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Medicare Programs - Prospective Payment System for Federally Qualified Health Centers, Etc. (Us Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Regulation) (Cms) (2018 Edition) The Law Library

Medicare Programs - Prospective Payment System for Federally Qualified Health Centers, etc. (US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Regulation) (CMS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Medicare Programs - Prospective Payment System for Federally Qualified Health Centers, etc. (US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Regulation) (CMS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule with comment period implements methodology and payment rates for a prospective payment system (PPS) for federally qualified health center (FQHC) services under Medicare Part B beginning on October 1, 2014, in compliance with the statutory requirement of the Affordable Care Act. In addition, it establishes a policy which allows rural health clinics (RHCs) to contract with nonphysician practitioners when statutory requirements for employment of nurse practitioners and physician assistants are met, and makes other technical and conforming changes to the RHC and FQHC regulations. Finally, this final rule with comment period implements changes to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations regarding enforcement actions for proficiency testing (PT) referrals. This book contains: - The complete text of the Medicare Programs - Prospective Payment System for Federally Qualified Health Centers, etc. (US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Regulation) (CMS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section