN.....
St. Louis County, MN...
Douglas County, WI.....
20500........................ Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. 0.9699
Chatham County, NC.....
Durham County, NC......
Orange County, NC......
Person County, NC......
20740........................ Eau Claire, WI......... 0.9597
Chippewa County, WI....
Eau Claire County, WI..
20764........................ Edison-New Brunswick, 1.0868
NJ.
Middlesex County, NJ...
Monmouth County, NJ....
Ocean County, NJ.......
Somerset County, NJ....
20940........................ El Centro, CA.......... 0.9601
Imperial County, CA....
21060........................ Elizabethtown, KY...... 0.8719
Hardin County, KY......
Larue County, KY.......
21140........................ Elkhart-Goshen, IN..... 0.9405
Elkhart County, IN.....
21300........................ Elmira, NY............. 0.8522
Chemung County, NY.....
21340........................ El Paso, TX............ 0.8515
El Paso County, TX.....
21500........................ Erie, PA............... 0.8147
Erie County, PA........
21660........................ Eugene-Springfield, OR. 1.1587
Lane County, OR........
21780........................ Evansville, IN-KY...... 0.8679
Gibson County, IN......
Posey County, IN.......
Vanderburgh County, IN.
Warrick County, IN.....
Henderson County, KY...
Webster County, KY.....
21820........................ Fairbanks, AK.......... 1.1322
Fairbanks North Star
Borough, AK.
21940........................ Fajardo, PR............ 0.3823
Ceiba Municipio, PR....
Fajardo Municipio, PR..
Luquillo Municipio, PR.
22020........................ Fargo, ND-MN........... 0.8136
Cass County, ND........
Clay County, MN........
22140........................ Farmington, NM......... 0.9795
San Juan County, NM....
22180........................ Fayetteville, NC....... 0.9213
Cumberland County, NC..
Hoke County, NC........
22220........................ Fayetteville-Springdale- 0.9263
Rogers, AR-MO.
Benton County, AR......
Madison County, AR.....
Washington County, AR..
McDonald County, MO....
22380........................ Flagstaff, AZ.......... 1.2427
Coconino County, AZ....
22420........................ Flint, MI.............. 1.1137
Genesee County, MI.....
22500........................ Florence, SC........... 0.8217

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Darlington County, SC..
Florence County, SC....
22520........................ Florence-Muscle Shoals, 0.7738
AL County, AL.
Colbert County, AL.....
Lauderdale.............
22540........................ Fond du Lac, WI........ 0.9291
Fond du Lac County, WI.
22660........................ Fort Collins-Loveland, 0.9876
CO.
Larimer County, CO.....
22744........................ Fort Lauderdale-Pompano 1.0160
Beach-Deerfield, FL.
Broward County, FL.....
22900........................ Fort Smith, AR-OK...... 0.7620
Crawford County, AR....
Franklin County, AR....
Sebastian County, AR...
Le Flore County, OK....
Sequoyah County, OK....
23060........................ Fort Wayne, IN......... 0.9368
Allen County, IN.......
Wells County, IN.......
Whitley County, IN.....
23104........................ Fort Worth-Arlington, 0.9525
TX.
Johnson County, TX.....
Parker County, TX......
Tarrant County, TX.....
Wise County, TX........
23420........................ Fresno, CA............. 1.1281
Fresno County, CA......
23460........................ Gadsden, AL............ 0.7934
Etowah County, AL......
23540........................ Gainesville, FL........ 0.9375
Alachua County, FL.....
Gilchrist County, FL...
23580........................ Gainesville, GA........ 0.9010
Hall County, GA........
23844........................ Gary, IN............... 0.9193
Jasper County, IN......
Lake County, IN........
Newton County, IN......
Porter County, IN......
24020........................ Glens Falls, NY........ 0.8504
Warren County, NY......
Washington County, NY..
24140........................ Goldsboro, NC.......... 0.8690
Wayne County, NC.......
24220........................ Grand Forks, ND-MN..... 0.7573
Polk County, MN........
Grand Forks County, ND.
24300........................ Grand Junction, CO..... 0.9394
Mesa County, CO........
24340........................ Grand Rapids-Wyoming, 0.9145
MI.
Barry County, MI.......
Ionia County, MI.......
Kent County, MI........
Newaygo County, MI.....
24500........................ Great Falls, MT........ 0.8462
Cascade County, MT.....
24540........................ Greeley, CO............ 0.9553
Weld County, CO........
24580........................ Green Bay, WI.......... 0.9824
Brown County, WI.......
Kewaunee County, WI....
Oconto County, WI......
24660........................ Greensboro-High Point, 0.8798
NC.
Guilford County, NC....
Randolph County, NC....
Rockingham County, NC..
24780........................ Greenville, NC......... 0.9637
Greene County, NC......
Pitt County, NC........
24860........................ Greenville-Mauldin- 0.9620
Easley, SC.

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Greenville County, SC..
Laurens County, SC.....
Pickens County, SC.....
25020........................ Guayama, PR............ 0.3730
Arroyo Municipio, PR...
Guayama Municipio, PR..
Patillas Municipio, PR.
25060........................ Gulfport-Biloxi, MS.... 0.8505
Hancock County, MS.....
Harrison County, MS....
Stone County, MS.......
25180........................ Hagerstown-Martinsburg, 0.9168
MD-WV.
Washington County, MD..
Berkeley County, WV....
Morgan County, WV......
25260........................ Hanford-Corcoran, CA... 1.0700
Kings County, CA.......
25420........................ Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 0.9400
Cumberland County, PA..
Dauphin County, PA.....
Perry County, PA.......
25500........................ Harrisonburg, VA....... 0.8773
Rockingham County, VA..
Harrisonburg City, VA..
25540........................ Hartford-West Hartford- 1.0700
East Hartford, CT.
Hartford County, CT....
Middlesex County, CT...
Tolland County, CT.....
25620........................ Hattiesburg, MS........ 0.7940
Forrest County, MS.....
Lamar County, MS.......
Perry County, MS.......
25860........................ Hickory-Lenoir- 0.8859
Morganton, NC.
Alexander County, NC...
Burke County, NC.......
Caldwell County, NC....
Catawba County, NC.....
25980........................ Hinesville-Fort 0.8926
Stewart, GASec. \1\.
Liberty County, GA.....
Long County, GA........
26100........................ Holland-Grand Haven, MI 0.8523
Ottawa County, MI......
26180........................ Honolulu, HI........... 1.1698
Honolulu County, HI....
26300........................ Hot Springs, AR........ 0.9076
Garland County, AR.....
26380........................ Houma-Bayou Cane- 0.7841
Thibodaux, LA.
Lafourche Parish, LA...
Terrebonne Parish, LA..
26420........................ Houston-Sugar Land- 0.9945
Baytown, TX.
Austin County, TX......
Brazoria County, TX....
Chambers County, TX....
Fort Bend County, TX...
Galveston County, TX...
Harris County, TX......
Liberty County, TX.....
Montgomery County, TX..
San Jacinto County, TX.
Waller County, TX......
26580........................ Huntington-Ashland, WV- 0.8893
KY-OH.
Boyd County, KY........
Greenup County, KY.....
Lawrence County, OH....
Cabell County, WV......
Wayne County, WV.......
26620........................ Huntsville, AL......... 0.8996
Limestone County, AL...
Madison County, AL.....
26820........................ Idaho Falls, ID........ 0.9336
Bonneville County, ID..

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Jefferson County, ID...
26900........................ Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 0.9662
Boone County, IN.......
Brown County, IN.......
Hamilton County, IN....
Hancock County, IN.....
Hendricks County, IN...
Johnson County, IN.....
Marion County, IN......
Morgan County, IN......
Putnam County, IN......
Shelby County, IN......
26980........................ Iowa City, IA.......... 1.0070
Johnson County, IA.....
Washington County, IA..
27060........................ Ithaca, NY............. 0.8819
Tompkins County, NY....
27100........................ Jackson, MI............ 0.8938
Jackson County, MI.....
27140........................ Jackson, MS............ 0.8172
Copiah County, MS......
Hinds County, MS.......
Madison County, MS.....
Rankin County, MS......
Simpson County, MS.....
27180........................ Jackson, TN............ 0.8149
Chester County, TN.....
Madison County, TN.....
27260........................ Jacksonville, FL....... 0.8882
Baker County, FL.......
Clay County, FL........
Duval County, FL.......
Nassau County, FL......
St. Johns County, FL...
27340........................ Jacksonville, NC....... 0.8074
Onslow County, NC......
27500........................ Janesville, WI......... 0.9234
Rock County, WI........
27620........................ Jefferson City, MO..... 0.8222
Callaway County, MO....
Cole County, MO........
Moniteau County, MO....
Osage County, MO.......
27740........................ Johnson City, TN....... 0.7796
Carter County, TN......
Unicoi County, TN......
Washington County, TN..
27780........................ Johnstown, PA.......... 0.8715
Cambria County, PA.....
27860........................ Jonesboro, AR.......... 0.7718
Craighead County, AR...
Poinsett County, AR....
27900........................ Joplin, MO............. 0.8227
Jasper County, MO......
Newton County, MO......
28020........................ Kalamazoo-Portage, MI.. 0.9939
Kalamazoo County, MI...
Van Buren County, MI...
28100........................ Kankakee-Bradley, IL... 0.9807
Kankakee County, IL....
28140........................ Kansas City, MO-KS..... 0.9637
Franklin County, KS....
Johnson County, KS.....
Leavenworth County, KS.
Linn County, KS........
Miami County, KS.......
Wyandotte County, KS...
Bates County, MO.......
Caldwell County, MO....
Cass County, MO........
Clay County, MO........

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Clinton County, MO.....
Jackson County, MO.....
Lafayette County, MO...
Platte County, MO......
Ray County, MO.........
28420........................ Kennewick-Pasco- 0.9582
Richland, WA.
Benton County, WA......
Franklin County, WA....
28660........................ Killeen-Temple-Fort 0.9501
Hood, TX.
Bell County, TX........
Coryell County, TX.....
Lampasas County, TX....
28700........................ Kingsport-Bristol- 0.7399
Bristol, TN-VA.
Hawkins County, TN.....
Sullivan County, TN....
Bristol City, VA.......
Scott County, VA.......
Washington County, VA..
28740........................ Kingston, NY........... 0.9170
Ulster County, NY......
28940........................ Knoxville, TN.......... 0.7838
Anderson County, TN....
Blount County, TN......
Knox County, TN........
Loudon County, TN......
Union County, TN.......
29020........................ Kokomo, IN............. 0.9186
Howard County, IN......
Tipton County, IN......
29100........................ La Crosse, WI-MN....... 0.9685
Houston County, MN.....
La Crosse County, WI...
29140........................ Lafayette, IN.......... 0.9507
Benton County, IN......
Carroll County, IN.....
Tippecanoe County, IN..
29180........................ Lafayette, LA.......... 0.8319
Lafayette Parish, LA...
St. Martin Parish, LA..
29340........................ Lake Charles, LA....... 0.7998
Calcasieu Parish, LA...
Cameron Parish, LA.....
29404........................ Lake County-Kenosha 1.0311
County, IL-WI.
Lake County, IL........
Kenosha County, WI.....
29420........................ Lake Havasu City- 0.9967
Kingman, AZ.
Mohave County, AZ......
29460........................ Lakeland-Winter Haven, 0.8432
FL.
Polk County, FL........
29540........................ Lancaster, PA.......... 0.9439
Lancaster County, PA...
29620........................ Lansing-East Lansing, 1.0477
MI.
Clinton County, MI.....
Eaton County, MI.......
Ingham County, MI......
29700........................ Laredo, TX............. 0.7730
Webb County, TX........
29740........................ Las Cruces, NM......... 0.9106
Dona Ana County, NM....
29820........................ Las Vegas-Paradise, NV. 1.2050
Clark County, NV.......
29940........................ Lawrence, KS........... 0.8853
Douglas County, KS.....
30020........................ Lawton, OK............. 0.8545
Comanche County, OK....
30140........................ Lebanon, PA............ 0.8042
Lebanon County, PA.....
30300........................ Lewiston, ID-WA........ 0.9067
Nez Perce County, ID...
Asotin County, WA......
30340........................ Lewiston-Auburn, ME.... 0.9038

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Androscoggin County, ME
30460........................ Lexington-Fayette, KY.. 0.8833
Bourbon County, KY.....
Clark County, KY.......
Fayette County, KY.....
Jessamine County, KY...
Scott County, KY.......
Woodford County, KY....
30620........................ Lima, OH............... 0.9371
Allen County, OH.......
30700........................ Lincoln, NE............ 0.9612
Lancaster County, NE...
Seward County, NE......
30780........................ Little Rock-North 0.8558
Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Faulkner County, AR....
Grant County, AR.......
Lonoke County, AR......
Perry County, AR.......
Pulaski County, AR.....
Saline County, AR......
30860........................ Logan, UT-ID........... 0.8592
Franklin County, ID....
Cache County, UT.......
30980........................ Longview, TX........... 0.8530
Gregg County, TX.......
Rusk County, TX........
Upshur County, TX......
31020........................ Longview, WA........... 0.9989
Cowlitz County, WA.....
31084........................ Los Angeles-Long Beach- 1.2287
Santa Ana, CA.
Los Angeles County, CA.
31140........................ Louisville-Jefferson 0.8900
County, KY-IN.
Clark County, IN.......
Floyd County, IN.......
Harrison County, IN....
Washington County, IN..
Bullitt County, KY.....
Henry County, KY.......
Meade County, KY.......
Nelson County, KY......
Oldham County, KY......
Shelby County, KY......
Spencer County, KY.....
Trimble County, KY.....
31180........................ Lubbock, TX............ 0.8794
Crosby County, TX......
Lubbock County, TX.....
31340........................ Lynchburg, VA.......... 0.8768
Amherst County, VA.....
Appomattox County, VA..
Bedford County, VA.....
Campbell County, VA....
Bedford City, VA.......
Lynchburg City, VA.....
31420........................ Macon, GA.............. 0.9122
Bibb County, GA........
Crawford County, GA....
Jones County, GA.......
Monroe County, GA......
Twiggs County, GA......
31460........................ Madera-Chowchilla, CA.. 0.8114
Madera County, CA......
31540........................ Madison, WI............ 1.1234
Columbia County, WI....
Dane County, WI........
Iowa County, WI........
31700........................ Manchester-Nashua, NH.. 1.0083
Hillsborough County, NH
31740........................ Manhattan, KS.......... 0.7912
Geary County, KS.......
Pottawatomie County, KS

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Riley County, KS.......
31860........................ Mankato-North Mankato, 0.9346
MN.
Blue Earth County, MN..
Nicollet County, MN....
31900........................ Mansfield, OH.......... 0.9215
Richland County, OH....
32420........................ Mayag[uuml]ez, PR...... 0.3676
Hormigueros Municipio,
PR.
Mayag[uuml]ez
Municipio, PR.
32580........................ McAllen-Edinburg- 0.8878
Mission, TX.
Hidalgo County, TX.....
32780........................ Medford, OR............ 1.0318
Jackson County, OR.....
32820........................ Memphis, TN-MS-AR...... 0.9275
Crittenden County, AR..
DeSoto County, MS......
Marshall County, MS....
Tate County, MS........
Tunica County, MS......
Fayette County, TN.....
Shelby County, TN......
Tipton County, TN......
32900........................ Merced, CA............. 1.2424
Merced County, CA......
33124........................ Miami-Miami Beach- 1.0085
Kendall, FL.
Miami-Dade County, FL..
33140........................ Michigan City-La Porte, 0.9358
IN.
LaPorte County, IN.....
33260........................ Midland, TX............ 1.0514
Midland County, TX.....
33340........................ Milwaukee-Waukesha-West 0.9961
Allis, WI.
Milwaukee County, WI...
Ozaukee County, WI.....
Washington County, WI..
Waukesha County, WI....
33460........................ Minneapolis-St. Paul- 1.1105
Bloomington, MN-WI.
Anoka County, MN.......
Carver County, MN......
Chisago County, MN.....
Dakota County, MN......
Hennepin County, MN....
Isanti County, MN......
Ramsey County, MN......
Scott County, MN.......
Sherburne County, MN...
Washington County, MN..
Wright County, MN......
Pierce County, WI......
St. Croix County, WI...
33540........................ Missoula, MT........... 0.9154
Missoula County, MT....
33660........................ Mobile, AL............. 0.8002
Mobile County, AL......
33700........................ Modesto, CA............ 1.2670
Stanislaus County, CA..
33740........................ Monroe, LA............. 0.7964
Ouachita Parish, LA....
Union Parish, LA.......
33780........................ Monroe, MI............. 0.8727
Monroe County, MI......
33860........................ Montgomery, AL......... 0.8103
Autauga County, AL.....
Elmore County, AL......
Lowndes County, AL.....
Montgomery County, AL..
34060........................ Morgantown, WV......... 0.8197
Monongalia County, WV..
Preston County, WV.....
34100........................ Morristown, TN......... 0.7031
Grainger County, TN....
Hamblen County, TN.....

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Jefferson County, TN...
34580........................ Mount Vernon-Anacortes, 1.0235
WA.
Skagit County, WA......
34620........................ Muncie, IN............. 0.7817
Delaware County, IN....
34740........................ Muskegon-Norton Shores, 0.9967
MI.
Muskegon County, MI....
34820........................ Myrtle Beach-North 0.8653
Myrtle Beach-Conway,
SC.
Horry County, SC.......
34900........................ Napa, CA...............
Napa County, CA........ 1.4511
Horry County, SC.......
34940........................ Naples-Marco Island, FL 0.9740
Collier County, FL.....
34980........................ Nashville-Davidson- 0.9340
Murfreesboro-Franklin,
TN.
Cannon County, TN......
Cheatham County, TN....
Davidson County, TN....
Dickson County, TN.....
Hickman County, TN.....
Macon County, TN.......
Robertson County, TN...
Rutherford County, TN..
Smith County, TN.......
Sumner County, TN......
Trousdale County, TN...
Williamson County, TN..
Wilson County, TN......
35004........................ Nassau-Suffolk, NY..... 1.2416
Nassau County, NY......
Suffolk County, NY.....
35084........................ Newark-Union, NJ-PA.... 1.1322
Essex County, NJ.......
Hunterdon County, NJ...
Morris County, NJ......
Sussex County, NJ......
Union County, NJ.......
Pike County, PA........
35300........................ New Haven-Milford, CT.. 1.1556
New Haven County, CT...
35380........................ New Orleans-Metairie- 0.9026
Kenner, LA.
Jefferson Parish, LA...
Orleans Parish, LA.....
Plaquemines Parish, LA.
St. Bernard Parish, LA.
St. Charles Parish, LA.
St. John the Baptist
Parish, LA.
St. Tammany Parish, LA.
35644........................ New York-White Plains- 1.3052
Wayne, NY-NJ.
Bergen County, NJ......
Hudson County, NJ......
Passaic County, NJ.....
Bronx County, NY.......
Kings County, NY.......
New York County, NY....
Putnam County, NY......
Queens County, NY......
Richmond County, NY....
Rockland County, NY....
Westchester County, NY.
35660........................ Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 0.8653
Berrien County, MI.....
35840........................ North Port-Bradenton- 0.9435
Sarasota, FL.
Manatee County, FL.....
Sarasota County, FL....
35980........................ Norwich-New London, CT. 1.1227
New London County, CT..
36084........................ Oakland-Fremont- 1.6080
Hayward, CA.
Alameda County, CA.....
Contra Costa County, CA
36100........................ Ocala, FL.............. 0.8449

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Marion County, FL......
36140........................ Ocean City, NJ......... 1.0641
Cape May County, NJ....
36220........................ Odessa, TX............. 0.9809
Ector County, TX.......
36260........................ Ogden-Clearfield, UT... 0.9220
Davis County, UT.......
Morgan County, UT......
Weber County, UT.......
36420........................ Oklahoma City, OK...... 0.8934
Canadian County, OK....
Cleveland County, OK...
Grady County, OK.......
Lincoln County, OK.....
Logan County, OK.......
McClain County, OK.....
Oklahoma County, OK....
36500........................ Olympia, WA............ 1.1339
Thurston County, WA....
36540........................ Omaha-Council Bluffs, 0.9864
NE-IA.
Harrison County, IA....
Mills County, IA.......
Pottawattamie County,
IA.
Cass County, NE........
Douglas County, NE.....
Sarpy County, NE.......
Saunders County, NE....
Washington County, NE..
36740........................ Orlando-Kissimmee- 0.9128
Sanford, FL.
Lake County, FL........
Orange County, FL......
Osceola County, FL.....
Seminole County, FL....
36780........................ Oshkosh-Neenah, WI..... 0.9319
Winnebago County, WI...
36980........................ Owensboro, KY.......... 0.8202
Daviess County, KY.....
Hancock County, KY.....
McLean County, KY......
37100........................ Oxnard-Thousand Oaks- 1.2830
Ventura, CA.
Ventura County, CA.....
37340........................ Palm Bay-Melbourne- 0.9042
Titusville, FL.
Brevard County, FL.....
37380........................ Palm Coast, FL......... 0.9373
Flagler County, FL.....
37460........................ Panama City-Lynn Haven- 0.8388
Panama City Beach, FL.
Bay County, FL.........
37620........................ Parkersburg-Marietta- 0.7647
Vienna, WV-OH.
Washington County, OH..
Pleasants County, WV...
Wirt County, WV........
Wood County, WV........
37700........................ Pascagoula, MS......... 0.7885
George County, MS......
Jackson County, MS.....
37764........................ Peabody, MA............ 1.0698
Essex County, MA.......
37860........................ Pensacola-Ferry Pass- 0.8013
Brent, FL.
Escambia County, FL....
Santa Rosa County, FL..
37900........................ Peoria, IL............. 0.8830
Marshall County, IL....
Peoria County, IL......
Stark County, IL.......
Tazewell County, IL....
Woodford County, IL....
37964........................ Philadelphia, PA....... 1.0760
Bucks County, PA.......
Chester County, PA.....
Delaware County, PA....
Montgomery County, PA..

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Philadelphia County, PA
38060........................ Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, 1.0566
AZ.
Maricopa County, AZ....
Pinal County, AZ.......
38220........................ Pine Bluff, AR......... 0.7700
Cleveland County, AR...
Jefferson County, AR...
Lincoln County, AR.....
38300........................ Pittsburgh, PA......... 0.8669
Allegheny County, PA...
Armstrong County, PA...
Beaver County, PA......
Butler County, PA......
Fayette County, PA.....
Washington County, PA..
Westmoreland County, PA
38340........................ Pittsfield, MA......... 1.0616
Berkshire County, MA...
38540........................ Pocatello, ID.......... 0.9426
Bannock County, ID.....
Power County, ID.......
38660........................ Ponce, PR.............. 0.4185
Juana D[iacute]az
Municipio, PR.
Ponce Municipio, PR....
Villalba Municipio, PR.
38860........................ Portland-South Portland- 0.9661
Biddeford, ME.
Cumberland County, ME..
Sagadahoc County, ME...
York County, ME........
38900........................ Portland-Vancouver- 1.1454
Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Clackamas County, OR...
Columbia County, OR....
Multnomah County, OR...
Washington County, OR..
Yamhill County, OR.....
Clark County, WA.......
Skamania County, WA....
38940........................ Port St. Lucie, FL..... 0.9784
Martin County, FL......
St. Lucie County, FL...
39100........................ Poughkeepsie-Newburgh- 1.1339
Middletown, NY.
Dutchess County, NY....
Orange County, NY......
39140........................ Prescott, AZ........... 1.2261
Yavapai County, AZ.....
39300........................ Providence-New Bedford- 1.0639
Fall River, RI-MA.
Bristol County, MA.....
Bristol County, RI.....
Kent County, RI........
Newport County, RI.....
Providence County, RI..
Washington County, RI..
39340........................ Provo-Orem, UT......... 0.9404
Juab County, UT........
Utah County, UT........
39380........................ Pueblo, CO............. 0.8668
Pueblo County, CO......
39460........................ Punta Gorda, FL........ 0.8801
Charlotte County, FL...
39540........................ Racine, WI............. 0.8630
Racine County, WI......
39580........................ Raleigh-Cary, NC....... 0.9648
Franklin County, NC....
Johnston County, NC....
Wake County, NC........
39660........................ Rapid City, SD......... 1.0203
Meade County, SD.......
Pennington County, SD..
39740........................ Reading, PA............ 0.9212
Berks County, PA.......
39820........................ Redding, CA............ 1.5584

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Shasta County, CA......
39900........................ Reno-Sparks, NV........ 1.0596
Storey County, NVWashoe
County, NV.
40060........................ Richmond, VA........... 0.9791
Amelia County, VA......
Caroline County, VA....
Charles City County, VA
Chesterfield County, VA
Cumberland County, VA..
Dinwiddie County, VA...
Goochland County, VA...
Hanover County, VA.....
Henrico County, VA.....
King and Queen County,
VA.
King William County, VA
Louisa County, VA......
New Kent County, VA....
Powhatan County, VA....
Prince George County,
VA.
Sussex County, VA......
Colonial Heights City,
VA.
Hopewell City, VA......
Petersburg City, VA....
Richmond City, VA......
40140........................ Riverside-San 1.1463
Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Riverside County, CA...
San Bernardino County,
CA.
40220........................ Roanoke, VA............ 0.9166
Botetourt County, VA...
Craig County, VA.......
Franklin County, VA....
Roanoke County, VA.....
Roanoke City, VA.......
Salem City, VA.........
40340........................ Rochester, MN.......... 1.0802
Dodge County, MN.......
Olmsted County, MN.....
Wabasha County, MN.....
40380........................ Rochester, NY.......... 0.8602
Livingston County, NY..
Monroe County, NY......
Ontario County, NY.....
Orleans County, NY.....
Wayne County, NY.......
40420........................ Rockford, IL........... 0.9938
Boone County, IL.......
Winnebago County, IL...
40484........................ Rockingham County- 1.0185
Strafford County, NH.
Rockingham County, NH..
Strafford County, NH...
40580........................ Rocky Mount, NC........ 0.9018
Edgecombe County, NC...
Nash County, NC........
40660........................ Rome, GA............... 0.8838
Floyd County, GA.......
40900........................ Sacramento-Arden-Arcade- 1.3777
Roseville, CA.
El Dorado County, CA...
Placer County, CA......
Sacramento County, CA..
Yolo County, CA........
40980........................ Saginaw-Saginaw 0.8512
Township North, MI.
Saginaw County, MI.....
41060........................ St. Cloud, MN.......... 1.0724
Benton County, MN......
Stearns County, MN.....
41100........................ St. George, UT......... 0.9070
Washington County, UT..
41140........................ St. Joseph, MO-KS...... 1.0255
Doniphan County, KS....
Andrew County, MO......
Buchanan County, MO....

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DeKalb County, MO......
41180........................ St. Louis, MO-IL....... 0.9165
Bond County, IL........
Calhoun County, IL.....
Clinton County, IL.....
Jersey County, IL......
Macoupin County, IL....
Madison County, IL.....
Monroe County, IL......
St. Clair County, IL...
Crawford County, MO....
Franklin County, MO....
Jefferson County, MO...
Lincoln County, MO.....
St. Charles County, MO.
St. Louis County, MO...
Warren County, MO......
Washington County, MO..
St. Louis City, MO.....
41420........................ Salem, OR.............. 1.1224
Marion County, OR......
Polk County, OR........
41500........................ Salinas, CA............ 1.5604
Monterey County, CA....
41540........................ Salisbury, MD.......... 0.9227
Somerset County, MD....
Wicomico County, MD....
41620........................ Salt Lake City, UT..... 0.9415
Salt Lake County, UT...
Summit County, UT......
Tooele County, UT......
41660........................ San Angelo, TX......... 0.8273
Irion County, TX.......
Tom Green County, TX...
41700........................ San Antonio-New 0.9006
Braunfels, TX.
Atascosa County, TX....
Bandera County, TX.....
Bexar County, TX.......
Comal County, TX.......
Guadalupe County, TX...
Kendall County, TX.....
Medina County, TX......
Wilson County, TX......
41740........................ San Diego-Carlsbad-San 1.1950
Marcos, CA.
San Diego County, CA...
41780........................ Sandusky, OH........... 0.8167
Erie County, OH........
41884........................ San Francisco-San Mateo- 1.5904
Redwood City, CA.
Marin County, CA.......
San Francisco County,
CA.
San Mateo County, CA...
41900........................ San Germ[aacute]n-Cabo 0.4612
Rojo, PR.
Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR
Lajas Municipio, PR....
Sabana Grande
Municipio, PR.
San Germ[aacute]n
Municipio, PR.
41940........................ San Jose-Sunnyvale- 1.6878
Santa Clara, CA.
San Benito County, CA..
Santa Clara County, CA.
41980........................ San Juan-Caguas- 0.4340
Guaynabo, PR.
Aguas Buenas Municipio,
PR.
Aibonito Municipio, PR.
Arecibo Municipio, PR..
Barceloneta Municipio,
PR.
Barranquitas Municipio,
PR.
Bayam[oacute]n
Municipio, PR.
Caguas Municipio, PR...
Camuy Municipio, PR....
Can[oacute]vanas
Municipio, PR.
Carolina Municipio, PR.
Cata[ntilde]o
Municipio, PR.

[[Page 47262]]

Cayey Municipio, PR....
Ciales Municipio, PR...
Cidra Municipio, PR....
Comer[iacute]o
Municipio, PR.
Corozal Municipio, PR..
Dorado Municipio, PR...
Florida Municipio, PR..
Guaynabo Municipio, PR.
Gurabo Municipio, PR...
Hatillo Municipio, PR..
Humacao Municipio, PR..
Juncos Municipio, PR...
Las Piedras Municipio,
PR.
Lo[iacute]za Municipio,
PR.
Manat[iacute]
Municipio, PR.
Maunabo Municipio, PR..
Morovis Municipio, PR..
Naguabo Municipio, PR..
Naranjito Municipio, PR
Orocovis Municipio, PR.
Quebradillas Municipio,
PR.
R[iacute]o Grande
Municipio, PR.
San Juan Municipio, PR.
San Lorenzo Municipio,
PR.
Toa Alta Municipio, PR.
Toa Baja Municipio, PR.
Trujillo Alto
Municipio, PR.
Vega Alta Municipio, PR
Vega Baja Municipio, PR
Yabucoa Municipio, PR..
42020........................ San Luis Obispo-Paso 1.3072
Robles, CA.
San Luis Obispo County,
CA.
42044........................ Santa Ana-Anaheim- 1.2042
Irvine, CA.
Orange County, CA......
42060........................ Santa Barbara-Santa 1.2246
Maria-Goleta, CA.
Santa Barbara County,
CA.
42100........................ Santa Cruz-Watsonville, 1.7111
CA.
Santa Cruz County, CA..
42140........................ Santa Fe, NM........... 1.0660
Santa Fe County, NM....
42220........................ Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 1.6102
Sonoma County, CA......
42340........................ Savannah, GA........... 0.9095
Bryan County, GA.......
Chatham County, GA.....
Effingham County, GA...
42540........................ Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, 0.8328
PA.
Lackawanna County, PA..
Luzerne County, PA.....
Wyoming County, PA.....
42644........................ Seattle-Bellevue- 1.1541
Everett, WA.
King County, WA........
Snohomish County, WA...
42680........................ Sebastian-Vero Beach, 0.9032
FL.
Indian River County, FL
43100........................ Sheboygan, WI.......... 0.9303
Sheboygan County, WI...
43300........................ Sherman-Denison, TX.... 0.8011
Grayson County, TX.....
43340........................ Shreveport-Bossier 0.8505
City, LA.
Bossier Parish, LA.....
Caddo Parish, LA.......
De Soto Parish, LA.....
43580........................ Sioux City, IA-NE-SD... 0.9538
Woodbury County, IA....
Dakota County, NE......
Dixon County, NE.......
Union County, SD.......
43620........................ Sioux Falls, SD........ 0.9153
Lincoln County, SD.....
McCook County, SD......

[[Page 47263]]

Minnehaha County, SD...
Turner County, SD......
43780........................ South Bend-Mishawaka, 0.9426
IN-MI.
St. Joseph County, IN..
Cass County, MI........
43900........................ Spartanburg, SC........ 0.9325
Spartanburg County, SC.
44060........................ Spokane, WA............ 1.0504
Spokane County, WA.....
44100........................ Springfield, IL........ 0.8958
Menard County, IL......
Sangamon County, IL....
44140........................ Springfield, MA........ 1.0247
Franklin County, MA....
Hampden County, MA.....
Hampshire County, MA...
44180........................ Springfield, MO........ 0.8680
Christian County, MO...
Dallas County, MO......
Greene County, MO......
Polk County, MO........
Webster County, MO.....
44220........................ Springfield, OH........ 0.8981
Clark County, OH.......
44300........................ State College, PA...... 0.9251
Centre County, PA......
44600........................ Steubenville-Weirton, 0.7054
OH-WV.
Jefferson County, OH...
Brooke County, WV......
Hancock County, WV.....
44700........................ Stockton, CA........... 1.3052
San Joaquin County, CA.
44940........................ Sumter, SC............. 0.7551
Sumter County, SC......
45060........................ Syracuse, NY........... 0.9776
Madison County, NY.....
Onondaga County, NY....
Oswego County, NY......
45104........................ Tacoma, WA............. 1.1384
Pierce County, WA......
45220........................ Tallahassee, FL........ 0.8593
Gadsden County, FL.....
Jefferson County, FL...
Leon County, FL........
Wakulla County, FL.....
45300........................ Tampa-St. Petersburg- 0.9072
Clearwater, FL.
Hernando County, FL....
Hillsborough County, FL
Pasco County, FL.......
Pinellas County, FL....
45460........................ Terre Haute, IN........ 0.9209
Clay County, IN........
Sullivan County, IN....
Vermillion County, IN..
Vigo County, IN........
45500........................ Texarkana, TX- 0.7937
Texarkana, AR.
Miller County, AR......
Bowie County, TX.......
45780........................ Toledo, OH............. 0.9148
Fulton County, OH......
Lucas County, OH.......
Ottawa County, OH......
Wood County, OH........
45820........................ Topeka, KS............. 0.8818
Jackson County, KS.....
Jefferson County, KS...
Osage County, KS.......
Shawnee County, KS.....
Wabaunsee County, KS...
45940........................ Trenton-Ewing, NJ...... 1.0062
Mercer County, NJ......

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46060........................ Tucson, AZ............. 0.9318
Pima County, AZ........
46140........................ Tulsa, OK.............. 0.8362
Creek County, OK.......
Okmulgee County, OK....
Osage County, OK.......
Pawnee County, OK......
Rogers County, OK......
Tulsa County, OK.......
Wagoner County, OK.....
46220........................ Tuscaloosa, AL......... 0.8664
Greene County, AL......
Hale County, AL........
Tuscaloosa County, AL..
46340........................ Tyler, TX.............. 0.8335
Smith County, TX.......
46540........................ Utica-Rome, NY......... 0.8441
Herkimer County, NY....
Oneida County, NY......
46660........................ Valdosta, GA........... 0.7997
Brooks County, GA......
Echols County, GA......
Lanier County, GA......
Lowndes County, GA.....
46700........................ Vallejo-Fairfield, CA.. 1.4636
Solano County, CA......
47020........................ Victoria, TX........... 0.8434
Calhoun County, TX.....
Goliad County, TX......
Victoria County, TX....
47220........................ Vineland-Millville- 1.0222
Bridgeton, NJ.
Cumberland County, NJ..
47260........................ Virginia Beach-Norfolk- 0.9001
Newport News, VA-NC.
Currituck County, NC...
Gloucester County, VA..
Isle of Wight County,
VA.
James City County, VA..
Mathews County, VA.....
Surry County, VA.......
York County, VA........
Chesapeake City, VA....
Hampton City, VA.......
Newport News City, VA..
Norfolk City, VA.......
Poquoson City, VA......
Portsmouth City, VA....
Suffolk City, VA.......
Virginia Beach City, VA
Williamsburg City, VA..
47300........................ Visalia-Porterville, CA 1.0343
Tulare County, CA......
47380........................ Waco, TX............... 0.8559
McLennan County, TX....
47580........................ Warner Robins, GA...... 0.8245
Houston County, GA.....
47644........................ Warren-Troy-Farmington 0.9625
Hills, MI.
Lapeer County, MI......
Livingston County, MI..
Macomb County, MI......
Oakland County, MI.....
St. Clair County, MI...
47894........................ Washington-Arlington- 1.0807
Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-
WV.
District of Columbia,
DC.
Calvert County, MD.....
Charles County, MD.....
Prince George's County,
MD.
Arlington County, VA...
Clarke County, VA......
Fairfax County, VA.....
Fauquier County, VA....
Loudoun County, VA.....

[[Page 47265]]

Prince William County,
VA.
Spotsylvania County, VA
Stafford County, VA....
Warren County, VA......
Alexandria City, VA....
Fairfax City, VA.......
Falls Church City, VA..
Fredericksburg City, VA
Manassas City, VA......
Manassas Park City, VA.
Jefferson County, WV...
47940........................ Waterloo-Cedar Falls, 0.8372
IA.
Black Hawk County, IA..
Bremer County, IA......
Grundy County, IA......
48140........................ Wausau, WI............. 0.8962
Marathon County, WI....
48300........................ Wenatchee-East 1.0168
Wenatchee, WA.
Chelan County, WA......
Douglas County, WA.....
48424........................ West Palm Beach-Boca 0.9823
Raton-Boynton Beach,
FL.
Palm Beach County, FL..
48540........................ Wheeling, WV-OH........ 0.6735
Belmont County, OH.....
Marshall County, WV....
Ohio County, WV........
48620........................ Wichita, KS............ 0.8696
Butler County, KS......
Harvey County, KS......
Sedgwick County, KS....
Sumner County, KS......
48660........................ Wichita Falls, TX...... 1.0097
Archer County, TX......
Clay County, TX........
Wichita County, TX.....
48700........................ Williamsport, PA....... 0.8084
Lycoming County, PA....
48864........................ Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ... 1.0662
New Castle County, DE..
Cecil County, MD.......
Salem County, NJ.......
48900........................ Wilmington, NC......... 0.9107
Brunswick County, NC...
New Hanover County, NC.
Pender County, NC......
49020........................ Winchester, VA-WV...... 0.9106
Frederick County, VA...
Winchester City, VA....
Hampshire County, WV...
49180........................ Winston-Salem, NC...... 0.8343
Davie County, NC.......
Forsyth County, NC.....
Stokes County, NC......
Yadkin County, NC......
49340........................ Worcester, MA.......... 1.1076
Worcester County, MA...
49420........................ Yakima, WA............. 1.0433
Yakima County, WA......
49500........................ Yauco, PR.............. 0.3757
Gu[aacute]nica
Municipio, PR.
Guayanilla Municipio,
PR.
Pe[ntilde]uelas
Municipio, PR.
Yauco Municipio, PR....
49620........................ York-Hanover, PA....... 0.9675
York County, PA........
49660........................ Youngstown-Warren- 0.8328
Boardman, OH-PA.
Mahoning County, OH....
Trumbull County, OH....
Mercer County, PA......
49700........................ Yuba City, CA.......... 1.1808
Sutter County, CA......

[[Page 47266]]

Yuba County, CA........
49740........................ Yuma, AZ............... 0.9350
Yuma County, AZ........
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\1\ At this time, there are no hospitals located in this urban area on
which to base a wage index.

Table 2--FY 2013 Wage Index Based on CBSA Labor Market Areas for Rural
Areas
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State code Nonurban area Wage index
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1............................ Alabama................ 0.7260
2............................ Alaska................. 1.2846
3............................ Arizona................ 0.8826
4............................ Arkansas............... 0.7194
5............................ California............. 1.2194
6............................ Colorado............... 1.0126
7............................ Connecticut............ 1.1287
8............................ Delaware............... 1.0008
10........................... Florida................ 0.8361
11........................... Georgia................ 0.7547
12........................... Hawaii................. 1.1200
13........................... Idaho.................. 0.7531
14........................... Illinois............... 0.8426
15........................... Indiana................ 0.8551
16........................... Iowa................... 0.8618
17........................... Kansas................. 0.8041
18........................... Kentucky............... 0.7825
19........................... Louisiana.............. 0.7749
20........................... Maine.................. 0.8581
21........................... Maryland............... 0.9291
22........................... Massachusetts \1\...... 1.3962
23........................... Michigan............... 0.8295
24........................... Minnesota.............. 0.9107
25........................... Mississippi............ 0.7539
26........................... Missouri............... 0.7673
27........................... Montana................ 0.8615
28........................... Nebraska............... 0.8872
29........................... Nevada................. 0.9637
30........................... New Hampshire.......... 1.0441
31........................... New Jersey \1\......... ................
32........................... New Mexico............. 0.8878
33........................... New York............... 0.8152
34........................... North Carolina......... 0.8288
35........................... North Dakota........... 0.7295
36........................... Ohio................... 0.8455
37........................... Oklahoma............... 0.7848
38........................... Oregon................. 1.0337
39........................... Pennsylvania........... 0.8450
40........................... Puerto Rico \1\........ 0.4047
41........................... Rhode Island \1\....... ................
42........................... South Carolina......... 0.8277
43........................... South Dakota........... 0.8300
44........................... Tennessee.............. 0.7734
45........................... Texas.................. 0.7934
46........................... Utah................... 0.8719
47........................... Vermont................ 0.9709
48........................... Virgin Islands......... 0.7505
49........................... Virginia............... 0.7817
50........................... Washington............. 1.0231
51........................... West Virginia.......... 0.7371
52........................... Wisconsin.............. 0.8977
53........................... Wyoming................ 0.9433
65........................... Guam................... 0.9611
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\1\ All counties within the State are classified as urban, with the
exception of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has areas designated as rural;
however, no short-term, acute care hospitals are located in the
area(s) for FY 2013. The rural Massachusetts wage index is calculated
as the average of all contiguous CBSAs. The Puerto Rico wage index is
the same as FY 2012.

[FR Doc. 2012-19118 Filed 8-2-12; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 4120-01-P

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