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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 78 / Tuesday, April 23, 2019 / Proposed Rules
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
42 CFR Parts 406, 407, 422, 423, 431,
438, 457, 482, and 485
[CMS–9115–N]
RIN 0938–AT79
Medicare and Medicaid Programs;
Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act; Interoperability and Patient
Access for Medicare Advantage
Organization and Medicaid Managed
Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies,
CHIP Agencies and CHIP Managed
Care Entities, Issuers of Qualified
Health Plans in the Federally-facilitated
Exchanges and Health Care Providers;
Supplement and Extension of
Comment Period
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule; supplement and
extension of comment period.
AGENCY:
This document extends the
comment period for the proposed rule
entitled ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid
Programs; Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act; Interoperability
and Patient Access for Medicare
Advantage Organization and Medicaid
Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid
Agencies, CHIP Agencies and CHIP
Managed Care Entities, Issuers of
Qualified Health Plans in the Federallyfacilitated Exchanges and Health Care
Providers’’ that appeared in the March
4, 2019 Federal Register. The comment
period for the proposed rule, which
would end on May 3, 2019, is extended
30 days to June 3, 2019. We additionally
note that based on public comments
received on this proposed rule, we will
adjust the effective dates of our policies
to allow for adequate implementation
timelines, as appropriate.
DATES: The comment period for the
proposed rule (84 FR 7610) is extended
to 5 p.m., eastern daylight time, on June
3, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
as outlined in the March 4, 2019
proposed rule (84 FR 7610). Please
choose only one method listed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alexandra Mugge, (410) 786–4457, for
issues related to interoperability, CMS
health IT strategy, technical standards
and patient matching.
Natalie Albright, (410) 786–1671, for
issues related to Medicare Advantage.
John Giles, (410) 786–1255, for issues
related to Medicaid.
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Emily Pedneau, (301) 492–4448, for
issues related to Qualified Health Plans.
Meg Barry, (410) 786–1536, for issues
related to CHIP.
Thomas Novak, (202) 322–7235, for
issues related to trust exchange
networks and payer to payer
coordination.
Sharon Donovan, (410) 786–9187, for
issues related to federal-state data
exchange.
Daniel Riner, (410) 786–0237, for
issues related to Physician Compare.
Ashley Hain, (410) 786–7603, for
issues related to hospital public
reporting.
Melissa Singer, (410) 786–0365, for
issues related to provider directories.
CAPT Scott Cooper, USPHS, (410)
786–9465, for issues related to hospital
and critical access hospital conditions
of participation.
Lisa Bari, (410) 786–0087, for issues
related to advancing interoperability in
innovative models.
Russell Hendel, (410) 786–0329, for
issues related to the Collection of
Information or the Regulation Impact
Analysis sections.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs;
Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act; Interoperability and Patient Access
for Medicare Advantage Organization
and Medicaid Managed Care Plans,
State Medicaid Agencies, CHIP
Agencies and CHIP Managed Care
Entities, Issuers of Qualified Health
Plans in the Federally-facilitated
Exchanges and Health Care Providers’’
proposed rule that appeared in the
March 4, 2019 Federal Register (84 FR
7610), we solicited public comments on
proposed policies that aim to move the
health care ecosystem in the direction of
interoperability, and to signal our
commitment to the vision set out in the
21st Century Cures Act and Executive
Order 13813 to improve access to, and
the quality of, information that
Americans need to make informed
health care decisions, including data
about health care prices and outcomes,
while minimizing reporting burdens on
affected plans, health care providers, or
payers.
Since the issuance of the proposed
rule, we have received inquiries from a
variety of stakeholders, including
healthcare provider organizations and
industry representatives requesting an
extension to the comment period. In
order to maximize the opportunity for
the public to provide meaningful input
to CMS, we believe that it is important
to allow additional time for the public
to prepare comments on the proposed
rule. In addition, we believe that
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granting an extension to the public
comment period in this instance would
further our overall objective to obtain
public input on the proposed provisions
to move the health care ecosystem in the
direction of interoperability. Therefore,
we are extending the comment period
for the proposed rule for an additional
30 days.
While we believe it is in the best
interest of the public and our proposed
policies to extend the comment period
for this proposed rule, we also
acknowledge that stakeholders require
appropriate implementation timelines
that could be impacted by this
extension. Therefore, we note that based
on public comments received on this
proposed rule, we will adjust the
effective dates of our policies to allow
for adequate implementation timelines
as appropriate.
Dated: April 18, 2019.
Seema Verma,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2019–08181 Filed 4–19–19; 8:45 am]
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HUMAN SERVICES
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45 CFR Parts 170 and 171
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21st Century Cures Act:
Interoperability, Information Blocking,
and the ONC Health IT Certification
Program
Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology (ONC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of
comment period.
AGENCY:
On March 4, 2019, the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) published a proposed
rule that would implement certain
provisions of the 21st Century Cures
Act, including conditions and
maintenance of certification
requirements for health information
technology (health IT) developers under
the ONC Health IT Certification Program
(Program), the voluntary certification of
health IT for use by pediatric health care
providers, and reasonable and necessary
activities that do not constitute
information blocking. The comment
period for the rule was scheduled to
close on May 3, 2019. This document
extends the comment period for the
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
42 CFR Parts 406, 407, 422, 423, 431, 438, 457, 482, and 485
[CMS-9115-N]
RIN 0938-AT79
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act; Interoperability and Patient Access for Medicare Advantage
Organization and Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies,
CHIP Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, Issuers of Qualified
Health Plans in the Federally-facilitated Exchanges and Health Care
Providers; Supplement and Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule; supplement and extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: This document extends the comment period for the proposed rule
entitled ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act; Interoperability and Patient Access for Medicare
Advantage Organization and Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid
Agencies, CHIP Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, Issuers of
Qualified Health Plans in the Federally-facilitated Exchanges and
Health Care Providers'' that appeared in the March 4, 2019 Federal
Register. The comment period for the proposed rule, which would end on
May 3, 2019, is extended 30 days to June 3, 2019. We additionally note
that based on public comments received on this proposed rule, we will
adjust the effective dates of our policies to allow for adequate
implementation timelines, as appropriate.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule (84 FR 7610) is
extended to 5 p.m., eastern daylight time, on June 3, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as outlined in the March 4, 2019
proposed rule (84 FR 7610). Please choose only one method listed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexandra Mugge, (410) 786-4457, for
issues related to interoperability, CMS health IT strategy, technical
standards and patient matching.
Natalie Albright, (410) 786-1671, for issues related to Medicare
Advantage.
John Giles, (410) 786-1255, for issues related to Medicaid.
Emily Pedneau, (301) 492-4448, for issues related to Qualified
Health Plans.
Meg Barry, (410) 786-1536, for issues related to CHIP.
Thomas Novak, (202) 322-7235, for issues related to trust exchange
networks and payer to payer coordination.
Sharon Donovan, (410) 786-9187, for issues related to federal-state
data exchange.
Daniel Riner, (410) 786-0237, for issues related to Physician
Compare.
Ashley Hain, (410) 786-7603, for issues related to hospital public
reporting.
Melissa Singer, (410) 786-0365, for issues related to provider
directories.
CAPT Scott Cooper, USPHS, (410) 786-9465, for issues related to
hospital and critical access hospital conditions of participation.
Lisa Bari, (410) 786-0087, for issues related to advancing
interoperability in innovative models.
Russell Hendel, (410) 786-0329, for issues related to the
Collection of Information or the Regulation Impact Analysis sections.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs;
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Interoperability and
Patient Access for Medicare Advantage Organization and Medicaid Managed
Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, CHIP Agencies and CHIP Managed
Care Entities, Issuers of Qualified Health Plans in the Federally-
facilitated Exchanges and Health Care Providers'' proposed rule that
appeared in the March 4, 2019 Federal Register (84 FR 7610), we
solicited public comments on proposed policies that aim to move the
health care ecosystem in the direction of interoperability, and to
signal our commitment to the vision set out in the 21st Century Cures
Act and Executive Order 13813 to improve access to, and the quality of,
information that Americans need to make informed health care decisions,
including data about health care prices and outcomes, while minimizing
reporting burdens on affected plans, health care providers, or payers.
Since the issuance of the proposed rule, we have received inquiries
from a variety of stakeholders, including healthcare provider
organizations and industry representatives requesting an extension to
the comment period. In order to maximize the opportunity for the public
to provide meaningful input to CMS, we believe that it is important to
allow additional time for the public to prepare comments on the
proposed rule. In addition, we believe that granting an extension to
the public comment period in this instance would further our overall
objective to obtain public input on the proposed provisions to move the
health care ecosystem in the direction of interoperability. Therefore,
we are extending the comment period for the proposed rule for an
additional 30 days.
While we believe it is in the best interest of the public and our
proposed policies to extend the comment period for this proposed rule,
we also acknowledge that stakeholders require appropriate
implementation timelines that could be impacted by this extension.
Therefore, we note that based on public comments received on this
proposed rule, we will adjust the effective dates of our policies to
allow for adequate implementation timelines as appropriate.
Dated: April 18, 2019.
Seema Verma,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2019-08181 Filed 4-19-19; 8:45 am]
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