Notice2021-17602
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances-April Through June 2021
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Published
August 17, 2021
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Abstract
This quarterly notice lists CMS manual instructions, substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register notices that were published from April through June 2021, relating to the Medicare and Medicaid programs and other programs administered by CMS.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program
Issuances--April Through June 2021
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This quarterly notice lists CMS manual instructions,
substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register
notices that were published from April through June 2021, relating to
the Medicare and Medicaid programs and other programs administered by
CMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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.
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Addenda Contact Phone No.
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I CMS Manual Instructions.................. Ismael Torres................................... (410) 786-1864
II Regulation Documents Published in the Terri Plumb..................................... (410) 786-4481
Federal Register.
III CMS Rulings............................ Tiffany Lafferty................................ (410) 786-7548
IV Medicare National Coverage Wanda Belle, MPA................................ (410) 786-7491
Determinations.
V FDA-Approved Category B IDEs............. John Manlove.................................... (410) 786-6877
VI Collections of Information.............. William Parham.................................. (410) 786-4669
VII Medicare-Approved Carotid Stent Sarah Fulton, MHS............................... (410) 786-2749
Facilities.
VIII American College of Cardiology- Sarah Fulton, MHS............................... (410) 786-2749
National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Sites.
IX Medicare's Active Coverage-Related JoAnna Baldwin, MS.............................. (410) 786-7205
Guidance Documents.
X One-time Notices Regarding National JoAnna Baldwin, MS.............................. (410) 786-7205
Coverage Provisions.
XI National Oncologic Positron Emission David Dolan, MBA................................ (410) 786-3365
Tomography Registry Sites.
XII Medicare-Approved Ventricular Assist David Dolan, MBA................................ (410) 786-3365
Device (Destination Therapy) Facilities.
XIII Medicare-Approved Lung Volume Sarah Fulton, MHS............................... (410) 786-2749
Reduction Surgery Facilities.
XIV Medicare-Approved Bariatric Surgery Sarah Fulton, MHS............................... (410) 786-2749
Facilities.
XV Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission David Dolan, MBA................................ (410) 786-3365
Tomography for Dementia Trials.
All Other Information...................... Annette Brewer.................................. (410) 786-6580
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible
for administering the Medicare and Medicaid programs and coordination
and oversight of private health insurance. Administration and oversight
of these programs involves the following: (1) Furnishing information to
Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, 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.
Section 1871(c) of the Act requires that we publish a list of all
Medicare manual instructions, interpretive rules, statements of policy,
and guidelines of general applicability not issued as regulations at
least every 3 months in the Federal Register.
II. Format for the Quarterly Issuance Notices
This quarterly notice provides only the specific updates that have
occurred in the 3-month period along with a hyperlink to the full
listing that is available on the CMS website or the appropriate data
registries that are used as our resources. This is the most current up-
to-date information and will be available earlier than we publish our
quarterly notice. We believe the website list provides more timely
access for beneficiaries, providers, and suppliers. We also believe the
website offers a
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more convenient tool for the public to find the full list of qualified
providers for these specific services and offers more flexibility and
``real time'' accessibility. In addition, many of the websites have
listservs; that is, the public can subscribe and receive immediate
notification of any updates to the website. These listservs avoid the
need to check the website, as notification of updates is automatic and
sent to the subscriber as they occur. If assessing a website proves to
be difficult, the contact person listed can provide information.
III. How To Use the Notice
This notice is organized into 15 addenda so that a reader may
access the subjects published during the quarter covered by the notice
to determine whether any are of particular interest. We expect this
notice to be used in concert with previously published notices. Those
unfamiliar with a description of our Medicare manuals should view the
manuals at <a href="http://www.cms.gov/manuals">http://www.cms.gov/manuals</a>.
The Director of the Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Kathleen
Cantwell, having reviewed and approved this document, authorizes
Lynette Willson, who is the Federal Register Liaison, to electronically
sign this document for purposes of publication in the Federal Register.
Dated: August 11, 2021.
Lynette Wilson,
Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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