Indian Health Service April 28, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This proposed rule would establish regulations required by section 506 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), (Pub. L. 108-173). Section 506 of the MMA amended section 1866(a)(1) of the Social Security Act to add subparagraph (U) which requires hospitals that furnish inpatient hospital services payable under Medicare to participate in the contract health services program funded by the Indian Health Service (IHS) whether operated by the IHS, tribes or tribal organizations and any health program operated by Urban Indian organizations that are funded by IHS with respect to any medical care furnished under those programs. Section 506 also requires such participation to be in accordance with the admission practices, payment methodology, and payment rates set forth in regulation established by the Secretary, including acceptance of no more than the payment rate as payment in full.