[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 150 (Thursday, August 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39329-39330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18875]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[CMS-1495-CN]
RIN 0938-AP50


Medicare Program; Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective 
Payment System Payment Update for Rate Year Beginning July 1, 2009 (RY 
2010); Correction

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

ACTION: Correction of notice.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects typographical errors that appeared in 
the notice published in the May 1, 2009 Federal Register entitled, 
``Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System Payment 
Update for Rate Year Beginning July 1, 2009 (RY 2010).''

DATES: Effective Date: August 6, 2009. Applicability Date: The 
correction notice is applicable for discharges occurring on or after 
July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorothy Myrick or Jana Lindquist, 
(410) 786-4533.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In FR Doc. E9-9962 of May 1, 2009 (74 FR 20362), there were several 
typographical errors in Addendum B, Table 1--RY 2010 Wage Index For 
Urban Areas Based On CBSA Labor Market Areas--that are identified and 
corrected in the Correction of Errors section below.

II. Correction of Errors

    In FR Doc. E9-9962 of May 1, 2009 (74 FR 20362), make the following 
corrections: 1. On pages 20389, 20392, and 20399 in Addendum B, Table 
1--RY 2010 Wage Index for Urban Areas Based on CBSA Labor Market Areas, 
there are typographical errors in the wage index values for several of 
the Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). The correct wage index 
values, not the values incorrectly published in the FY 2010 Inpatient 
Psychiatric Facilities (IPF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) notice, 
were implemented beginning on July 1, 2009. The following CBSAs are 
corrected to read as follows:

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              CBSA code                            Urban area (constituent counties)                Wage index
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26820................................  Idaho Falls, ID..........................................          0.9080
                                       Bonneville County, ID....................................
                                       Jefferson County, ID.....................................
26900................................  Indianapolis-Carmel, IN..................................          0.9908
                                       Boone County, IN.........................................
                                       Brown County, IN.........................................
                                       Hamilton County, IN......................................
                                       Hancock County, IN.......................................
                                       Hendricks County, IN.....................................
                                       Johnson County, IN.......................................
                                       Marion County, IN........................................
                                       Morgan County, IN........................................
                                       Putnam County, IN........................................
                                       Shelby County, IN........................................
34900................................  Napa, CA.................................................          1.4520
                                       Napa County, CA..........................................
49500................................  Yauco, PR................................................          0.3432
                                       Gu[aacute]nica Municipio, PR.............................
                                       Guayanilla Municipio, PR.................................
                                       Pe[ntilde]uelas Municipio, PR............................
                                       Yauco Municipio, PR......................................
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III. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking and Delay in Effective Date

    We ordinarily publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the 
Federal Register to provide a period for public comment before the 
provisions of a rule take effect in accordance with section 553(b) of 
the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). However, we 
can waive this notice and comment procedure if the Secretary finds, for 
good cause, that the notice and comment process is impracticable, 
unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, and incorporates a 
statement of the finding and the reasons in the notice.
    Section 553(d) of the APA ordinarily requires a 30-day delay in the 
effective date of rules after the date of their publication in the 
Federal Register. This 30-day delay in the effective date can be 
waived, however, if an agency finds for good cause that the delay is 
impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, and the 
agency incorporates a statement of the findings and its reasons in the 
rule issued. This notice merely corrects typographical errors in the 
addendum of the RY 2010 IPF PPS notice and does not make any 
substantive changes to the policies or payment methodologies. The 
correct policies were implemented as of July 1, 2009. We are simply 
conforming the RY 2010 IPF PPS notice to those policies by

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making the corrections identified herein. We believe that undertaking 
further notice and comment procedures to incorporate these corrections 
into the FY 2010 IPF PPS notice and delaying the effective date of 
these changes is unnecessary. In addition, we believe it is important 
for the public to have the correct information as soon as possible, and 
believe it is contrary to the public interest to delay the 
dissemination of it. Therefore, we find there is good cause to waive 
notice and comment procedures and the 30-day delay in the effective 
date for this correction notice.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773, 
Medicare--Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare--
Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)

    Dated: July 29, 2009.
Dawn Smalls,
Executive Secretary to the Department.
[FR Doc. E9-18875 Filed 8-5-09; 8:45 am]
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