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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[CMS–3110–PN]
Medicare and Medicaid Programs:
Application From the Accreditation
Commission for Health Care for
Continued CMS-Approval of Its
Hospice Accreditation Program
Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services, HHS.
ACTION: Proposed notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This proposed notice
acknowledges the receipt of an
application from the Accreditation
Commission for Health Care (ACHC) for
continued recognition as a national
accrediting organization for hospices
that wish to participate in the Medicare
or Medicaid programs.
DATES: To be assured consideration,
comments must be received at one of
the addresses provided below, no later
than 5 p.m. on June 3, 2013.
ADDRESSES: In commenting, please refer
to file code CMS–3110–PN. Because of
staff and resource limitations, we cannot
accept comments by facsimile (FAX)
transmission.
You may submit comments in one of
four ways:
1. Electronically. You may submit
electronic comments on specific issues
in this regulation to https://
www.regulations.gov.. Follow the
‘‘submit a comment’’ instructions.
2. By regular mail. You may mail
written comments (one original and two
copies) to the following address ONLY:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Department of Health and
Human Services, Attention: CMS–3110–
PN, P.O. Box 8016, Baltimore, MD
21244–8010.
Please allow sufficient time for mailed
comments to be received before the
close of the comment period.
3. By express or overnight mail. You
may send written comments to the
following address ONLY: Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services,
Department of Health and Human
Services, Attention: CMS–3110–PN,
Mail Stop C4–26–05, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.
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4. By hand or courier. Alternatively,
you may deliver (by hand or courier)
your written comments to the following
addresses:
a. For delivery in Washington, DC—
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Department of Health and
Human Services, Room 445–G, Hubert
H. Humphrey Building, 200
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20201.
(Because access to the interior of the
Hubert H. Humphrey Building is not
readily available to persons without
Federal government identification,
commenters are encouraged to leave
their comments in the CMS drop slots
located in the main lobby of the
building. A stamp-in clock is available
for persons wishing to retain a proof of
filing by stamping in and retaining an
extra copy of the comments being filed.)
b. For delivery in Baltimore, MD—
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Department of Health and
Human Services, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.
If you intend to deliver your
comments to the Baltimore address, call
telephone number (410) 786–9994 in
advance to schedule your arrival with
one of our staff members.
Comments erroneously mailed to the
addresses indicated as appropriate for
hand or courier delivery may be delayed
and received after the comment period.
For information on viewing public
comments, see the beginning of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Valarie Lazerowich, (410) 786–4750.
Cindy Melanson, (410) 786–0310.
Patricia Chmielewski, (410) 786–6899.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Inspection of Public Comments: All
comments received before the close of
the comment period are available for
viewing by the public, including any
personally identifiable or confidential
business information that is included in
a comment. We post all comments
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comment period on the following Web
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been received: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the search
instructions on that Web site to view
public comments.
Comments received timely will also
be available for public inspection as
they are received, generally beginning
approximately 3 weeks after publication
of a document, at the headquarters of
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I. Background
Under the Medicare program, eligible
beneficiaries may receive covered
services in a hospice, provided certain
requirements are met by the hospice.
Section 1861(dd) of the Social Security
Act (the Act), establishes distinct
criteria for facilities seeking designation
as a hospice. Regulations concerning
provider agreements are located at 42
CFR part 489 and those pertaining to
activities relating to the survey and
certification of facilities are located at
42 CFR part 488. The regulations at 42
CFR part 418, specify the conditions
that a hospice must meet to participate
in the Medicare program, the scope of
covered services, and the conditions for
Medicare payment for hospices.
Generally, to enter into an agreement,
a hospice must first be certified by a
state survey agency as complying with
the conditions or requirements set forth
in part 418. Thereafter, the hospice is
subject to regular surveys by a state
survey agency to determine whether it
continues to meet these requirements.
Section 1865(a)(1) of the Act provides
that, if a provider entity demonstrates
through accreditation by an approved
national accrediting organization that all
applicable Medicare conditions are met
or exceeded, we will deem those
provider entities as having met the
requirements. Accreditation by an
accrediting organization is voluntary
and is not required for Medicare
participation.
If an accrediting organization is
recognized by the Secretary as having
standards for accreditation that meet or
exceed Medicare requirements, any
provider entity accredited by the
national accrediting body’s approved
program would be deemed to meet the
Medicare conditions. A national
accrediting organization applying for
approval of its accreditation program
under part 488, subpart A, must provide
us with reasonable assurance that the
accrediting organization requires the
accredited provider entities to meet
requirements that are at least as
stringent as the Medicare conditions.
Our regulations concerning the approval
of accrediting organizations are set forth
at § 488.4 and § 488.8(d)(3). The
regulations at § 488.8(d)(3) require an
accrediting organization to reapply for
continued approval of its accreditation
program every 6 years or as determined
by CMS. The Accreditation Commission
for Health Care’s (ACHC’s) current term
of approval for its hospice accreditation
program expires November 27, 2013.
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II. Approval of Deeming Organizations
Section 1865(a)(2) of the Act and our
regulations at § 488.8(a) require that our
findings concerning review and
approval of a national accrediting
organization’s requirements consider,
among other factors, the applying
accrediting organization’s requirements
for accreditation; survey procedures;
resources for conducting required
surveys; capacity to furnish information
for use in enforcement activities;
monitoring procedures for provider
entities found not in compliance with
the conditions or requirements; and
ability to provide CMS with the
necessary data for validation.
Section 1865(a)(3)(A) of the Act
further requires that we publish, within
60 days of receipt of an organization’s
complete application, a notice
identifying the national accrediting
body making the request, describing the
nature of the request, and providing at
least a 30-day public comment period.
We have 210 days from the receipt of a
complete application to publish notice
of approval or denial of the application.
The purpose of this proposed notice
is to inform the public of ACHC’s
request for continued CMS approval of
its hospice accreditation program. This
notice also solicits public comment on
whether ACHC’s requirements meet or
exceed the Medicare conditions of
participation for hospices.
III. Evaluation of Deeming Authority
Request
ACHC submitted all of the necessary
materials to enable us to make a
determination concerning its request for
continued approval of its hospice
accreditation program. This application
was determined to be complete on April
26, 2013. Under section 1865(a)(2) of the
Act and our regulations at § 488.8
(Federal review of accrediting
organizations), our review and
evaluation of ACHC will be conducted
in accordance with, but not necessarily
limited to, the following factors:
• The equivalency of ACHC’s
standards for hospices as compared
with CMS’ hospice conditions of
participation.
• ACHC’s survey process to
determine the following:
++ ACHC’s composition of the survey
team, surveyor qualifications, and the
ability of the organization to provide
continued surveyor training.
++ ACHC’s processes compared to
those of State agencies, including survey
frequency, and the ability to investigate
and respond appropriately to
complaints against accredited facilities.
++ ACHC’s processes and procedures
for monitoring a hospice found out of
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compliance with ACHC’s program
requirements. These monitoring
procedures are used only when ACHC
identifies noncompliance. If
noncompliance is identified through
validation reviews or complaint
surveys, the State survey agency
monitors corrections as specified at
§ 488.7(d).
++ ACHC’s capacity to report
deficiencies to the surveyed facilities
and respond to the facility’s plan of
correction in a timely manner.
++ ACHC’s capacity to provide CMS
with electronic data and reports
necessary for effective validation and
assessment of the organization’s survey
process.
++ ACHC’s staff adequacy and other
resources, and its financial viability.
++ ACHC’s capacity to adequately
fund required surveys.
++ ACHC’s policies with respect to
whether surveys are announced or
unannounced, to assure that surveys are
unannounced.
++ ACHC’s agreement to provide
CMS with a copy of the most current
accreditation survey together with any
other information related to the survey
as CMS may require (including
corrective action plans).
recordkeeping requirements.
Consequently, it need not be reviewed
by the Office of Management and
Budget under the authority of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 35).
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
V. Response to Comments
Because of the large number of public
comments we normally receive on
Federal Register documents, we are not
able to acknowledge or respond to them
individually. We will consider all
comments we receive by the date and
time specified in the DATES section of
this preamble, and, when we proceed
with a subsequent document, we will
respond to the comments in the
preamble to that document.
Upon completion of our evaluation,
including evaluation of comments
received as a result of this notice, we
will publish a final notice in the Federal
Register announcing the result of our
evaluation.
[CMS–9079–N]
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program No. 93.778, Medical Assistance
Program; No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital
Insurance Program; and No. 93.774,
Medicare—Supplementary Medical
Insurance Program)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
Medicare and Medicaid Programs;
Quarterly Listing of Program
Issuances—January Through March
2013
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: This quarterly notice lists
CMS manual instructions, substantive
and interpretive regulations, and other
Federal Register notices that were
published from January through March
2013, relating to the Medicare and
Medicaid programs and other programs
administered by CMS.
This document does not impose
information collection and
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It is
possible that an interested party may
need specific information and not be
able to determine from the listed
information whether the issuance or
regulation would fulfill that need.
Consequently, we are providing contact
persons to answer general questions
concerning each of the addenda
published in this notice.
I. Background
health care providers, and the public;
and (2) maintaining effective
communications with CMS regional
offices, state governments, state
Medicaid agencies, state survey
agencies, various providers of health
care, all Medicare contractors that
process claims and pay bills, National
Association of Insurance Commissioners
(NAIC), health insurers, and other
stakeholders. To implement the various
statutes on which the programs are
based, we issue regulations under the
authority granted to the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human
Services under sections 1102, 1871,
1902, and related provisions of the
Social Security Act (the Act) and Public
Health Service Act. We also issue
various manuals, memoranda, and
statements necessary to administer and
oversee the programs efficiently.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) is responsible for
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Requirements
Dated: April 19, 2013.
Marilyn Tavenner,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-3110-PN]
Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Application From the
Accreditation Commission for Health Care for Continued CMS-Approval of
Its Hospice Accreditation Program
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS.
ACTION: Proposed notice.
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SUMMARY: This proposed notice acknowledges the receipt of an
application from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
for continued recognition as a national accrediting organization for
hospices that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs.
DATES: To be assured consideration, comments must be received at one of
the addresses provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on June 3, 2013.
ADDRESSES: In commenting, please refer to file code CMS-3110-PN.
Because of staff and resource limitations, we cannot accept comments by
facsimile (FAX) transmission.
You may submit comments in one of four ways:
1. Electronically. You may submit electronic comments on specific
issues in this regulation to https://www.regulations.gov.. Follow the
``submit a comment'' instructions.
2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments (one original and
two copies) to the following address ONLY: Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Attention:
CMS-3110-PN, P.O. Box 8016, Baltimore, MD 21244-8010.
Please allow sufficient time for mailed comments to be received
before the close of the comment period.
3. By express or overnight mail. You may send written comments to
the following address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,
Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS-3110-PN, Mail
Stop C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.
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4. By hand or courier. Alternatively, you may deliver (by hand or
courier) your written comments to the following addresses:
a. For delivery in Washington, DC--Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Room 445-G, Hubert
H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20201.
(Because access to the interior of the Hubert H. Humphrey Building
is not readily available to persons without Federal government
identification, commenters are encouraged to leave their comments in
the CMS drop slots located in the main lobby of the building. A stamp-
in clock is available for persons wishing to retain a proof of filing
by stamping in and retaining an extra copy of the comments being
filed.)
b. For delivery in Baltimore, MD--Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Department of Health and Human Services, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.
If you intend to deliver your comments to the Baltimore address,
call telephone number (410) 786-9994 in advance to schedule your
arrival with one of our staff members.
Comments erroneously mailed to the addresses indicated as
appropriate for hand or courier delivery may be delayed and received
after the comment period.
For information on viewing public comments, see the beginning of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Valarie Lazerowich, (410) 786-4750.
Cindy Melanson, (410) 786-0310.
Patricia Chmielewski, (410) 786-6899.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Inspection of Public Comments: All comments received before the
close of the comment period are available for viewing by the public,
including any personally identifiable or confidential business
information that is included in a comment. We post all comments
received before the close of the comment period on the following Web
site as soon as possible after they have been received: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the search instructions on that Web site to
view public comments.
Comments received timely will also be available for public
inspection as they are received, generally beginning approximately 3
weeks after publication of a document, at the headquarters of the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244, Monday through Friday of each week from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. To schedule an appointment to view public comments,
phone 1-800-743-3951.
I. Background
Under the Medicare program, eligible beneficiaries may receive
covered services in a hospice, provided certain requirements are met by
the hospice. Section 1861(dd) of the Social Security Act (the Act),
establishes distinct criteria for facilities seeking designation as a
hospice. Regulations concerning provider agreements are located at 42
CFR part 489 and those pertaining to activities relating to the survey
and certification of facilities are located at 42 CFR part 488. The
regulations at 42 CFR part 418, specify the conditions that a hospice
must meet to participate in the Medicare program, the scope of covered
services, and the conditions for Medicare payment for hospices.
Generally, to enter into an agreement, a hospice must first be
certified by a state survey agency as complying with the conditions or
requirements set forth in part 418. Thereafter, the hospice is subject
to regular surveys by a state survey agency to determine whether it
continues to meet these requirements.
Section 1865(a)(1) of the Act provides that, if a provider entity
demonstrates through accreditation by an approved national accrediting
organization that all applicable Medicare conditions are met or
exceeded, we will deem those provider entities as having met the
requirements. Accreditation by an accrediting organization is voluntary
and is not required for Medicare participation.
If an accrediting organization is recognized by the Secretary as
having standards for accreditation that meet or exceed Medicare
requirements, any provider entity accredited by the national
accrediting body's approved program would be deemed to meet the
Medicare conditions. A national accrediting organization applying for
approval of its accreditation program under part 488, subpart A, must
provide us with reasonable assurance that the accrediting organization
requires the accredited provider entities to meet requirements that are
at least as stringent as the Medicare conditions. Our regulations
concerning the approval of accrediting organizations are set forth at
Sec. 488.4 and Sec. 488.8(d)(3). The regulations at Sec. 488.8(d)(3)
require an accrediting organization to reapply for continued approval
of its accreditation program every 6 years or as determined by CMS. The
Accreditation Commission for Health Care's (ACHC's) current term of
approval for its hospice accreditation program expires November 27,
2013.
II. Approval of Deeming Organizations
Section 1865(a)(2) of the Act and our regulations at Sec. 488.8(a)
require that our findings concerning review and approval of a national
accrediting organization's requirements consider, among other factors,
the applying accrediting organization's requirements for accreditation;
survey procedures; resources for conducting required surveys; capacity
to furnish information for use in enforcement activities; monitoring
procedures for provider entities found not in compliance with the
conditions or requirements; and ability to provide CMS with the
necessary data for validation.
Section 1865(a)(3)(A) of the Act further requires that we publish,
within 60 days of receipt of an organization's complete application, a
notice identifying the national accrediting body making the request,
describing the nature of the request, and providing at least a 30-day
public comment period. We have 210 days from the receipt of a complete
application to publish notice of approval or denial of the application.
The purpose of this proposed notice is to inform the public of
ACHC's request for continued CMS approval of its hospice accreditation
program. This notice also solicits public comment on whether ACHC's
requirements meet or exceed the Medicare conditions of participation
for hospices.
III. Evaluation of Deeming Authority Request
ACHC submitted all of the necessary materials to enable us to make
a determination concerning its request for continued approval of its
hospice accreditation program. This application was determined to be
complete on April 26, 2013. Under section 1865(a)(2) of the Act and our
regulations at Sec. 488.8 (Federal review of accrediting
organizations), our review and evaluation of ACHC will be conducted in
accordance with, but not necessarily limited to, the following factors:
The equivalency of ACHC's standards for hospices as
compared with CMS' hospice conditions of participation.
ACHC's survey process to determine the following:
++ ACHC's composition of the survey team, surveyor qualifications,
and the ability of the organization to provide continued surveyor
training.
++ ACHC's processes compared to those of State agencies, including
survey frequency, and the ability to investigate and respond
appropriately to complaints against accredited facilities.
++ ACHC's processes and procedures for monitoring a hospice found
out of
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compliance with ACHC's program requirements. These monitoring
procedures are used only when ACHC identifies noncompliance. If
noncompliance is identified through validation reviews or complaint
surveys, the State survey agency monitors corrections as specified at
Sec. 488.7(d).
++ ACHC's capacity to report deficiencies to the surveyed
facilities and respond to the facility's plan of correction in a timely
manner.
++ ACHC's capacity to provide CMS with electronic data and reports
necessary for effective validation and assessment of the organization's
survey process.
++ ACHC's staff adequacy and other resources, and its financial
viability.
++ ACHC's capacity to adequately fund required surveys.
++ ACHC's policies with respect to whether surveys are announced or
unannounced, to assure that surveys are unannounced.
++ ACHC's agreement to provide CMS with a copy of the most current
accreditation survey together with any other information related to the
survey as CMS may require (including corrective action plans).
IV. Collection of Information Requirements
This document does not impose information collection and
recordkeeping requirements. Consequently, it need not be reviewed by
the Office of Management and Budget under the authority of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 35).
V. Response to Comments
Because of the large number of public comments we normally receive
on Federal Register documents, we are not able to acknowledge or
respond to them individually. We will consider all comments we receive
by the date and time specified in the DATES section of this preamble,
and, when we proceed with a subsequent document, we will respond to the
comments in the preamble to that document.
Upon completion of our evaluation, including evaluation of comments
received as a result of this notice, we will publish a final notice in
the Federal Register announcing the result of our evaluation.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.778, Medical
Assistance Program; No. 93.773, Medicare--Hospital Insurance
Program; and No. 93.774, Medicare--Supplementary Medical Insurance
Program)
Dated: April 19, 2013.
Marilyn Tavenner,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2013-10421 Filed 5-2-13; 8:45 am]
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