Notice2026-09630
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances-January through March 2026
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Published
May 14, 2026
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Abstract
This quarterly notice lists Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) manual instructions, substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register notices that were published in the 3-month period, relating to the Medicare and Medicaid programs and other programs administered by CMS.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27339-27351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09630]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-9161-N]
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program
Issuances--January through March 2026
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This quarterly notice lists Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) manual instructions, substantive and interpretive
regulations, and other Federal Register notices that were published in
the 3-month period, 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...... Ronda Allen-Bonner. (410) 786-4657
II. Regulation Documents Gittel Treitel..... (410) 786-4673
Published in the 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 Sarah Fulton, MHS.. (410) 786-2749
Stent Facilities.
VIII. American College of Sarah Fulton, MHS.. (410) 786-2749
Cardiology-National
Cardiovascular Data Registry
Sites.
IX. Medicare's Active Coverage- Lori Ashby, MA..... (410) 786-6322
Related Guidance Documents.
X. One-time Notices Regarding JoAnna Baldwin, MS. (410) 786-7205
National Coverage Provisions.
XI. National Oncologic Positron David Dolan, MBA... (410) 786-3365
Emission Tomography Registry
Sites.
XII. Medicare-Approved David Dolan, MBA... (410) 786-3365
Ventricular Assist Device
(Destination Therapy)
Facilities.
XIII. Medicare-Approved Lung Sarah Fulton, MHS.. (410) 786-2749
Volume Reduction Surgery
Facilities.
XIV. Medicare-Approved Bariatric Sarah Fulton, MHS.. (410) 786-2749
Surgery Facilities.
XV. Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron David Dolan, MBA... (410) 786-3365
Emission Tomography for
Dementia Trials.
All Other Information........... Shawn Braxton...... (410) 786-7292
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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 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 CMS, Kathleen Cantwell, having reviewed and approved this
document, authorizes Trenesha Fultz-Mimms, who is the Federal Register
Liaison, to electronically sign this document for purposes of
publication in the Federal Register.
Trenesha Fultz-Mimms,
Federal Register Liaison, Department of Health and Human Services.
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