Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2017; Medicare Advantage Bid Pricing Data Release; Medicare Advantage and Part D Medical Loss Ratio Data Release; Medicare Advantage Provider Network Requirements; Expansion of Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Model; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Corrections, 95890-95892 [2016-31649]
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various levels of government or between
the Federal Government and Indian
tribes. Thus, the Agency has determined
that Executive Order 13132, entitled
‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999) and Executive Order 13175,
entitled ‘‘Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR
67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply
to this action. In addition, this action
does not impose any enforceable duty or
contain any unfunded mandate as
described under Title II of the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) (2 U.S.C.
1501 et seq.).
This action does not involve any
technical standards that would require
Agency consideration of voluntary
consensus standards pursuant to section
12(d) of the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act
(NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).
VIII. Congressional Review Act
Pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), EPA will
submit a report containing this rule and
other required information to the U.S.
Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller
General of the United States prior to
publication of the rule in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ‘‘major
rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides
and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: December 16, 2016.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office
of Pesticide Programs.
Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is
amended as follows:
PART 180—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 180
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
2. In § 180.910, add alphabetically the
inert ingredients to the table to read as
follows:
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§ 180.910 Inert ingredients used pre- and
post-harvest; exemptions from the
requirement of a tolerance.
Inert ingredients
Limits
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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Services
42 CFR Parts 405, 410, 411, 414, 417,
422, 423, 424, 425, and 460
[CMS–1654–CN3]
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Medicare Program; Revisions to
Payment Policies Under the Physician
Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to
Part B for CY 2017; Medicare
Advantage Bid Pricing Data Release;
Medicare Advantage and Part D
Medical Loss Ratio Data Release;
Medicare Advantage Provider Network
Requirements; Expansion of Medicare
Diabetes Prevention Program Model;
Medicare Shared Savings Program
Requirements; Corrections
Centers for Medicare &
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ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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AGENCY:
This document corrects
technical and typographical errors that
appeared in the final rule published in
the November 15, 2016 Federal Register
(81 FR 80170). That rule is entitled,
SUMMARY:
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I. Background
In FR Doc 2016–26668 (81 FR 80170
through 80562), the final rule entitled,
‘‘Medicare Program; Revisions to
Payment Policies under the Physician
Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to
Part B for CY 2017; Medicare Advantage
Bid Pricing Data Release; Medicare
Advantage and Part D Medical Loss
Ratio Data Release; Medicare Advantage
Provider Network Requirements;
Expansion of Medicare Diabetes
Prevention Program Model; Medicare
Shared Savings Program Requirements’’
there were a number of technical and
typographical errors that are identified
and corrected in this correcting
document. These corrections are
effective as if they had been included in
the document published November 15,
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Part B for CY 2017; Medicare Advantage
Bid Pricing Data Release; Medicare
Advantage and Part D Medical Loss
Ratio Data Release; Medicare Advantage
Provider Network Requirements;
Expansion of Medicare Diabetes
Prevention Program Model; Medicare
Shared Savings Program Requirements.’’
DATES: This correcting document is
effective January 1, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Bruton (410) 786–5991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Uses
2016. Accordingly, the corrections are
effective January 1, 2017.
II. Summary of Errors
A. Summary of Errors in the Preamble
On page 80252, in our discussion of
certain primary care services, we made
typographical errors and referenced the
final HCPCS G-codes incorrectly.
On page 80268, we made a
typographical error in the new locality
number for Stockton-Lodi-CA.
On page 80330, due to a drafting
error, we inadvertently stated that we
did not receive any comments on our
proposals for the Electroencephalogram
(EEG) family of codes, CPT Codes
95812, 95813, and 95957.
On page 80540, we inadvertently
included language in our discussion of
ICRs regarding payment to organizations
that provide Medicare Diabetes
Prevention Program Services.
On page 80543, due to a drafting
error, in our discussion of RVUs relative
to 2016, we inadvertently used the
result descriptors incorrectly.
On page 80543, due to typographical
errors the title of Table 51 and the CY
2017 RVU Budget Neutrality
Adjustment are incorrect.
B. Summary and Correction of Errors in
the Addenda on the CMS Web Site
Due to a data error, the incorrect CY
2017 PE RVUs are included in
Addendum B for HCPCS codes G0422
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and G0423. The corrected CY 2017 PE
RVUs for these codes are reflected in the
corrected Addendum B available on the
CMS Web site at www.cms.gov//
PhysicianFeeSched/.
III. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA),
the agency is required to publish a
notice of the proposed rule in the
Federal Register before the provisions
of a rule take effect. Similarly, section
1871(b)(1) of the Act requires the
Secretary to provide for notice of the
proposed rule in the Federal Register
and provide a period of not less than 60
days for public comment. In addition,
section 553(d) of the APA and section
1871(e)(1)(B)(i) of the Act mandate a 30day delay in effective date after issuance
or publication of a rule. Sections
553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3) of the APA
provide for exceptions from the APA
notice and comment, and delay in
effective date requirements; in cases in
which these exceptions apply, sections
1871(b)(2)(C) and 1871(e)(1)(B)(ii) of the
Act provide exceptions from the notice
and 60-day comment period and delay
in effective date requirements of the Act
as well. Section 553(b)(B) of the APA
and section 1871(b)(2)(C) of the Act
authorize an agency to dispense with
normal notice and comment rulemaking
procedures for good cause if the agency
makes a finding that the notice and
comment process is impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public
Current locality No.
interest; and includes a statement of the
finding and the reasons for it in the rule.
In addition, section 553(d)(3) of the
APA and section 1871(e)(1)(B)(ii) allow
the agency to avoid the 30-day delay in
effective date where such delay is
contrary to the public interest and the
agency includes in the rule a statement
of the finding and the reasons for it.
In our view, this correcting document
does not constitute a rulemaking that
would be subject to these requirements.
This document merely corrects
technical errors in the CY 2017 PFS
final rule. The corrections contained in
this document are consistent with, and
do not make substantive changes to, the
policies and payment methodologies
that were proposed subject to notice and
comment procedures and adopted in the
CY 2017 PFS final rule. As a result, the
corrections made through this correcting
document are intended to resolve
inadvertent errors so that the rule
accurately reflects the policies adopted
in the final rule.
Even if this were a rulemaking to
which the notice and comment and
delayed effective date requirements
applied, we find that there is good cause
to waive such requirements.
Undertaking further notice and
comment procedures to incorporate the
corrections in this document into the
CY 2017 PFS final rule or delaying the
effective date of the corrections would
be contrary to the public interest
because it is in the public interest to
ensure that the rule accurately reflects
New
locality No.
99 ..................................
73
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our policies as of the date they take
effect. Further, such procedures would
be unnecessary because we are not
making any substantive revisions to the
final rule, but rather, we are simply
correcting the Federal Register
document to reflect the policies that we
previously proposed, received public
comment on, and subsequently finalized
in the final rule. For these reasons, we
believe there is good cause to waive the
requirements for notice and comment
and delay in effective date.
IV. Correction of Errors
In FR Doc. 2016–26668 of November
15, 2016 (81 FR 80170–80562), make the
following corrections:
1. On page 80252,
a. First column; in the section
heading, 5. Assessment and Care
Planning for Patients with Cognitive
Impairment (GPPP6); line 3, the code
‘‘(GPPP6)’’ is corrected to read
‘‘(G0505)’’.
b. Third column; first partial
paragraph, line 6, the codes ‘‘GPPP1,
GPPP2, GPPP3, GPPPX).’’ are corrected
to read ‘‘G0502, G0503, G0504,
G0507).’’.
c. Third column; first partial
paragraph, line 12 and 13, the codes
‘‘GPPP1, GPPP2, GPPP3, and GPPPX’’
are corrected to read ‘‘G0502, G0503,
G0504 and G0507’’.
3. On page 80268, top third of the
page; in Table 15, MSA-Based Fee
Schedule Areas in California—
Continued, the list entry:
Fee schedule area
(MSA name)
Counties
Stockton-Lodi, CA ...............................................
San Joaquin .................
Fee schedule area
(MSA name)
Counties
Stockton-Lodi, CA ...............................................
San Joaquin .................
Transition area
YES.
is corrected to read:
Current locality No.
New
locality No.
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4. On page 80330, second column,
third full paragraph; lines 1 and 2 the
sentence ‘‘We did not receive any
comments on our proposals for this
family of codes.’’ is corrected to read
‘‘We received comments on the clinical
labor task ‘‘perform procedure’’ for CPT
codes 95812 and 95813, but these
comments did not address the
information contained in the RUC’s PE
summary of recommendations, which
served as the primary rationale for our
proposal. Instead, the commenters
stated that the clinical labor task is not
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temporally equivalent to the services
performed by the physician.’’
5. On page 80540, third column; first
full paragraph,
a. Lines 2 through 4, the phrase
‘‘Security Act exempts the Center for
Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
(CMMI) model tests and expansion,’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘Security Act exempts
models tested and expanded under
section 1115A of the Act,’’.
b. Line 11, the phrase ‘‘evaluation of
CMMI models or’’ is corrected to read
‘‘evaluation of models or’’.
6. On page 80543,
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YES.
a. Third column, first full paragraph,
line 10, the phrase ‘‘an overall decrease’’
is corrected to read ‘‘an overall
increase’’.
b. Third column, first full paragraph,
line 12, the phrase ‘‘neutrality
adjustment that is positive.’’ is corrected
to read ‘‘neutrality adjustment that is
negative.’’
c. Bottom third of the page in Table
51, Calculation of the Final CY 2017
Anesthesia Conversion Factor (CM
Estimate);
(1) The parenthetical in the table
heading ‘‘(CM Estimate)’’ is removed.
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(2) The list entry:
CY 2016 National Average Ansthesia Conversion Factor
CY 2017 RVU Budget Neutrality Adjustment .............................
21,9935
0.013 percent (0.99987).
is corrected to read:
CY 2016 National Average Anesthesia Conversion Factor
CY 2017 RVU Budget Neutrality Adjustment .............................
Dated: December 22, 2016.
Wilma M. Robinson,
Deputy Executive Secretary to the
Department, Department of Health and
Human Services.
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50 CFR Part 300
RIN 0648–XE860
Fraser River Sockeye Salmon
Fisheries; Inseason Orders
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary orders; inseason
orders.
AGENCY:
NMFS publishes Fraser River
salmon inseason orders to regulate
treaty and non-treaty (all citizen)
commercial salmon fisheries in U.S.
waters. The orders were issued by the
Fraser River Panel (Panel) of the Pacific
Salmon Commission (Commission) and
subsequently approved and issued by
NMFS during the 2016 salmon fisheries
within the U.S. Fraser River Panel Area.
These orders established fishing dates,
times, and areas for the gear types of
U.S. treaty Indian and all citizen
commercial fisheries during the period
the Panel exercised jurisdiction over
these fisheries. In 2016, only treaty
Indian fisheries were affected by these
orders.
DATES: The effective dates for the
inseason orders are set out in this
document under the heading Inseason
Orders.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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The
Treaty between the Government of the
United States of America and the
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21.9935
¥0.013 percent (0.99987).
Government of Canada concerning
Pacific Salmon was signed at Ottawa on
January 28, 1985, and subsequently was
given effect in the United States by the
Pacific Salmon Treaty Act (Act) at 16
U.S.C. 3631–3644.
Under authority of the Act, Federal
regulations at 50 CFR part 300, subpart
F, provide a framework for the
implementation of certain regulations of
the Commission and inseason orders of
the Commission’s Fraser River Panel for
U.S. sockeye and pink salmon fisheries
in the Fraser River Panel Area.
The regulations close the U.S. portion
of the Fraser River Panel Area to U.S.
sockeye and pink salmon tribal and
non-tribal commercial fishing unless
opened by Panel orders that are given
effect by inseason regulations published
by NMFS. During the fishing season,
NMFS may issue regulations that
establish fishing times and areas
consistent with the Commission
agreements and inseason orders of the
Panel. Such orders must be consistent
with domestic legal obligations and are
issued by the Regional Administrator,
West Coast Region, NMFS. Official
notification of these inseason actions is
provided by two telephone hotline
numbers described at 50 CFR
300.97(b)(1) and in 81 FR 26157 (May 2,
2016). The inseason orders are
published in the Federal Register as
soon as practicable after they are issued.
Due to the frequency with which
inseason orders are issued, publication
of individual orders is impractical.
Inseason Orders
The following inseason orders were
adopted by the Panel and issued for U.S.
fisheries by NMFS during the 2016
fishing season. Each of the following
inseason actions were effective upon
announcement on telephone hotline
numbers as specified at 50 CFR
300.97(b)(1) and in 81 FR 26157 (May 2,
2016); those dates and times are listed
herein. The times listed are local times,
and the areas designated are Puget
Sound Management and Catch
Reporting Areas as defined in the
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Washington State Administrative Code
at Chapter 220–22.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2016–
01: Issued 12:32 p.m., July 22, 2016
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open to drift
gillnets 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, July
23, 2016, to 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday,
July 27, 2016.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2016–
02: Issued 11:46 a.m., July 26, 2016
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, July 27, 2016, to 12 p.m.
(noon), Saturday, July 30, 2016.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2016–
03: Issued 12:52 p.m., July 29, 2016
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday,
July 30, 2016, to 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, August 3, 2016.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2016–
04: Issued 11:47 a.m., August 2, 2016
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, August 3, 2016, to 12 p.m.
(noon), Saturday, August 6, 2016.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2016–
05: Issued 2:32 p.m., August 26, 2016
Treaty Indian and All Citizen Fisheries
Areas 4B, 5, 6, 6C, 7, and 7A,
excluding the Apex: Relinquish
regulatory control effective 11:59 p.m.
(midnight), Saturday, September 3,
2016. The Apex is those waters north
and west of the Area 7A ‘‘East Point
Line,’’ defined as a line projected from
the low water range marker in Boundary
Bay on the U.S./Canada border through
the east tip of Point Roberts, WA, to the
East Point Light on Saturna Island in the
Canadian Province of British Columbia.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
42 CFR Parts 405, 410, 411, 414, 417, 422, 423, 424, 425, and 460
[CMS-1654-CN3]
RIN 0938-AS81
Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the
Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2017;
Medicare Advantage Bid Pricing Data Release; Medicare Advantage and
Part D Medical Loss Ratio Data Release; Medicare Advantage Provider
Network Requirements; Expansion of Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program
Model; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Corrections
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: This document corrects technical and typographical errors that
appeared in the final rule published in the November 15, 2016 Federal
Register (81 FR 80170). That rule is entitled, ``Medicare Program;
Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and
Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2017; Medicare Advantage Bid Pricing
Data Release; Medicare Advantage and Part D Medical Loss Ratio Data
Release; Medicare Advantage Provider Network Requirements; Expansion of
Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Model; Medicare Shared Savings
Program Requirements.''
DATES: This correcting document is effective January 1, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Bruton (410) 786-5991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In FR Doc 2016-26668 (81 FR 80170 through 80562), the final rule
entitled, ``Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies under the
Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2017;
Medicare Advantage Bid Pricing Data Release; Medicare Advantage and
Part D Medical Loss Ratio Data Release; Medicare Advantage Provider
Network Requirements; Expansion of Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program
Model; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements'' there were a
number of technical and typographical errors that are identified and
corrected in this correcting document. These corrections are effective
as if they had been included in the document published November 15,
2016. Accordingly, the corrections are effective January 1, 2017.
II. Summary of Errors
A. Summary of Errors in the Preamble
On page 80252, in our discussion of certain primary care services,
we made typographical errors and referenced the final HCPCS G-codes
incorrectly.
On page 80268, we made a typographical error in the new locality
number for Stockton-Lodi-CA.
On page 80330, due to a drafting error, we inadvertently stated
that we did not receive any comments on our proposals for the
Electroencephalogram (EEG) family of codes, CPT Codes 95812, 95813, and
95957.
On page 80540, we inadvertently included language in our discussion
of ICRs regarding payment to organizations that provide Medicare
Diabetes Prevention Program Services.
On page 80543, due to a drafting error, in our discussion of RVUs
relative to 2016, we inadvertently used the result descriptors
incorrectly.
On page 80543, due to typographical errors the title of Table 51
and the CY 2017 RVU Budget Neutrality Adjustment are incorrect.
B. Summary and Correction of Errors in the Addenda on the CMS Web Site
Due to a data error, the incorrect CY 2017 PE RVUs are included in
Addendum B for HCPCS codes G0422
[[Page 95891]]
and G0423. The corrected CY 2017 PE RVUs for these codes are reflected
in the corrected Addendum B available on the CMS Web site at
www.cms.gov//PhysicianFeeSched/.
III. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA),
the agency is required to publish a notice of the proposed rule in the
Federal Register before the provisions of a rule take effect.
Similarly, section 1871(b)(1) of the Act requires the Secretary to
provide for notice of the proposed rule in the Federal Register and
provide a period of not less than 60 days for public comment. In
addition, section 553(d) of the APA and section 1871(e)(1)(B)(i) of the
Act mandate a 30-day delay in effective date after issuance or
publication of a rule. Sections 553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3) of the APA
provide for exceptions from the APA notice and comment, and delay in
effective date requirements; in cases in which these exceptions apply,
sections 1871(b)(2)(C) and 1871(e)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act provide
exceptions from the notice and 60-day comment period and delay in
effective date requirements of the Act as well. Section 553(b)(B) of
the APA and section 1871(b)(2)(C) of the Act authorize an agency to
dispense with normal notice and comment rulemaking procedures for good
cause if the agency makes a finding that the notice and comment process
is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest; and
includes a statement of the finding and the reasons for it in the rule.
In addition, section 553(d)(3) of the APA and section 1871(e)(1)(B)(ii)
allow the agency to avoid the 30-day delay in effective date where such
delay is contrary to the public interest and the agency includes in the
rule a statement of the finding and the reasons for it.
In our view, this correcting document does not constitute a
rulemaking that would be subject to these requirements. This document
merely corrects technical errors in the CY 2017 PFS final rule. The
corrections contained in this document are consistent with, and do not
make substantive changes to, the policies and payment methodologies
that were proposed subject to notice and comment procedures and adopted
in the CY 2017 PFS final rule. As a result, the corrections made
through this correcting document are intended to resolve inadvertent
errors so that the rule accurately reflects the policies adopted in the
final rule.
Even if this were a rulemaking to which the notice and comment and
delayed effective date requirements applied, we find that there is good
cause to waive such requirements. Undertaking further notice and
comment procedures to incorporate the corrections in this document into
the CY 2017 PFS final rule or delaying the effective date of the
corrections would be contrary to the public interest because it is in
the public interest to ensure that the rule accurately reflects our
policies as of the date they take effect. Further, such procedures
would be unnecessary because we are not making any substantive
revisions to the final rule, but rather, we are simply correcting the
Federal Register document to reflect the policies that we previously
proposed, received public comment on, and subsequently finalized in the
final rule. For these reasons, we believe there is good cause to waive
the requirements for notice and comment and delay in effective date.
IV. Correction of Errors
In FR Doc. 2016-26668 of November 15, 2016 (81 FR 80170-80562),
make the following corrections:
1. On page 80252,
a. First column; in the section heading, 5. Assessment and Care
Planning for Patients with Cognitive Impairment (GPPP6); line 3, the
code ``(GPPP6)'' is corrected to read ``(G0505)''.
b. Third column; first partial paragraph, line 6, the codes
``GPPP1, GPPP2, GPPP3, GPPPX).'' are corrected to read ``G0502, G0503,
G0504, G0507).''.
c. Third column; first partial paragraph, line 12 and 13, the codes
``GPPP1, GPPP2, GPPP3, and GPPPX'' are corrected to read ``G0502,
G0503, G0504 and G0507''.
3. On page 80268, top third of the page; in Table 15, MSA-Based Fee
Schedule Areas in California--Continued, the list entry:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New locality Fee schedule area (MSA
Current locality No. No. name) Counties Transition area
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
99............................. 73 Stockton-Lodi, CA...... San Joaquin....... YES.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
is corrected to read:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New locality Fee schedule area (MSA
Current locality No. No. name) Counties Transition area
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
99............................. 68 Stockton-Lodi, CA...... San Joaquin....... YES.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. On page 80330, second column, third full paragraph; lines 1 and
2 the sentence ``We did not receive any comments on our proposals for
this family of codes.'' is corrected to read ``We received comments on
the clinical labor task ``perform procedure'' for CPT codes 95812 and
95813, but these comments did not address the information contained in
the RUC's PE summary of recommendations, which served as the primary
rationale for our proposal. Instead, the commenters stated that the
clinical labor task is not temporally equivalent to the services
performed by the physician.''
5. On page 80540, third column; first full paragraph,
a. Lines 2 through 4, the phrase ``Security Act exempts the Center
for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) model tests and
expansion,'' is corrected to read ``Security Act exempts models tested
and expanded under section 1115A of the Act,''.
b. Line 11, the phrase ``evaluation of CMMI models or'' is
corrected to read ``evaluation of models or''.
6. On page 80543,
a. Third column, first full paragraph, line 10, the phrase ``an
overall decrease'' is corrected to read ``an overall increase''.
b. Third column, first full paragraph, line 12, the phrase
``neutrality adjustment that is positive.'' is corrected to read
``neutrality adjustment that is negative.''
c. Bottom third of the page in Table 51, Calculation of the Final
CY 2017 Anesthesia Conversion Factor (CM Estimate);
(1) The parenthetical in the table heading ``(CM Estimate)'' is
removed.
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(2) The list entry:
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CY 2016 National Average
Ansthesia Conversion Factor 21,9935
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CY 2017 RVU Budget Neutrality 0.013 percent (0.99987)
Adjustment.
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is corrected to read:
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CY 2016 National Average
Anesthesia Conversion Factor 21.9935
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CY 2017 RVU Budget Neutrality -0.013 percent
Adjustment. (0.99987).
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Dated: December 22, 2016.
Wilma M. Robinson,
Deputy Executive Secretary to the Department, Department of Health and
Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2016-31649 Filed 12-28-16; 8:45 am]
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