Notice2026-08511

Medicare Program: Public Meeting Regarding New and Reconsidered Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Codes for the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2027

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May 1, 2026

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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Abstract

This notice announces a public meeting to receive comments and recommendations (including data on which recommendations are based) on the appropriate basis for establishing payment amounts for new or substantially revised Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System codes being considered for Medicare payment under the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule for calendar year 2027. This meeting also provides a forum for those who submitted certain reconsideration requests regarding final determinations made last year on new test codes and for the public to provide comment on the requests.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23421-23424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08511]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[CMS-1853-N]


Medicare Program: Public Meeting Regarding New and Reconsidered 
Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Codes for the Clinical Laboratory 
Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2027

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting to receive comments and 
recommendations (including data on which recommendations are based) on 
the appropriate basis for establishing payment amounts for new or 
substantially revised Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System codes 
being considered for Medicare payment under the Clinical Laboratory Fee 
Schedule for calendar year 2027. This meeting also provides a forum for 
those who submitted certain reconsideration requests regarding final 
determinations made last year on new test codes and for the public to 
provide comment on the requests.

DATES: 
    Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) Annual Public Meeting Date: 
The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 10, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (E.D.T.). The meeting will have a 
hybrid format, occurring in-person at the Centers for Medicare & 
Medicaid Services (CMS) campus, Central Building, 7500 Security 
Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850 and virtually online.
    Deadline for Submission of Presentations and Written Comments: All 
presenters for the CLFS Annual Public Meeting must register using the 
registration link provided on the Annual Public Meeting CMS web page 
and submit their presentations electronically to our CLFS dedicated 
email box, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#14575852474b557a7a6175784b446176787d774b597171607d7a73547779673a7c7c673a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="094a454f5a564867677c686556597c6b65606a56446c6c7d60676e496a647a2761617a276e667f">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, by May 29, 2026 at 
5:00 p.m. E.D.T. All written comments (non-presenter comments) must 
also be submitted electronically to our CLFS dedicated email box, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#14575852474b557a7a6175784b446176787d774b597171607d7a73547779673a7c7c673a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b78777d68647a55554e5a57646b4e5957525864765e5e4f52555c7b58564815535348155c544d">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, by May 29, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. 
E.D.T. Any presentations or written comments received after that date 
and time will not be included in the meeting and will not be reviewed.
    Deadline for Submitting Requests for Special Accommodations: 
Requests for special accommodations must be received no later than May 
29, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. E.D.T.
    Publication of Proposed Determinations: We intend to publish our 
proposed determinations for new test codes and our proposed 
determinations for reconsidered codes (as described later in section 
II., ``Format'' of this notice) for calendar year 2027 in September 
2026.
    Deadline for Submission of Written Comments Related to Proposed 
Determinations: Comments in response to the proposed determinations 
will be due in October 2026.

ADDRESSES: The CLFS Annual Public Meeting will be held virtually and 
in-person at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), 
Central Building, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-
1850.
    Where to Submit Written Comments: Interested parties should submit 
all written comments on presentations and proposed determinations 
electronically to our CLFS dedicated email box, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9bd8d7ddc8c4daf5f5eefaf7c4cbeef9f7f2f8c4d6fefeeff2f5fcdbf8f6e8b5f3f3e8b5fcf4ed"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e0a3aca6b3bfa18e8e95818cbfb095828c8983bfad858594898e87a0838d93ce888893ce878f96">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> (the specific date for the 
publication of these determinations and the deadline for submitting 
comments regarding these determinations will be published on the CMS 
website).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The CLFS Policy Team and submit all 
inquiries to the CLFS dedicated email

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box, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7e4ebe1f4f8e6c9c9d2c6cbf8f7d2c5cbcec4f8eac2c2d3cec9c0e7c4cad489cfcfd489c0c8d1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="01424d47525e406f6f74606d5e5174636d68625e4c646475686f6641626c722f6969722f666e77">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, with the subject entitled 
``CLFS Annual Public Meeting Inquiry'' or Rasheeda Arthur, Ph.D. (410) 
786-3434. The CMS Press Office, for press inquiries, (202) 690-6145.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 531(b) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits 
Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) (Pub. L. 106-554) 
required the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services 
(the Secretary) to establish procedures for coding and payment 
determinations for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (CDLTs) 
under Part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (the Act) that 
permit public consultation in a manner consistent with the procedures 
established for implementing coding modifications for International 
Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-
10-CM). The procedures and Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) 
public meeting announced in this notice for new tests are in accordance 
with the procedures published on November 23, 2001 in the Federal 
Register (66 FR 58743) to implement section 531(b) of BIPA.
    Section 942(b) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108-173) added section 
1833(h)(8) of the Act. Section 1833(h)(8)(A) of the Act requires the 
Secretary to establish by regulation procedures for determining the 
basis for, and amount of, payment for any CDLT for which a new or 
substantially revised Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) 
code is assigned on or after January 1, 2005. A code is considered to 
be substantially revised if there is a substantive change to the 
definition of the test or procedure to which the code applies (for 
example, a new analyte or a new methodology for measuring an existing 
analyte-specific test). (See section 1833(h)(8)(E)(ii) of the Act and 
42 CFR 414.502.)
    Section 1833(h)(8)(B) of the Act sets forth the process for 
determining the basis for, and the amount of, payment for new tests. 
Pertinent to this notice, sections 1833(h)(8)(B)(i) and (ii) of the Act 
require the Secretary to make available to the public a list that 
includes any such test for which establishment of a payment amount is 
being considered for a year and, on the same day that the list is made 
available, cause to have published in the Federal Register notice of a 
meeting to receive comments and recommendations (including data on 
which recommendations are based) from the public on the appropriate 
basis for establishing payment amounts for the tests on such list. This 
list of reconsidered test codes and new test codes for which the 
establishment of a payment amount under the CLFS is being considered 
for calendar year (CY) 2027 will be posted on the Centers for Medicare 
& Medicaid Services (CMS) website concurrent with the publication of 
this notice and may be updated prior to the CLFS Annual Public Meeting. 
The CLFS Annual Public Meeting list of codes can be found on the CMS 
website at <a href="http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/ClinicalLabFeeSched/index.html?redirect=/ClinicalLabFeeSched/">http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/ClinicalLabFeeSched/index.html?redirect=/ClinicalLabFeeSched/</a>. 
Section 1833(h)(8)(B)(iii) of the Act requires that we convene the 
public meeting not less than 30 days after publication of the notice in 
the Federal Register. The CLFS requirements regarding public 
consultation are codified at 42 CFR 414.506.
    Two bases of payment are used to establish payment amounts for new 
CDLTs. The first basis, called ``crosswalking,'' is used when a new 
CDLT is determined to be comparable to an existing test, multiple 
existing test codes, or a portion of an existing test code. New CDLTs 
that were assigned new or substantially revised codes prior to January 
1, 2018, are subject to provisions set forth under Sec.  414.508(a). 
For a new CDLT that is assigned a new or significantly revised code on 
or after January 1, 2018, CMS assigns the new CDLT code the payment 
amount established under Sec.  414.507 of the comparable existing CDLT. 
Payment for the new CDLT code is made at the payment amount established 
under Sec.  414.507. (See Sec.  414.508(b)(1)).
    The second basis, called ``gapfilling,'' is used when no comparable 
existing CDLT is available. When using this method, instructions are 
provided to each Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) to determine 
a payment amount for its Part B geographic area for use in the first 
year. In the first year, for a new CDLT that is assigned a new or 
substantially revised code on or after January 1, 2018, the MAC-
specific amounts are established using the following sources of 
information, if available: (1) charges for the test and routine 
discounts to charges; (2) resources required to perform the test; (3) 
payment amounts determined by other payers; (4) charges, payment 
amounts, and resources required for other tests that may be comparable 
or otherwise relevant; and (5) other criteria CMS determines 
appropriate. In the second year, the test code is paid at the median of 
the MAC-specific amounts. (See Sec.  414.508(b)(2)).
    Under section 1833(h)(8)(B)(iv) of the Act and Sec.  414.506(d)(1) 
CMS, taking into account the comments and recommendations (and 
accompanying data) received at the CLFS Annual Public Meeting, develops 
and makes available to the public a list of proposed determinations 
with respect to the appropriate basis for establishing a payment amount 
for each code, an explanation of the reasons for each determination, 
the data on which the determinations are based, and a request for 
public written comments on the proposed determinations. Under section 
1833(h)(8)(B)(v) of the Act and Sec.  414.506(d)(2), taking into 
account the comments received on the proposed determinations during the 
public comment period, CMS then develops and makes available to the 
public a list of final determinations of payment amounts for tests 
along with the rationale for each determination, the data on which the 
determinations are based, and responses to comments and suggestions 
received from the public.
    Section 216(a) of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 
(PAMA) (Pub. L. 113-93) added section 1834A to the Act. The statute 
requires extensive revisions to the Medicare payment, coding, and 
coverage requirements for CDLTs. Pertinent to this notice, section 
1834A(c)(3) of the Act requires the Secretary to consider 
recommendations from the expert outside advisory panel established 
under section 1834A(f)(1) of the Act when determining payment using 
crosswalking or gapfilling processes. In addition, section 1834A(c)(4) 
of the Act requires the Secretary to make available to the public an 
explanation of the payment rates for the new test codes, including an 
explanation of how the gapfilling criteria and panel recommendations 
are applied. These requirements are codified in Sec.  414.506(d) and 
(e).
    After the final determinations have been posted on the CMS website, 
the public may request reconsideration of the basis and amount of 
payment for a new CDLT as set forth in Sec.  414.509. Pertinent to this 
notice, those requesting that we reconsider the basis for payment or 
the payment amount as set forth in Sec.  414.509(a) and (b), may 
present their reconsideration requests at the following year's CLFS 
Annual Public Meeting provided the requestor made the request to 
present at the CLFS Annual Public Meeting in the written 
reconsideration request. For purposes of this notice, we refer to these 
codes as

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the ``reconsidered codes.'' The public may comment on the 
reconsideration requests. (See the CY 2008 Physician Fee Schedule final 
rule with comment period that appeared in the Federal Register on 
November 27, 2007 (72 FR 66275 through 66280) for more information on 
these procedures.)

II. Format

    We are following our usual process, including an annual public 
meeting to determine the appropriate basis and payment amount for new 
and reconsidered codes under the CLFS for CY 2027, with an additional 
meeting in September that we discuss later in this notice. The public 
hybrid meeting will be conducted virtually and will occur on-site at 
the CMS Central Building. Please note that CMS reserves the right to 
shift the meeting format from hybrid to virtual-only, if for some 
reason, a hybrid format is not possible. If there is a need to switch 
to a virtual-only format, we will alert the public as soon as possible 
and post updated information on the CMS website at <a href="https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules/clinical-laboratory-fee-schedule-clfs/annual-public-meetings/">https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules/clinical-laboratory-fee-schedule-clfs/annual-public-meetings/</a>.
    This meeting is open to the public. Registration is only required 
for those interested in presenting public comments during the meeting 
or attending the meeting in-person at the CMS campus at the address 
specified in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. If attending the 
meeting in-person, on-site check-in for visitors will be held from 9:15 
a.m. to 9:45 a.m. E.D.T., followed by opening remarks beginning at 
10:00 a.m.
    During this hybrid meeting, registered persons from the public may 
discuss and make recommendations for specific new and reconsidered 
codes for the CY 2027 CLFS. The Medicare Advisory Panel on CDLTs 
(Advisory Panel on CDLTs) may participate in this CLFS Annual Public 
Meeting by gathering information and asking questions to presenters, 
and will hold its next public meeting, virtually and in-person, on July 
14 and 15, 2026. The July public meeting for the Advisory Panel on 
CDLTs will focus on the discussion of and recommendations for new and 
reconsidered test codes presented during the June 10, 2026, CLFS Annual 
Public Meeting. In addition, the Advisory Panel on CDLTs will 
participate in another public meeting on September 15 and 16, 2026, 
which will focus on discussing and making recommendations on CDLTs for 
which CMS received no applicable information to calculate Medicare 
payment rates. During the September meeting, the public will have an 
opportunity to present recommendations (crosswalking or gapfilling) on 
those tests, after which the Advisory Panel on CDLTs will provide its 
recommendations to CMS. Both Panel meetings also will address any other 
CY 2027 CLFS issues that are designated in the Panel's charter and 
specified on the meeting agenda. The announcements for the next 
meetings of the Advisory Panel on CDLTs are included in separate 
notices that appear elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.
    Due to time constraints, presentations at the CLFS Annual Public 
Meeting must be brief, lasting no longer than 10 minutes. Written 
presentations must be electronically submitted to CMS on or before May 
29, 2026. In addition, if presenting in-person, presenters should make 
copies available for approximately 50 meeting participants, since CMS 
will not be providing additional copies to the public. Presentation 
slots will generally be assigned based upon chronological order of 
receipt of presentation materials. In the event there is not enough 
time for presentations by everyone who is interested in presenting, we 
will only accept written presentations from those who submitted written 
presentations within the submission window and were unable to present 
due to time constraints. Presentations must be sent via email to our 
CLFS dedicated email box, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#64272822373b250a0a1105083b341106080d073b290101100d0a03240709174a0c0c174a030b12"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b58575d48445a75756e7a77444b6e7977727844567e7e6f72757c5b78766835737368357c746d">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. In 
addition, a video recording of the meeting will be provided on the CMS 
website at <a href="https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/ClinicalLabFeeSched/Laboratory_Public_Meetings.html">https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/ClinicalLabFeeSched/Laboratory_Public_Meetings.html</a> after the 
meeting has concluded.
    Presenters should submit all presentations using a standard 
PowerPoint template. In addition to the standard PowerPoint template 
available, presenters may also provide the same information from the 
PowerPoint presentation into a provided Excel worksheet template. 
Submitting the same information that is requested for the PowerPoint 
presentation into the Excel worksheet template will aid with triaging 
and reviewing recommendation information during the meeting and after 
the meeting, during the code review process. The standard PowerPoint 
presentation and Excel worksheet templates are available on the CMS 
website at <a href="https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules/clinical-laboratory-fee-schedule-clfs/annual-public-meetings">https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules/clinical-laboratory-fee-schedule-clfs/annual-public-meetings</a> under the ``Meeting 
Notice and Agenda'' heading.
    For reconsidered and new codes, presenters should address all of 
the following five items:
    <bullet> Reconsidered or new code(s) with the most current code 
descriptor.
    <bullet> Test purpose and method with a brief comment on how the 
new test is different from other similar analyte or methodologies found 
in tests already on the CLFS.
    <bullet> Test costs.
    <bullet> Charges.
    <bullet> Recommendation with rationale for one of the two bases 
(crosswalking or gapfilling) for determining payment for reconsidered 
and new tests.
    Additionally, presenters should provide the data on which their 
recommendations are based. Presentations regarding reconsidered and new 
test codes that do not address the previous five items for presenters 
may be considered incomplete and may not be considered by CMS when 
making a determination. However, we may request missing information 
following the meeting to prevent a recommendation from being considered 
incomplete.
    Taking into account the comments and recommendations (and 
accompanying data) received at the CLFS Annual Public Meeting, we 
intend to post our proposed determinations with respect to the 
appropriate basis for establishing a payment amount for each new test 
code and our proposed determinations with respect to the reconsidered 
codes along with an explanation of the reasons for each determination, 
the data on which the determinations are based, and a request for 
public written comments on these determinations on our website by early 
September 2026. This website can be accessed at <a href="http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/ClinicalLabFeeSched/index.html?redirect=/ClinicalLabFeeSched/">http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/ClinicalLabFeeSched/index.html?redirect=/ClinicalLabFeeSched/</a>. Interested parties may 
submit written comments on the proposed determinations for new and 
reconsidered codes by early October 2026, electronically to our CLFS 
dedicated email box, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#db98979d88849ab5b5aebab7848baeb9b7b2b88496bebeafb2b5bc9bb8b6a8f5b3b3a8f5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="15565953464a547b7b6074794a456077797c764a587070617c7b72557678663b7d7d663b727a63">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> (the 
specific date for the publication of the determinations on the CMS 
website, as well as the deadline for submitting comments regarding the 
determinations, will be published on the CMS website). Final 
determinations for new test codes to be included for payment on the 
CLFS for CY 2027 and reconsidered codes will be posted on our website 
in November 2026, along with the rationale for each determination, the 
data on which the determinations were based, and responses to comments 
and suggestions

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received from the public. The final determinations with respect to 
reconsidered codes are not subject to further reconsideration. With 
respect to the final determinations for new test codes, the public may 
request reconsideration of the basis and amount of payment as set forth 
in Sec.  414.509.

III. Registration Instructions

    The Division of Ambulatory Services in the CMS Center for Medicare 
is coordinating the CLFS Annual Public Meeting registration. Beginning 
May 1, 2026 and ending May 29, 2026, registration may be completed by 
presenters and in-person attendees. Individuals who intend to view and/
or listen to the meeting virtually do not need to register. Presenter 
registration and individuals who intend to attend the meeting at the 
CMS campus must register online at <a href="http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/ClinicalLabFeeSched/index.html?redirect=/ClinicalLabFeeSched/">http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/ClinicalLabFeeSched/index.html?redirect=/ClinicalLabFeeSched/</a>. On this web page, under the 
heading ``Meeting Notice, Registration, Agenda, & Other Important 
Materials'' you will find a link entitled ``Register for CLFS Annual 
Meeting.'' Click this link and enter the required information. All of 
the following information must be submitted when registering:
    <bullet> Name.
    <bullet> Organization/Company name.
    <bullet> Email addresses.
    <bullet> Indicate if individual is a presenter.
    <bullet> Indicate how individual is participating in the meeting 
(that is, in-person or virtual).
    <bullet> Indicate if individual is a ``Foreign National'' visitor. 
Note: An additional review process is required for all foreign national 
visitors.
    When registering, individuals who want to make a presentation must 
also specify the test codes on which they will be presenting comments. 
Confirmation will be sent upon receipt of the registration. Individuals 
must register by the date specified in the DATES section of this 
notice.
    Registration details may not be revised once they are submitted. If 
registration details require changes, a new registration entry must be 
submitted by the date specified in the DATES section of this notice. 
Additionally, registration information must reflect individual-level 
content and not reflect the name of an organization. For example, an 
organization cannot request to register a group of individuals without 
specifying registration details for each individual being registered. 
See section V. of this notice for further information.
    After registering, a confirmation email will be sent upon receipt 
of the registration. The email will provide information to the 
presenter or in-person attendee in preparation for the meeting. 
Registration is only required for individuals giving a presentation 
during the meeting or attending the meeting at the CMS campus. 
Presenters or in-person attendees must register by the deadline 
specified in the DATES section of this notice.
    If you are not presenting during the CLFS Annual Public Meeting or 
cannot attend in person, you may view the meeting via webinar or 
listen-only by teleconference. If you would like to listen to or view 
the meeting, teleconference dial-in and webinar information will appear 
on the final CLFS Annual Public Meeting agenda, which will be posted on 
the CMS website when available at <a href="http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/ClinicalLabFeeSched/index.html?redirect=/ClinicalLabFeeSched/">http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/ClinicalLabFeeSched/index.html?redirect=/ClinicalLabFeeSched/</a>.

IV. Special Accommodations

    Individuals viewing or listening to the meeting who are hearing or 
visually impaired and have special requirements, or a condition that 
requires special assistance, should send an email to the resource box 
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#793a3d352d263817170c181526290c1b15101a26341c1c0d10171e391a140a5711110a571e160f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5714131b030816393922363b080722353b3e34081a3232233e393017343a24793f3f2479303821">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>). The deadline for submitting 
this request is listed in the DATES section of this notice.

V. Security, Building, and Parking Guidelines

    This hybrid meeting will be held in a Federal government building; 
therefore, Federal security measures are applicable. In planning your 
arrival time, we recommend allowing additional time to clear security. 
We suggest that you arrive at the CMS campus and parking facilities 
between 9:00 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. E.D.T., so that you will be able to 
arrive promptly at the meeting by 10:00 a.m. E.D.T. Individuals who are 
not registered in advance will not be permitted to enter the building 
and will be unable to attend the meeting. We note that the public may 
not enter the CMS building earlier than 9:15 a.m. E.D.T. (45 minutes 
before the convening of the meeting).
    Security measures include the following:
    <bullet> Presentation of government-issued photographic 
identification to the Federal Protective Service or Guard Service 
personnel. Persons without proper identification may be denied access 
to the building.
    <bullet> Interior and exterior inspection of vehicles (this 
includes engine and trunk inspection) at the entrance to the grounds. 
Parking permits and instructions will be issued after the vehicle 
inspection.
    <bullet> Passing through a metal detector and inspection of items 
brought into the building. We note that all items brought to CMS, 
whether personal or for the purpose of demonstration or to support a 
demonstration, are subject to inspection. We cannot assume 
responsibility for coordinating the receipt, transfer, transport, 
storage, set-up, safety, or timely arrival of any personal belongings 
or items used for demonstration or to support a demonstration.

VI. Collection of Information Requirements

    This document does not impose information collection requirements, 
that is, reporting, recordkeeping, or third-party disclosure 
requirements. Consequently, there is no need for review by the Office 
of Management and Budget under the authority of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
    The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 
(CMS), Mehmet Oz, having reviewed and approved this document, 
authorizes Vanessa Garcia, who is the Federal Register Liaison, to 
electronically sign this document for purposes of publication in the 
Federal Register.

Vanessa Garcia,
Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2026-08511 Filed 4-30-26; 8:45 am]
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