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compliance with ACHC’s program 

requirements. These monitoring 

procedures are used only when ACHC 

identifies noncompliance. If 

noncompliance is identified through 

validation reviews or complaint 

surveys, the State survey agency 

monitors corrections as specified at 

§ 488.7(d). 

++ ACHC’s capacity to report 

deficiencies to the surveyed facilities 

and respond to the facility’s plan of 

correction in a timely manner. 

++ ACHC’s capacity to provide CMS 

with electronic data and reports 

necessary for effective validation and 

assessment of the organization’s survey 

process. 

++ ACHC’s staff adequacy and other 

resources, and its financial viability. 

++ ACHC’s capacity to adequately 

fund required surveys. 

++ ACHC’s policies with respect to 

whether surveys are announced or 

unannounced, to assure that surveys are 

unannounced. 

++ ACHC’s agreement to provide 

CMS with a copy of the most current 

accreditation survey together with any 

other information related to the survey 

as CMS may require (including 

corrective action plans). 

IV. Collection of Information 

Requirements 

This document does not impose 

information collection and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Consequently, it need not be reviewed 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget under the authority of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 35). 

V. Response to Comments 

Because of the large number of public 

comments we normally receive on 

Federal Register documents, we are not 

able to acknowledge or respond to them 

individually. We will consider all 

comments we receive by the date and 

time specified in the DATES section of 

this preamble, and, when we proceed 

with a subsequent document, we will 

respond to the comments in the 

preamble to that document. 

Upon completion of our evaluation, 

including evaluation of comments 

received as a result of this notice, we 

will publish a final notice in the Federal 

Register announcing the result of our 

evaluation. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.778, Medical Assistance 

Program; No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital 

Insurance Program; and No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program) 

Dated: April 19, 2013. 

Marilyn Tavenner, 

Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

[FR Doc. 2013–10421 Filed 5–2–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–9079–N] 

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; 

Quarterly Listing of Program 

Issuances—January Through March 

2013 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This quarterly notice lists 

CMS manual instructions, substantive 

and interpretive regulations, and other 

Federal Register notices that were 

published from January through March 

2013, 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. 

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. 


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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. Revised Format for the Quarterly 

Issuance Notices 

While we are publishing the quarterly 

notice required by section 1871(c) of the 

Act, we will no longer republish 

duplicative information that is available 

to the public elsewhere. We believe this 

approach is in alignment with CMS’ 

commitment to the general principles of 

the President’s Executive Order 13563 

released January 2011 entitled 

‘‘Improving Regulation and Regulatory 

Review,’’ which promotes modifying 

and streamlining an agency’s regulatory 

program to be more effective in 

achieving regulatory objectives. Section 

6 of Executive Order 13563 requires 

agencies to identify regulations that may 

be ‘‘outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, 

or excessively burdensome, and to 

modify, streamline, expand or repeal 

them in accordance with what has been 

learned.’’ This approach is also in 

alignment with the President’s Open 

Government and Transparency Initiative 

that establishes a system of 

transparency, public participation, and 

collaboration. 

Therefore, 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 Web site or 

the appropriate data registries that are 

used as our resources. This information 

is the most current up-to-date 

information and will be available earlier 

than we publish our quarterly notice. 

We believe the Web site list provides 

more timely access for beneficiaries, 

providers, and suppliers. We also 

believe the Web site 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 Web sites have 

listservs; that is, the public can 

subscribe and receive immediate 

notification of any updates to the Web 

site. These listservs avoid the need to 

check the Web site, as notification of 

updates is automatic and sent to the 

subscriber as they occur. If assessing a 

Web site 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 http:// 

www.cms.gov/manuals. 

Authority: (Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Program No. 93.773, Medicare— 

Hospital Insurance, Program No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program, and Program No. 93.714, 

Medical Assistance Program). 

Dated: April 24, 2013. 

Kathleen Cantwell, 

Director, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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Publication Dates for the Previous Four Quarterly Notices 

We publish this notice at the end of each quarter reflecting 

information released by CMS during the previous quarter. The publication 

dates of the previous four Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances notices 

are: February 21, 2012 (77 FR 9931), May 18,2012 (77 FR 29648), August 

17,2012 (77 FR 49799) and November 9,2012 (77 FR 67368). For the 

purposes of this quarterly notice, we are providing only the specific updates 

that have occurred in the 3-month period along with a hyperlink to the 

website to access this information and a contact person for questions or 

additional information. 

Addendum I: Medicare and Medicaid Manual Instructions 

(January through March 2013) 

The CMS Manual System is used by CMS program components, 

partners, providers, contractors, Medicare Advantage organizations, and 

State Survey Agencies to administer CMS programs. It offers day-to-day 

operating instructions, policies, and procedures based on statutes and 

regulations, guidelines, models, and directives. In 2003, we transformed the 

CMS Program Manuals into a web user-friendly presentation and renamed it the CMS Online Manual System. 

How to Obtain Manuals 

The Internet-only Manuals (lOMs) are a replica of the Agency's 

official record copy. Paper-based manuals are CMS manuals that were 

officially released in hardcopy. The majority of these manuals were 

transferred into the Internet-only manual (10M) or retired. Pub 15-1, Pub 

15-2 and Pub 45 are exceptions to this rule and are still active paper-based 

manuals. The remaining paper-based manuals are for reference purposes 

only. If you notice policy contained in the paper-based manuals that was 

not transferred to the 10M, send a message via the CMS Feedback tool. 

Those wishing to subscribe to old versions ofCMS manuals should 

contact the National Technical Information Service, Department of 

Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312 Telephone (703-

605-6050). You can download copies of the listed material free of charge 

at: 

How to Review Transmittals or Program Memoranda 

Those wishing to review transmittals and program memoranda can 

access this information at a local Federal Depository Library (FDL). Under 

the FDL program, government publications are sent to approximately 1,400 

designated libraries throughout the United State

arrangements to transfer material to a local libr

FDL. Contact any library to locate the nearest 

av ailab I e at 

In addition, individuals may contact re

that receive and retain at least one copy of mos

publications, either in printed or microfilm formpublic. These libraries provide reference servic

however, they are not sales outlets. Individuals 

about the location of the nearest regional depos

library. CMS publication and transmittal numb

entitled Medicare and Medicaid Manual Instruc

the materials, use the CMS publication and tran

example, to find the Medicare National Covera

titled Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulat

Low Back Pain (CLBP) use CMS-Pub. 100-03, 

Addendum I lists a unique CMS transm

instruction in our manuals or program memoran

A transmittal may consist of a single or multipl

necessary to use information in a transmittal in 

information currently in the manual. For the pu

notice, we list only the specific updates to the l

that have occurred in the 3-month period. This 

our website at 

Transmittal ManuaUSubject/Publ

Number 

00 None 

166 Chapter 13 of the Benefit Policy Manual h

Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally 

Services 

167 Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Service

Telehealth Services 

169 April 2013 Update of the Hospital Outpat

(OPPS) 

Coverage of Outpatient Therapeutic Servi

Service Furnished on or after January 1, 2

Non-Surgical Extended Duration Therape

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Medicare National Coverage Determination (CMS-Pub. 100-03) General Billing Instructions 

150 Bariatric Surgery for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity National Coverage Qualified Nonphysician Anesthetist Speci

Determination, Addition of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrostomy (LSG) Qualified Nonphysician Anesthetist and a

Bariatric Surgery for Treatment of Morbid Obesity Anesthesia Procedure 

151 Change of Address for Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) of the Payment for Medical or Surgical Services 

Carotid Artery Concurrent with Stenting Facility Approval and Conversion Factors for Anesthesia Servic

Recertification Anesthetists Furnished on or After Januar

Letter Submission 2635 Emergency Update to the CY 2013 MedicPercutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Database (MPFSDB) 

152 Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) for Chronic Non-Healing Wounds 2636 National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI

Blood-Derived Products for Chronic Non-Healing Wounds Identical Letter, Dated December 19, 199

Medicare Claims Processin!! (CMS-Pub. 100-04) Initiative Add-On (ZZZ) Codes- ACTION 

2627 Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), Long 2637 2013 Durable Medical Equipment Prosthe

Term Care Hospital (L TCH) PPS Changes Healthcare Common Procedure Coding S

Medicare Code Editor (MCE) List Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Policy Changes Effective for Cost 2638 Manual Updates to Clarify IRF Claims Pr

Reporting Periods beginning on or after October I, 2009 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospecti

Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Policy Changes Effective for Cost Medicare IRF Classification Requirement

Reporting Periods Beginning on or after October], 2012 Criteria That Must Be Met By Inpatient R

2628 NCD: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Coding Additional Criteria That Must Be Met By 

Coding Requirements for TA VR Services Furnished On or After January Verification Process Used to Determine i

2013 Met the New IRFs Classification Criteria 

Update/Policy Clarification Changes in the Status of an IRF Unit 

Claims Processing Requirements for T A VR Services on Professional Claims New IRF Beds 

Claims Processing Requirements for T A VR Services for Medicare Advantage Change of Ownership or Leasing 

(MA) Plan Participants Mergers 

2629 Updating the VMAP/4D Table with B5 Ocularist Specialty Code Billing for Retroactive Adjustments For Provisionall

Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and Orthotic/ Prosthetic Devices Payment Provisions Under IRF PPS 

Provider Billing for Prosthetics and Orthotic Devices Phase-In Implementation 

2630 Calendar Year (CY) 2013 Annual Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee 

Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment 

2631 Summary of Policies in the CY 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule 

(MPFS) Final Rule and the Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment 

Amount 

Payment Adjustment Factors and Rates 

Case-Mix Groups Case-Level Adjustments 

Facility-Level Adjustments 

Area Wage Adjustments 

2632 CY 2013 Update for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and 

Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule 

Gap-filling DMEPOS Fees 

2633 Common Edits and Enhancements Modules (CEM) Code Set Update 2634 Qualified Nonphysician Anesthetist Services 

Qualified Nonphysician Anesthetist Services 

Qualified Nonphysician 

Anesthetists 

Issuances ofUPINs 

Annual Review ofCRNA Certifications 

Rural Adjustment Low-Income Patient (LIP) Adjustment: T

(SSI) Medicare Beneficiary Data for Inpa

Paid Under the Prospective Payment Syst

FTE Resident Cap 

Outliers 

2639 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding S

and Excluded trom Clinical Laboratory Im

Edits 

Entity or Individual to Whom Fee Schedule is Payable for Qualified 

Nonphysician anesthetists 

Anesthesia Fee Schedule Payment for Qualified Nonphysician Anesthetists 

Conversion Factors Used on or After January], ]997 for Qualified 

Nonphysician Anesthetists 

Anesthesia Time and Calculation of Anesthesia Time Units 

2640 Issued to a specific audience not posted to 

Confidential ofTnstruction 

2641 Bariatric Surgery for the Treatment of Mo

Determination, Addition of Laparoscopic 

General 

HCPCS Procedure Codes for Bariatric Su

Billing Modifiers ICD-9 Procedure Codes for Bariatric Surg

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ICD-9 Diagnosis Codes for BMI2:35 Revocation of RNBCl Election 

Claims Guidance for Payment Completion of the Notice of Election for R

2642 Hospice Monthly Billing Requirement Common Working File (CWF) Processing 

Frequency of Billing and Same Day Billing Cancelled Elections 

2643 Streamlining the Process for Updating the Abstract Files Used to Price When to Bill for RNHCI Services 

Institutional Claims Required Data Elements on Claims for RN

Optional Method for Outpatient Services: Cost-Based Facility Services Plus RNHCI Claims Processing By the Medica

115 Percent Fee Schedule Payment for Professional Services Specialty Workload 

RESERVED RNHCI Claims Not Billed to Original Me

Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Fee Schedule Informing Beneficiaries of the Results ofR

Access to Clinical Diagnostic Lab Fee Schedule Files and Payment ofRNHCI Item and Service

Institutional Claim Record Layout for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Claims For Beneficiaries With RNHCl El

Fee Schedules Used by Medicare Contractors Processing Institutional Claims RNHCI Specialty Workloads 

Institutional Claim Record Layout for the Durable Medical Equipment, Recording Determinations of ExceptediN

Prosthetic, Orthotic and Supply Fee Schedule Informing Beneficiaries of the Results of 

Institutional Claim Record Layout for Hospice, Radiology and Other Determinalions by the Non-specially Conl

Diagnostic Prices and Local HCPCS Codes 2655 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Institutional Claim Record Layout for the Outpatient Rehabilitation and Confidentiality of Instruction 

CORF Services Fee Schedule 2656 Update To Publication 100-04, Claims Pr

Institutional Claim Record Layout for the Skilled Nursing Facility Fce 12, Non-Physician Practitioners (NPPs) 

Schedule Assistant-at-Surgery Services 

RESERVED Physician Assistant (PA) Services Payme

Physician Fee Schedule Payment Policy Indicator File Record Layout Global Surgical Payments 

Institutional Claim Record Layout for the Mammography Fcc Schedule Limitations for Assistant-at-Surgery Serv

Institutional Claim Record Layout for the Ambulance Fee Schedule Assistants 

2644 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Limi

Confidentiality of Instruction 2657 Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Servic

2645 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet/ due to Sensitivity Telehealth Services 

of Instruction 2658 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

2646 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet/ due to Confidentiality of Instruction 

Confidentialitv ofInstruction 2659 Instructions for Downloading the Medicar

2647 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranct due to 2660 Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes (H

Confidentiality of Instruction 2661 April Quarterly Update for 2013 Durable 

2648 Adjustment to Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) Consistency Edit to Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee S

Validate Attending Physician NPI. 2662 April 2013 Update of the Ambulatory Sur

2649 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet/ due to System 

Confidentiality of Instruction 2663 April Update to the CY 2013 Medicare Ph

2650 Data Reporting on Home Health Prospective Payment System (BB PI'S) (MPFSDB) 

Claims 2664 April 2013 Update of the Hospital Outpat

HH PI'S Claims (OPPS) 

Input/output Record Layout 2665 Issued to a specific audience not posted to 

2651 Emergency Update to the CY 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Confidentiality of Instruction 

Database (MPFSDB) 2666 Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) f

2652 Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services for CY 2013 Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) f

2653 Summary of Policies in the CY 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Policy 

(MPFS) Final Rule and the Tclehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment Healthcare Common Procedure Coding S

Amount Diagnosis Coding 

2654 Updates to Claims Processing Instructions Regarding Religious Nonmedical Payment Method 

Health Care Instructions (RNHCI) Place of Service (POS) Professional Claim

Requirement for RNHCI Election Medicare Summary Notices (MSNs), Rem

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(RARCs), Claim Adjustment Reason Codes (CARCS), and Group Codes Low-Income Patient (LIP) Adjustment: T

2667 April20J3 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (1I0CE) Specitlcations Version (SSI)/Medicare Beneficiary Data for Inpa

14.1 Paid Under the Prospective Payment Syst

2668 Internet Only Manual (10M) Update to Payment for Medical or Surgical Teaching Status Adjustment 

Services Furnished by CRNAs. This CR rescinds and fully replaces CR 8027. FTE Resident Cap 

Qualified Nonphysician Anesthetists Services Outliers 

Qualified Nonphysician Anesthetists 2674 Changes to Contractor Designation in Pro

Issuance of UP INs Shipboard Claims 

Annual Review of CRNA Certificates Contractors Designated to Process Foreig

Entity or Individual to Whom Fee Schedule is Payable for Qualitled Source of Part B Claims 

Nonphysician anesthetists Designated Contractors 

Anesthesia Fee Schedule Payment for Qualified Nonphysician Anesthetists 2675 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Medi

Conversion Factors Used on or Aller January I, 1997 for Qualified Collection of Specimens 

Nonphysician Anesthetists ···MedicareSec(mdary: 

Anesthesia Time and Calculation of Anesthesia Time Units 90 Inpatient Hospital Claims and Medicare S

Billing Modifiers Medicare Coinsurance Days and/or Medic

General Billing Instructions Occurring in the Third or More Calendar 

An Anesthesiologist and Qualitled Nonphysician Anesthetist Work Together Return Codes 

Qualified Nonphysician Anesthetist Special Billing and Payment Situations Installation 

Qualitled Nonphysician Anesthetist and an Anesthesiologist in a Single Part A Processing Requirements 

Anesthesia Procedure Error Resolution 

Payment for Medical or Surgical Services Furnished by CRNAs Payment Calculation For Inpatient Bills (M

Conversion Factors for Anesthesia Services of Qualitled Nonphysician 

Anesthetists Furnished on or After January I, 1992. 215 Update MCS HVSRPARC- Participating 

2669 Quarterly Update to the Correct Coding Initiative (CCl) Edits, Version 19.1, Codes 

Effective April I, 2013 216 Modification/Addition of Group Codes/Sp

2670 Moditlcation to CWF, FISS, MCS and VMS to Return Submitted Information Practitioner/Supplier Specialty Codes 

when there is a CWF Name and HIC Number Mismatch 217 Notice of New Interest Rate for Medicare 

2671 New Waived Tests -2nd qtr. Notification for FY 2013 

2672 Quarterly Update ofHCPCS Codes Used for Home Health Consolidated 

Billing Enforcement 83 Revisions to Appendix E and Chapter 2 se

2673 Manual Updates to Clarity IRF Claims Processing Operations Manual (SOM) 

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (lRF PPS) 

Medicare IRF Classification Requirements 

Criteria That Must Be Met By Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities 

Additional Criteria That Must Be Met By Inpatient Rehabilitation Units 

Verification Process Used to Determine if the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility 

Met the ClNew IRFs Classification Criteria 

Changes in the Status of an IRF Unit 

New IRF Beds 

Change of Ownership or Leasing 

Mergers 

Retroactive Adjustments For Provisionally Excluded IRFs or IRF Beds 

Payment Provisions Under IRF PPS 

Phase-In Implementation 

Case-Mix Groups Case-Level Adjustments 

Facility-Level Adjustments 

Area Wage Adjustments 

Rural Adjustment 

447 Medical Review Timeliness Requirement

Complex Medical Review 

448 Deletion ofMR Operations mailbox 

Contractor Medical Director (CMD) 

449 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Confidentiality of Instruction 

450 Update to Chapter 15 of the Program Inte

Provider and Supplier Types/Services 

Mammography Screening Centers 

Owning and Managing Organizations Owning and Managing Individuals 

Processing Form CMS-855R Application

Special Program Integrity Procedures 

Intervening Change of Ownership (CHOW

Returns 

Rejections 

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Non-Certified Suppliers and Individual Practitioners Care Act (ACA)-Preservation of Resident 

Changes of Information-General Procedures Teaching Hospitals-Round I and Round 2 

Electronic Fund Transfers (EFT) 1172 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Application Fees of Instruction 

Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) 1173 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, 

HHA Ownership Changes Bidding Program: Correction to the Medi

Deactivations and Reactivations PEN Items FUlllished to Traveling Benefi

Zone Program Integrity Contractor (ZPIC) Identified Revocations 1174 Changes to the Laboratory National Cove

451 Minor changes to Chapter I of the Program Integrity Manual for ICD-IO 

The Affiliated Contractor (AC) and MAC Medical Review Program 1175 Issued to specific audience, not posted to 

Provider Self Audits Confidentiality of!nstruction 

1176 Health Insurance Portability and Account

00 None Updates for July 2013 

'1:;;;"$,7, 'i; 1177 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

00 None of Instruction 

1178 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

00 None of Instruction 

1179 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

00 None Confidentiality of Instruction 

1180 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

00 None Contidentiality of Instruction 

'''0/''', >{li:i; 1181 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

87 Implementation Support and Payment Processing for the Multi-payer of Instruction 

Advanced Primary Care Practice (MAPCP) Demonstration- Processing of 1182 Incentive Payment Related to Prior Autho

Shared Savings (PMD). 

Payments lor Practices in Pennsylvania 1183 Revision to CWF and VMS: Reject or Inf

i· (IUR) Edit for Durable Medical Equipme

1162 International Classification of Diseases (lCD)-1 0 Conversion from ICD-9 and Supplies (DMEPOS) Provided During an 

Related Code Infrastructure of the Medicare Shared Systems as They Relate 1184 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, 

to CMS National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) (CR National Competitive Bidding (NCB): Us

1163 Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) Enhancement Accessories for Non-NCB Wheelchair Ba

1164 Implementation of New and Revised Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) 1185 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Messages and Discontinuation of Obsolete MSN Messages of Instruction 

1165 International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-I 0 Conversion from ICD-9 and 1186 FISS Prepayment Review Report 

Related Code Infrastructure of the Medicare Shared Systems as They Relate 1187 Standardizing the standard - Operating Ru

to CMS National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) (CR Advice 

1166 Issued to specific audience, not posted to Internetflntranet due to 1188 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Confidentiality of Instruction of! nstruction 

1167 Correction to Common Working File (CWF) A/B Crossover Edit 7272 for 1189 Bundled Payments for Care Improvement 

Transfer to Home for Home Health Services Attribution and Outlier Payments 

1168 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to 1190 Recovery of Annual Wellness Visit (AWV

Confidentiality oflnstruction 1191 ICD-IO CR--Updates to National Coverag

1169 Modification of Payment Window Edit in the Common Working File (CWF) 1192 The Inclusion of Veterans Administration 

to ModifY Diagnostic Service List (SNF) claims to the VA Medicare Remitt

1170 Common Working File (CWF) Informational Unsolicited Response (IUR) or Implementation 

Reject for place of service billed by physician office and either ambulatory 1193 Standardizing the Standard - Phase I 

surgical center or inpatient hospital, for the same beneficiary, same date of 1194 Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (M

service, and same procedure, based on sequence received of the Part B claim. Services 

1171 Instructions to Contractors for Implementing Section 5506 of the Affordable 1195 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IP

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1196 Outpatient Therapy Functional Reporting Non-Compliance Alerts 

1197 Implementation of the Award for Jurisdiction 6 Part NPart B 

Medicare Administrative Contractor (J6 AlB MAC 

1198 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internetllntranet due to Sensitivity 

of Instruction 

1199 International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-I 0 Conversion from ICD-9 

and Related Code Infrastructure of the Medicare Shared Systems as they 

relate to CMS National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) 

1200 The Supplemental Security Income (SSI)/Medicare Beneiiciary Data for 

Fiscal Year 2010 for Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Hospitals, 

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs), and Long Term Care Hospitals 

(LTCHs) 

1201 Implementation ofthe Award for Jurisdiction E Part AlPart B Medicare 

Administrative Contractor (JE AlB MAC). 

1202 Transition to New Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 

Identity Mark 

1203 CMS Administrator's Ruling: Part A to Part B Rebilling of Denied Hospital 

Inpatient Claims 

1204 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internetl Intranet due to 

Coniidentiality of Instruction 

Addendum II: Regulation Documents Published 

in the Federal Register (January through March 2013) 

Regulations and Notices 

Regulations and notices are published in the daily Federal 

Register. To purchase individual copies or subscribe to the Federal Register, contact GPO at When ordering individual 

copies, it is necessary to cite either the date of publication or the volume 

number and page number. 

The Federal Register is available as an online database through 

GPO Access. The online database is updated by 6 a.m. each day the 

Federal Register is published. The database includes both text and 

graphics from Volume 59, Number I (January 2, 1994) through the present 

date and can be accessed at The 

following website provides 

information on how to access electronic editions, printed editions, and 

reference copies. 

This information is available on our website at: 

For questions or additional information, contact Terri Plumb 

(410-786-4481). 

Addendum III: CMS 

CMS Rulings are decisions of the A

precedent final opinions and orders and statem

interpretation. They provide clarification and 

ambiguous provisions of the law or regulation

Medicaid, Utilization and Quality Control Pe

insurance, and related matters. 

The rulings can be accessed at 

additional information, contact Tiffany Laffe

Addendum IV: Medicare National C

(January through Mar

Addendum IV includes completed n

determinations (NCDs), or reconsiderations o

quarter covered by this notice. Completed de

section of the NCD Manual (NCDM) in whic

title, the date the publication was issued, and 

decision. An NCD is a determination by the 

particular item or service is covered nationall

(title XVIII of the Act), but does not include 

any, that is assigned to a particular covered it

determination for a particular covered item or 

include information concerning completed de

program and decision memoranda, which also 

some cases, explain why it was not appropria

Information on completed decisions as well a

been posted on the CMS website. For the pur

we list only the specific updates that have occ

This information is available at: 

For questions or additional inform

(410-786-7491). 

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Title NCDM Transmittal Issue Date Effective 

Section Number Date 

International Classification of 100.14 

Diseases (ICD)-IO Conversion 110.4 

from ICD-9 and Related Code 110.8.1 

Infrastructure of the Medicare 150.10 

Shared Systems as They Relate 180.1 

to CMS National Coverage 190.1 

Determinations (NCDs) 190.11 

190.3 

190.5 190.8 

20.31 20.32 20.16 20.30 20.31 RI190TN 03/15/2013 711/2013 and 20.4 1011114 

20.7 210.10 210.2 210.4 210.41 

210.7 

220.6 220.4 220.6.16 260.9 260.1 

40.1 40.7 

50.3 

Autologous Platelet-Rich 

Plasma (PRP) for Chronic Non- 270.3 RI52NCD 03/08/2013 08/02/2012 

Healing Wounds 

Addendum V: FDA-Approved Category B Investigational Device 

Exemptions (IDEs) (January through March 2013) 

Addendum V includes listings of the FDA-approved 

investigational device exemption (IDE) numbers that the FDA assigns. The 

listings are organized according to the categories to which the devices are 

assigned (that is, Category A or Category B), and identified by the IDE 

number. For the purposes ofthis quarterly notice, we list only the specific 

updates to the Category B IDEs as of the ending date of the period covered 

by this notice and a contact person for questions or additional information. 

For questions or additional information, contact John Manlove (410-786-

6877). 

Under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic A

fall into one of three classes. To assist CMS un

process, the FDA assigns one of two categories 

investigational device exemption (IDE). Categ

IDEs, and Category B refers to non-experiment

information about the classes or categories, ple

published in the April 21, 1997 Federal Regis

IDE Device 

G120280 Strattice Tissue Matrix 

G120286 The Vysis Cll CDX FISH Kit G120287 Neural Communication System (NCS) GI20289 NMARQ Multi-Electrode Pulmonary Vein I

System 

G120291 Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) Registry 

Alternative Access Approaches For Transcat

GI20296 Noninvasive Electrical Stimulation of Acupu

(NESAP) 

G120301 Precision Bead GI20193 Envista One-Piece Hydrophobic Acrylic TorG130003 Gunther Tulip Vena Cava Filter 

G120298 Constellation Catheter 

G120093 The Paradym RF Sonr Cardiac Resynchroniz

Difibrillation Device (Model 9770) 

GI30020 N euro-Thrombectomy Devices 

GI30011 Renal Artery Irradiation For Sympathetic Re

G130016 Pediatric Gene Target Analysis Platform GI20039 Circulite Synergy Circulatory Assist Device GI20270 Pclitaxel-Coated Percutaneous Transluminal 

Catheter 

BBI5363 Celution System 

GI20228 JUVE'DERM Volift XC 

G120276 Medeor Matrix 

G120239 Nectar HF Feasibility Study GI30026 SIDUS Stem-Free Shoulder GI30027 Valiant Mona LSA Thoracic Stent Graft Sys

G130030 Cook Zenith Fenestrated Endovascular Graft 

GI30028 InnFocus Microshunt Glaucoma Drainage Sy

G120115 ON-X Prosthetic Heart Valve G120250 Laduscope 

G130032 A Randomized Trial of Routine Aspiraiton T

PCl Versus PCI Alone in Patients with Stem

GI30031 Eon Mini Or Eon Ncurostimulation System 

G130035 Wearable Artificial Kidney 

G130041 MRI Guided High Intensity Focused Ultraso

GI30043 Liposonix System Model 2 G130038 Gore Excluder Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis 

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G 130053 Abbott Realtime Prame 03/27/2013 GI20187 Desyne NX Novolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System 03/28/2013 GI30051 Evolution Biliary Stent System-Fully Covered 03/28/2013 Gl30052 Evolution Biliary Stent System-Partially Covered 03/28/2013 G130044 Precision SCS System Adapted For High Rate Spinal Cord 03/29/2013 

Stimulation 

Addendum VI: Approval Numbers for Collections of Information 

(January through March 2013) 

All approval numbers are available to the public at Reginfo.gov. 

Under the review process, approved infonnation collection requests are 

assigned OMB control numbers. A single control number may apply to 

several related information collections. This infonnation is available at 

For questions or additional 

information, contact Mitch Bryman (4lO-786-5258). 

Addendum VII: Medicare-Approved Carotid Stent Facilities, 

(January through March 2013) 

Addendum VII includes listings of Medicare-approved carotid 

stent facilities. All facilities listed meet CMS standards for perfonning 

carotid artery stenting for high risk patients. On March 17,2005, we issued 

our decision memorandum on carotid artery stenting. We detennined that 

carotid artery stenting with embolic protection is reasonable and necessary 

only if perfonned in facilities that have been detennined to be competent in 

perfonning the evaluation, procedure, and follow-up necessary to ensure 

optimal patient outcomes. We have created a list of minimum standards for 

facilities modeled in part on professional society statements on competency. 

All facilities must at least meet our standards in order to receive coverage 

for carotid artery stenting for high risk patients. For the purposes of this 

quarterly notice, we are providing only the specific updates that have 

occurred in the 3-month period. This infonnation is available at: 

For questions or additional infonnation, contact Lori Ashby 

( 4lO-786-6322). 

Facility Provider Effective 

Number Date 

Providence Memorial Hospital 450002 02/14/2013 

1625 Medical Center Drive EI Paso, lX 79902 

Guadalupe Regional Medical Center 450104 02/14/2013 

1215 E. Court Street Seguin, lX 78155 

State 

/5 

TX TX 

Facility P

N

South Bay Hospital 1

4016 Sun City Boulevard Sun City Center, FL 

33573-5256 

McLaren Bay Region 2

1900 Columbus Avenue Bay City, Ml48708 

Trumbull Memorial Hospital 1

1350 E. Market Street 

P.O. Box 1269 Warren, OH 44482-1269 

St. Francis Hospital 1

2122 Manchester Expressway 

P.O. Box 7000 Columbus, GA 31908-7000 

Georgia Regents Medical Center 1

1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 

Mercy Hospital 1

3663 South Miami Avenue Miami, FL 33133 

From: St. Luke's Community Medical 4

To: St. Luke's The Woodlands Hospital 

71200 St. Luke's Way The Woodlands, IX 77384 

From: Baptist Hospital West 4

To: Tennova Healthcare-Turkey Creek Medical 

Center 

10820 Parks ide Drive Knoxville, TN 37934 

Addendum VIII: 

American College of Cardiology's Nation

Registry Sites (January throug

Addendum VIII includes a list ofthe A

Cardiology's National Cardiovascular Data Reg

implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) findications, as long as infonnation about the pr

central registry. Detailed descriptions of the co

available in the NCD. In January 2005, CMS e

Abstraction Tool through the Quality Network 

temporary data collection mechanism. On Oct

announced that the American College of Cardi

Cardiovascular Data Registry (ACC-NCDR) JC

reporting requirements in the NCO. Hospitals ACC-NCDR ICD Registry by April 2006. 

Effective January 27, 2005, to obtain r

NCO policy requires that providers implanting 

clinical indications (that is, patients without a h

spontaneous arrhythmia) report data on each pr

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procedure. Details of the clinical indications that are covered by Medicare 

and their respective data reporting requirements are available in the 

Medicare NCD Manual, which is on the CMS website at 

A provider can use either of two mechanisms to satisfY the data 

reporting requirement. Patients may be enrolled either in an Investigational 

Device Exemption trial studying ICDs as identified by the FDA or in the 

ACC-NCDR ICD registry. Therefore, for a beneficiary to receive a 

Medicare-covered ICD implantation for primary prevention, the beneficiary 

must receive the scan in a facility that participates in the ACC-NCDR ICD 

registry. The entire list offacilities that participate in the ACC-NCDR rCD 

registry can be found at 

For the purposes of this quarterly notice, we are providing only the 

specific updates that have occurred in the 3-month period. This information 

is available by accessing our website and clicking on the link for the 

American College of Cardiology's National Cardiovascular Data Registry 

at: For questions or additional 

information, contact Marie Casey, BSN, MPH (410-786-7861). 

Facility City State 

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Cedar Park Regional Medical Center Cedar Park TX 

Intermountain Primary Children's Medical Center Salt Lake City UT 

Putnam Community Medical Center Palatka FL 

Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson KY 

Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville TN 

Beverly Hospital - CA Montebello CA 

Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue NE 

Via Christi Hospital - Pittsburgh KS Pittsburg KS 

Platte Valley Medical Center Brighton CO 

Mercy Hospital Washington East Community Washington MO 

Laughlin Memorial Hospital Greeneville TN 

Medical Center of Lewisville Lewisville TX 

The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Pittsburgh PA 

Cardiovascular Specialty Care Center Baton Rouge LA 

Jennings American Legion Hospital Jennings LA 

The Kingston Hospital Kingston NY 

Texas Children's Hospital Houston TX 

Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel FL 

Euclid Hospital Euclid OH 

California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles CA 

McAlester Regional Health Center McAlester OK 

Lakeway Regional Medical Center Lakeway TX 

Facility 

Halifax Regional Medical Center 

Henry Ford Health System West Bloomtield 

Northwest Texas Surgery Center 

North Okaloosa Medical Center (CHS) 

Citizens Memorial Hospital 

Integris Grove Hospital 

Sisters of Charity Hospital 

Aurora West Allis Memorial Hospital 

Greene Memorial Hospital 

Addendum IX: Active CMS Coverage-Rel

(January through Marc

There are no CMS coverage-related gu

in the January through March 2013 quarter. To 

the CMS coverage website at 

For questions or additional information, contac

6322). 

Addendum X: 

List of Special One-Time Notices Regard

Provisions (October through D

There were no special one-time notice

coverage provisions published in the January th

This information is available at 

or additional information, contact Lori Ashby (

Addendum XI: National Oncolog

(January through Marc

Addendum XI includes a listing of Na

Emission Tomography Registry (NOPR) sites. 

tomography (PET) scans for particular oncolog

performed in a facility that participates in the N

In January 2005, we issued our decisio

emission tomography (PET) scans, which stat

PET scans for particular oncologic indications, 

performed in the context of a clinical study. W

National Oncologic PET Registry as one of the

Therefore, in order for a beneficiary to receive 

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scan, the beneficiary must receive the scan in a facility that participates in 

the registry. There were no updates to the listing of National Oncologic 

Positron Emission Tomography Registry (NOPR) in the January through 

March 2013 quarter. This information is available at 

For questions or additional information, contact Stuart Caplan, RN, MAS 

(410-786-8564 ) 

Facility Provider Effective State 

Number Date 

Old name: Hematology Oncology Associates of Old 05/3112011 LA 

Baton Rouge Medicare 

New name: OLOL Hospital Inc,. Prov#: 

4950 Essen Lane Baton Rouge LA 70809 1861590234 

New 

Medicare Prov#: 

190064 

Old Name: Rochester Radiology Associates, PC Old Med#:19 08/07/2006 NY 

New Name: Rochester General Imaging Center-No New Med#: 

Heights 1277 Portland Avenue Rochester NY 14621 J100058113 

Addendum XII: Medicare-Approved Ventricular Assist Device 

(Destination Therapy) Facilities (January through March 2013) 

Addendum XII includes a listing of Medicare-approved facilities 

that receive coverage for ventricular assist devices (V ADs) used as 

destination therapy. All facilities were required to meet our standards in 

order to receive coverage for V ADs implanted as destination therapy. On 

October 1, 2003, we issued our decision memorandum on VADs for the 

clinical indication of destination therapy. We determined that VADs used 

as destination therapy are reasonable and necessary only if performed in 

facilities that have been determined to have the experience and 

infrastructure to ensure optimal patient outcomes. We established facility 

standards and an application process. All facilities were required to meet 

our standards in order to receive coverage for V ADs implanted as 

destination therapy. 

For the purposes of this quarterly notice, we are providing only the 

specific updates that have occurred to the list of Medicare-approved 

facilities that meet our standards in the 3-month period. This information is 

available at 

For questions or additional information, contac

(410-786-7861 ). 

Facility Provider N

Bryan Medical Center I 280003 

1600 South 48th Street Lincoln NE 68506 

Palmetto Health Richland I 420018 

5 Richland Medical Park Drive 

Columbia SC 29203 

Addendum XIII: Lung Volume Reduc

(January through Marc

Addendum XIII includes a listing of M

that are eligible to receive coverage for lung vo

Until May 17,2007, facilities that participated 

Treatment Trial were also eligible to receive co

types of facilities are eligible for reimbursemen

Reduction Surgery (LVRS): 

• National Emphysema Treatment Trial (N

05/07/2007, these will no longer automatically 

with the other programs); 

• Credentialed by the Joint Commission (

Commision on Accreditation of Healthcare Org

their Disease Specific Certification Program for 

• Medicare approved for lung transplants. 

Only the first two types are in the list. 

the listing of facilities for lung volume reductio

January through March 2013 quarter. This info

questions or additional information, contact Ma

(410-786-7861). 

Facility 

The Ohio State University Hospital 

410 W. 10th Avenue, DN 168 

rOlllmhllS. OH 43210 

Ohio State University Medical Center 

410 W 10th Avenue 

Columbus, OH 43210 

Provider N

N/A N/A 

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Addendum XIV: Medicare-Approved Bariatric Surgery Facilities 

(January through March 2013) 

Addendum XIV includes a listing of Medicare-approved facilities 

that meet minimum standards for facilities modeled in part on professional 

society statements on competency. All facilities must meet our standards in 

order to receive coverage for bariatric surgery procedures. On February 21, 

2006, we issued our decision memorandum on bariatric surgery procedures. 

We determined that bariatric surgical procedures are reasonable and 

necessary for Medicare beneficiaries who have a body-mass index (BMI) 

greater than or equal to 35, have at least one co-morbidity related to obesity 

and have been previously unsuccessful with medical treatment for obesity. 

This decision also stipulated that covered bariatric surgery procedures are 

reasonable and necessary only when performed at facilities that are: (1) 

certified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as a Levell Bariatric 

Surgery Center (program standards and requirements in effect on February 

15,2006); or (2) certified by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 

(ASBS) as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence (BSCOE) (program 

standards and requirements in effect on February 15,2006). 

For the purposes of this quarterly notice, we list only the specific 

updates to Medicare-approved facilities that meet CMS's minimum facility 

standards for bariatric surgery and have been certified by ACS and/or 

ASMBS in the 3-month period. This information is available at 

questions or additional information, contact Kate Tillman, RN, MAS 

(410-786-9252). 

Facility Provider Date 

Number Approved 

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Conway Medical Center 1134172000 09/27/2012 

300 Singleton Ridge Road Conway, SC 29526 

Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital 390145 10118/2012 

501 West Otterman Street Greensburg, PA 15601 

West Georgia Health System 1356664247 10/23112012 

1514 Vernon Road LaGrange, GA 30240 

Turkey Creek Medical Center 1043292899 01104/2013 

10820 Parkside Drive Knoxville, TN 37934 

Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital 1639160799 11127/2012 

3330 Masonic Drive Alexandria, LA 71301 

Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth 1679557888 11128/2012 

2830 Calder A venue Beaumont, TX 77702 

Doctors Hospital of Laredo 1396731105 12/07/2012 

10700 McPherson Road Laredo. TX 78045 

For 

State 

SC 

PA 

GA 

TN 

LA 

IX 

TX 

St. Mary Medical Center 

1400 S. Lake Park Avenue Hobart. IN 46342 

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center 

2600 S Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 

Lancaster General Hospital 3

2150 Harrisburg Pike Suite 300 Lancaster, PA 17604 

Akron General Medical Center 3

400 Wabash Avenue Akron, OH 44307 

Pikeville Medical Center 

911 S Bypass Road Pikeville, KY 4150 

The Western Pennsylvania Hospital 0

4727 Friendship Avenue, Suite 140 

Pittsburgh, PA 15224 

St. John Hospital and Medical Center 2

22101 Moross Road Detroit, Ml48236 

Shawnee Mission Medical Center 

23401 Prairie Star Parkway Lenexa, KS 66227 

Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City 2

4401 Wornall Road Kansas City, MO 64111 

From: The Reading Hospital and Medical Center 3

To: Reading Hospital 

2603 Keiser Boulevard Wyomissing, PA 19610 

Upstate Medical University 

750 E. Adams Street, University Hospital 

Syracuse, NY 13210 

New York-Presbyterian HospitallWeill Cornell 3

Medical Center 

627 West 165th Street New York, NY 10032 

University of Washington Medical Center 

1957 NE Pacific Street, PO Box 356165 

Seattle, W A 98195-6151 

Massachusetts General Hospital 2

MGH Weight Center 50 Staniford St, 4th Floor 

Boston, MA 02114-2696 

Harford Memorial Hospital 

421 South Union Avenue, Suite 201 

Havre de Grace, MD 21078 

North Shore University Health System 

2650 Ridge Avenue Evanston, IL 60201 

st. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center 3

1111 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10025 

Methodist Healthcare System 4

8026 Floyd Curl Drive San Antonio, TX 78229 

University of Virginia Health System 4

P.O. Box 800809 UV A HSC 

Charlottesville, V A 22908-0809 

University Hospitals Case Medical Center 3

11100 Euclid Avenue Cleveland OH 44106 
Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 86 / Friday, May 3, 2013 / Notices 26051 

[FR Doc. 2013–10106 Filed 5–2–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–C 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

Statement of Organization, Functions, 

and Delegations of Authority 

Part F of the Statement of 

Organization, Functions, and 

Delegations of Authority for the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), (last amended 

at Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 75, p. 

21909, dated April 19, 2011) is amended 

to revise the functions of the Office of 

Communications (OC). 

Under Part F., Section FC. 20 

(Functions) for OC is revised as follows: 

• Serves as CMS’ focal point for 

internal and external strategic and 

tactical communications providing 

leadership for CMS in the areas of 

customer service; Web site operations; 

traditional and new media including 

web initiatives such as social media 

supported by innovative, increasingly 

mobile technologies; media relations; 

call center operations; consumer 

materials; public information 

campaigns; and public engagement. 

• Serves as senior advisor to the 

Administrator in all activities related to 

the media. Provides consultation, 

advice, and training to CMS’ senior staff 

with respect to relations with the news 

media. 

• Coordinates with external partners 

including the Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) and the White 

House on key communication and 

public engagement initiatives, 

leveraging CMS resources to 

strategically support these activities. 

• Contributes to the formulation of 

policies, programs, and systems as 

related to strategic and tactical 

communications. 

• Coordinates with the Office of 

Legislation on the development and 

advancement of new legislative 

initiatives and improvements. 

• Oversees communications research, 

design and development, evaluation and 

continuous improvement activities for 

improving internal and external 

communication tools, including but not 

limited to brochures, public information 

campaigns, handbooks, Web sites, 

reports, presentations/briefings. 

• Identifies communication best 

practices for the benefit of CMS 

beneficiaries (i.e., of the Medicare and 

Medicaid programs) and other CMS 

customers. 

• Formulates and implements a 

customer service plan that serves as a 

roadmap for the effective treatment and 

advocacy of customers and the quality 

of information provided to them. 

• Oversees beneficiary and consumer 

call centers and provides leadership for 

CMS in the area of call center 

operations. 

• Oversees all CMS interactions and 

collaborations with key stakeholders 

(external advocacy groups, contractors, 

local and State governments, HHS, the 

White House, other CMS components, 

and other Federal entities) related to the 

Medicare and Medicaid and other 

Agency programs. 

• Coordinates stakeholder relations, 

community outreach, and public 

engagement with the CMS Regional 

Offices. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C 3101. 

Dated: April 25, 2013. 

Marilyn B. Tavenner, 

Acting Administrator and Chief Operating 

Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services. 

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BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects 

Title: Notice of Interstate Lien. 

OMB No.: 0970–0153. 

Description: Section 452(a)(11) of the 

Social Security Act requires the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services 

to promulgate a form for imposition of 

liens to be used by the State child 

support enforcement (Title IV–D) 

agencies in interstate cases. Section 

454(9)(E) of the Social Security Act 

requires each State to cooperate with 

any other State in using the Federal 

form for imposition of liens in interstate 

child support cases. Tribal IV–D 

agencies are not required to use this 

form but may choose to do so. OMB 

approval of this form is expiring in May 

2014 and the Administration for 

Children and Families is requesting an 

extension of this form. 

Respondents: State, local or Tribal 

agencies administering a child support 

enforcement program under title IV–D 

of the Social Security Act. 


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