Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 206 / Thursday, October 26, 2023 / Notices 73591 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before December 26, 

2023. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to nicole.ongele@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele, (202) 418–2991. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0745. 

Title: Implementation of the Local 

Exchange Carrier Tariff Streamlining 

Provisions in the Telecommunications 

Act of 1996, CC Docket No. 96–187. 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 50 respondents; 1,536 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.25— 

5 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement, recordkeeping 

requirement, and third-party disclosure 

requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

Statutory authority for this collection of 

information is contained in sections 1, 

4(i), and 204(a)(3) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 151,154(i), and 

204(a)(3). 

Total Annual Burden: 4,054 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $611,800. 

Needs and Uses: This collection will 

be submitted as an extension to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) in order to obtain the full threeyear clearance. 

In CC Docket No. 96–187, the 

Commission adopted measures to 

streamline tariff filing requirements for 

local exchange carriers (LECs) pursuant 

to the Telecommunications Act of 1996. 

In order to achieve a streamlined and 

deregulatory environment for LEC tariff 

filings, LECs are required to file tariffs 

electronically. The information 

collected under the electronic filing 

program will facilitate access to tariffs 

and associated documents by the public, 

as well as by state and federal 

regulators. Ready electronic access to 

carrier tariffs will also facilitate the 

compilation of aggregate data for 

industry analysis purposes without 

imposing new reporting requirements 

on carriers. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–9144–N] 

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; 

Quarterly Listing of Program 

Issuances—July Through September 

2023 

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 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. 

Addenda Contact Phone No. 

I CMS Manual Instructions ..................................................................................................... Ismael Torres ......................... (410) 786–1864 

II Regulation Documents Published in the Federal Register ............................................... Terri Plumb ............................. (410) 786–4481 

III CMS Rulings ...................................................................................................................... Tiffany Lafferty ........................ (410) 786–7548 

IV Medicare National Coverage Determinations .................................................................... Wanda Belle, MPA ................. (410) 786–7491 

V FDA-Approved Category B IDEs ........................................................................................ John Manlove ......................... (410) 786–6877 

VI Collections of Information .................................................................................................. William Parham ...................... (410) 786–4669 

VII Medicare-Approved Carotid Stent Facilities ..................................................................... Sarah Fulton, MHS ................. (410) 786–2749 

VIII American College of Cardiology—National Cardiovascular Data Registry Sites ........... Sarah Fulton, MHS ................. (410) 786–2749 

IX Medicare’s Active Coverage-Related Guidance Documents ............................................ Lori Ashby, MA ....................... (410) 786–6322 

X One-time Notices Regarding National Coverage Provisions ............................................. JoAnna Baldwin, MS .............. (410) 786–7205 

XI National Oncologic Positron Emission Tomography Registry Sites ................................. David Dolan, MBA .................. (410) 786–3365 

XII Medicare-Approved Ventricular Assist Device (Destination Therapy) Facilities .............. David Dolan, MBA .................. (410) 786–3365 

XIII Medicare-Approved Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Facilities ..................................... Sarah Fulton, MHS ................. (410) 786–2749 

XIV Medicare-Approved Bariatric Surgery Facilities .............................................................. Sarah Fulton, MHS ................. (410) 786–2749 

XV Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography for Dementia Trials ...................... David Dolan, MBA .................. (410) 786–3365 

All Other Information ................................................................................................................. Annette Brewer ....................... (410) 786–6580 

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 

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(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 http://

www.cms.gov/manuals. 

The Director of the Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs of the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS), Kathleen Cantwell, 

having reviewed and approved this 

document, authorizes Trenesha FultzMimms, 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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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: November 14, 2022 (87 FR 68161), February 1, 2023 (88 FR 6729), 

May 12, 2023 (88 FR 30752) and August 4, 2023 (88 FR 51814). 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 Instrm.1:ions 

(July through September 2023) 

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 (IOMs) 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 (IOM) 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 IOM, send a message via the CMS Feedback tool. 

Those wishing to subscribe to old versions of CMS 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: http://cms.gov/manuals. 

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 (FOL). Under 

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

designated libraries throughout the United States. Some FDLs may have 

arrangements to transfer material to a local library not designated as an 

FOL. Contact any library to locate the nearest FDL. This information is 

available at http://www.gpo.gov/libraries/ 

In addition, individuals may contact regional depository libraries 

that receive and retain at least one copy of most federal government 

publications, either in printed or microfilm form

public. These libraries provide reference service

however, they are not sales outlets. Individuals 

about the location of the nearest regional deposit

library. CMS publication and transmittal numbe

entitled Medicare and Medicaid Manual Instruct

the materials, use the CMS publication and trans

example, to find the manual Medicare Benefit Po

110.8 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, 

(DMEPOS) Benefit Category Determinations (C

Trnnsmittal No. 12171. 

Addendum I lists a unique CMS transm

instruction in our manuals or program memornn

A trans1nittal may consist of a single or multiple 

necessary to use information in a transmittal in c

information currently in the manual. 

Fee-For Service Transmittal Numbers 

Please Note: Begifilling Friday, March 

following change regarding the Advance Notice 

CMS internal process change. Fee-For Service T

no longer be determined by Publication. The Tr

issued by a single numerical sequence begifilling 

10000. 

For the purposes of this quarterly notice

updates to the list of manual instructions that hav

period. This information is available on our web

www.cms.gov/Manuals. 

Transmittal Manual/Subject/Pub

Number 

'\J'one 

12147 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

of Instruction 

12171 Update to Pub. 100-02 Medicare Benefit 

Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, 

Benefit Cate11.orv Determinations 

12183 '\J'ational Coverage Determination (NCD) 

Equipment on Power Wheelchairs 

Durable Medical Equipment Reference L

Seat Elevation Equipment (Power Opera

(Effective Mav 16 2023) 

12121 File Conversions Related to the Spanish T

Common Procedure Coding Svstem (HCP

12122 July 2023 Update of the Ambulatory Surg

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12125 Enforcing Billing Requirements for Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) 12192 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Services with New Condition Code 92 of Instruction 

Intensive Outpatient Program Services 12193 Update to Hospice Payment Rates, Hospi

Special Intensive Outpatient Program Billing Requirements for Hospitals, Hospice Pricer for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 

Community Mental Health Centers, and Critical Access Hospitals 12194 Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physici

Bill Review for Intensive Outpatient Program Services Received in (MPFSDB) - October 2023 Update 

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC) 12195 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Professional Services Related to Intensive Outpatient Program Confidentialitv oflnstruction 

Outpatient Mental Health Treatment limitation for Intensive Outpatient 

Program Services 

12197 Annual Update of Healthcare Common Pr

Codes Used for Home Health Consolidate

Repo11ing Service Units for Intensive Outpatient Program 

Line Item Date of Service Reporting for Intensive Outpatient Program 

12198 January 2024 Healthcare Common Proced

Quarterly Uodale Reminder 

Payment for Intensive Outpatient Pro~am Services 

12130 Internet Only Manual Update, Pub. 100-04, Chapter 3 (Inpatient Hospital 

Billing), Sections 90.1.2 - Billing for Kidney Transplant and Acquisition 

12199 Ouarterly Update to Home Health (HH) G12200 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Confidentialitv oflnstruction 

Services, 90.2 - Heart Transplants and 90.6- Intestinal and Multi-Visceral 

Transolants 

12B2 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a 

Confidentiality oflnstruction 

12150 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity 

of Instruction 

12157 Quarterly Update to the End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment 

System (ESRD PPS) 

12164 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity 

of Instruction 

12165 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity 

of Instruction 

12170 Issued lo a spedfic audience, not posted lo lnlernet/lnlranel due lo a 

Confidentiality oflnstruction 

12173 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Annual Update: Prospective Payment 

Svstem (PPS) Pricer Changes for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 

12174 Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System 

(PPS) Pricer Uodate Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 

12175 October 2023 Quarterly Update to Healthcare Common Procedure Coding 

System (HCPCS) Codes Used for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 

Consolidated Hillin!! (CR) Enforcement 

12176 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a 

Confidentiality oflnstruction 

12177 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity 

of Instruction 

12185 National Coverage Determination (NCD) 30.3.3 Acupuncture for Chronic 

Low Back Pain Revised Frequency Edits 

Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain (cLBP Coverage Requirements 

HCPCS Coding Associated with Acupuncture and Dry Needling Services 

Messaging 

Common Working File (CWF), FISS, and Multi-Carrier System (MCS) 

Editine 

12189 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity 

of Instruction 

12190 Combined Common Edits/Enhancements Modules (CCEM) Code Set Uodate 

12191 Implement Operating Rules - Phase III Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) 

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT): Committee on Operating Rules for 

Information Exchange (CORE) 360 Uniform Use of Claim Adjustment 

Reason Codes (CARC), Remittance Advice Remark Codes (RARC) and 

Claim Adjustment Group Code (CAGC) Rule - Update from Council for 

12201 Annual Clotting Factor Furnishing Fee Up

12202 ~ew Place of Service (POS) Code 27 - "O12210 Quarterly Update for Clinical Laboratory 

Laboratorv Services Subiect to Reasonabl

12211 Influenza Vaccine Payment Allowances - 

Season 

12215 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

of Instruction (MPFSDB) - July 2023 Upd

12219 Changes to the Laboratory National Cove

Software for Jannarv 2024 

12221 Quarterly Update for the Durable Medica

and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bi

2024 

12222 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospectiv

Uodates for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 

12226 October 2023 Integrated Outpatient Code 

Version 24.3 

12227 October 2023 Update of the Hospital Out

(OPPS) 

12228 October Quarterly Update for 2023 Durab

Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee S

12229 October 2023 Update of the Ambulatory 

Svstem 

12230 Issued lo a specific audience, nol posted l

Confidentialitv oflnstruction 

12231 ~ew Dental Specialty Codes for Medicar

12232 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

of Instruction 

12234 Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Inpatient Prospecti

Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) PPS C

Soecific File 

12239 Instructions To Process Services During D

Of All-Inclusive Care For The Elderlv (P

12242 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Confidentialitv oflnstruction 

12246 Quarterly Update to the National Correct 

Procedure-to-Procedure (PTP) Edits, Ver

12247 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Confidentialitv oflnstruction 

Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) CORE 

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12156 Electronic Correspondence Referral System (ECRS) Updates to the Medicare CMS Approval 

Secondary Payer (MSP) Inquiry Batch Transactions; New Contractor ID DME Payment Suspensions (MACs and 

Menu; Updates to the File Upload Process and Submitter Single File Process; Non-DME Kational Pavment Susoensio

Updates to Patient Relationship Codes; New System Vulnerabilities Link and 12128 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Changes to Identity Management System (IDM) Password Requirements Confidentiality of Instruction 

Attachment 1 - ECRS Weh User Guide, Software Version 7.3/2023/3 July 12131 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Attachment 2 - ECRS Web Quick Reference Card Version 7.3/2023/3 Julv Confidentiality oflnstruction 

12167 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

12123 Notice of:'.Jew Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments Confidentiality of Instruction 

-4th Qtr Notification for FY 2023 12168 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

12136 Updating Overpayment Manual, Chapter 3, Sections 200.2.6-200.4.7, Confidentiality of Instruction 

Limitation on Recoupment 12181 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Extended Repayment Schedules (ERS) with an Overpayment Subject to Confidcntialitv of Instruction 

Limitation on Recoupment 12209 Tenth General Update to Provider Enrolh

Outcome from the Redetermination Decision CMS Publication (Pub.) 100-08 

What to Do After the Validated Reconsideration is Received 

Actions to Take Upon Receiving a Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC) 

12217 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Sensitivity of Instruction 

N oliifoalion 

The Reconsideration Receipt Notice Example 

12224 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Confidentiality of Instruction 

Actions to Talce after the Reconsideration Decision 

Recoupment Timeframes and Reconsideration Notices after Decision Reconsideration Kotice/Revised Demand Letters 

Recoupment on Dismissals 

OIC Remands on Dismissals 

12138 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity 

of Instruction 

12161 Updating Overpayment Manual, Chapter 3, Sections 200.2.6-200.4.7, 

Limitation on Recoupment 

Extended Repayment Schedules (ERS) with an Overpayment Subject to 

Limitation on Recoupment 

Outcome from the Redetermination Decision 

What to Do After the Validated Reconsideration is Received 

Actions to Take Upon Receiving a Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC) 

N olilicalion 

T11e Reconsideration Receipt Notice Example 

Actions to Take after the Reconsideration Decision 

12225 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Confidentiality of Instruction 

12237 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Confidentiality of Instruction 

12243 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Confidentialitv of Instruction 

12244 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Confidentiality of Instruction 

122'15 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Confidentiality of Instruction 

12253 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Confidentiality oflnstruction 

12255 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Confidentialitv of Instruction 

13234 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Confidentialitv of Instruction 

Recoupment Timeframes and Reconsideration Notices after Decision Reconsideration Kotice/Revised Demand Letters 12172 Updates to Pub. 100-09, Chapter 6 Benef

Recoupment on Dismissals 

OIC Remands on Dismissals 

Manual, Chapter 6, Provider Customer Se

Teletypewriter Lines 

CSR Sign-in Policy 

215 Revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix L - Ambulatory 

Surgical Centers. 

Remote Monitoring Provider Outreach and Education Measu

216 Revision to State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix A- Hospitals None 

12124 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a 

Confidentialitv of Instruction None 

12126 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a 

Confidentiality of Instruction None 

12127 Updates of Chapters 4, Chapter 8, and Exhibits in Publication (Pub.) 100- 08 

Including Adding Additional Clarification to Ongoing Direction None 

Program Integrity Security Requirements 

Screening Leads None 

Congressional Inquiries 

Fraud Alerts & HPMS Memos None 

Suspension of Pavmcnt 

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12152 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a 12158 Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS

Sensitivity oflnstruction Request (UECR) - Enhancement to the D

12153 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a 12159 Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS

Sensitivitv oflnstruction Request (UECR) - Add Jnquirv Access fo

12187 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a 12160 Report of Hospice Election for Part D 

Sensitivitv of Instruction 12161 Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS

Code File to Remove Deleted Codes 

12129 2022 Hospice A!!:irregate Cap Calculation 12162 Fiscal Intermediarv Shared System (FISS

12133 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity 12163 Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS

of Instruction Code File 

12134 User Enhancement Change Request (UECR): Update the Multi-Carrier 12166 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

System (MCS) to Display Additional Information on the Program Integrity of Instruction 

Management Reporting (PI\fR) Verification Reports 12169 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

12135 User Enhancement Change Request (UECR): Update the DATAIK of Instruction 

V pp YUFLU in the Multi-Carrier System (MCS) to Allow for Alphanumeric 12178 User Enhancement Change Request (UEC

Provider Soecialtv Codes - Include Additional Documentation Requ

12136 User Enhancement Change Request (UECR): Create New System Control 12179 User Enhancement Change Request (UEC

Facility (SCF) Data Elements for Use in the Multi-Carrier System (MCS) - Copy Tables and Screens from User Acc

12B7 User Enhancement Change Request (lJECR) - Update the Multi-Carrier Production - Pha~e 

System (MCS) to Accept Alpha Numeric Values in the Division Number 12180 Create Additional Location/Statuses in Vi

(DIV) l'ield of the Clerk Record and Department Profile Inquiry/Update are Excluded from Claims Processine. Tim

Screens 12184 International Classification of Diseases, 1

12138 User Enhancement Change Request (UECR) - Update the Multi-Carrier Coding Revisions to National Coverage D

System (MCS) Primary Function Keys (PF) for the Provider Enrolhnent 2024 Update 

Screens 12186 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

12139 User Enhancement Change Request (UECR) - Update the Multi-Carrier Confidentiality of Instruction 

System (MCS) Checks Issued to Payee Screen 12188 Prior Authorization (PA) Changes to Imp

12140 User Enhancement Change Request (UECR) - Update the Multi-Carrier Facilitv (IRF) Review Choice Demonstra

System (MCS) Additional Documentation Request (ADR)- ADS History 121% User Enhancement Change Request (UEC

Screen - Cancellation Process Phase 2 

12141 User Enhancement Change Request (UECR): Update the Multi-Carrier 12203 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

System (MCS) to Display the Internal Control Number (ICN) on the Confidentialitv of Instruction 

H99RBMSD and H99RBMSI Reports 12204 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

12142 User Enhancement Change Request (UECR) - Update the Multi-Carrier of Instruction 

System (MCS) to Allow Punctuation on the Beneficiary Name, Sex, Date of 12205 Remittance Advice (RA) Changes due to 

Birth Uodate (BN Transaction) Medicare Administrative Contractors (DM

12143 User Enhancement Change Request (UECR) - Update the Multi-Carrier Integrated General Ledger Accounting Sv

System (MCS) to Display Edit/Audit and CWF Error Code Override 12207 International Classification of Diseases, 1

Information on the MCS Desktoo Tool (MCSDTl Coding Revisions to National Coverage D

12144 User Enhancement Change Request (UECR) - Update the Multi-Carrier 2023 Uodate 

System (MCS) to Accept Additional Payee Identification Code Qualifiers for 12208 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Third Partv Pavee (TPP) Provider Level Balancing (PLB) Code L3 Confidentialitv of Instruction 

12145 User Enhancement Change Request (UECR) - Update the Multi-Carrier 12212 User Enhancement Change Request (UEC

System (MCS) to Accept Additional Payee Identification Code Qualifiers for System (l'ISS) - Expand Ability to Search 

Third Partv Pavee (TPP) Provider Level Balancing (PLB) Code L3 Apply User Defined Quantity Limits to O

12146 Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Corrections to Claims Processing Pilot 

Edits 12213 User Enhancement Change Request (UEC

12149 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity System (\fCS) to Display Edit/ Audit and 

of Instruction Information on the MCS Desktoo Tool (M

12151 Remittance Advice (RA) Changes due to Durable Medical Equipment 12214 OTC COVID-19 Tests 

Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs) Transition to Healthcare 12218 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) of Instruction 

12154 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity 12220 Issued to a specific audience, not posted t

of Instruction of Instruction 

12155 Implementation to Expand Monetary Amount Fields Related to Billing and 12223 User Enhancement Chan!!:e Reauest CUEC

Pavment to Accommodate 10-Digits in Len!!:th ($99,999,999.99)-Phase 1 

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Facility (SCF) Data Elements for Use in the Multi-Carrier System (MCS) 

12235 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity 

of Instruction 

12240 Patient Responsibility Reporting with Medicare Secondary Paver (MSP) 

12241 Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity 

of Instruction 

12251 Revision to Implementation of Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 

2023, Section 4143: Waiver of Cap on Annual Payments for Nursing and 

Allied Health Education Pavments 

None 

''II' 

None 

0 lf: 

None 

For questions or additional information, contact Ismael Torres 

( 410-786-1864 ). 

Addendum II: Regulation Documents Published 

in the Federal Register (July through September 2023) 

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 www.gpo.gov/fdsys. 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 1 (January 2, 1994) through the present 

date and can be accessed at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. The 

following website http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/ provides 

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

reference copies. 

For questions or additional information, contact Terri Plumb 

( 410-786-4481 ). 

Addendum ill: CMS Rulings 

(July through September 2023) 

CMS Rulings are decisions of the Administrator that serve as 

precedent final opinions and orders and statements of policy and 

inteipretation. They provide clarification and interpretation of complex or 

ambiguous provisions of the law or regulations relating to Medicare, 

Medicaid, Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review, private health 

insurance, and related matters. 

The rulings can be accessed at http://"'ww.cms.gov/Regulationsand-Guidance/Guidance/Rulings. 

For questions or additional informatio

(410-786-7548). 

Addendum IV: Medicare National Co

(July through Septemb

Addendum IV includes completed na

determinations (NCDs), or reconsiderations of 

quarter covered by this notice. Completed dec

section of the NCD Manual (NCDM) in which 

title, the date the publication was issued, and t

decision. An NCD is a determination by the S

particular item or service is covered nationally 

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

any, that is assigned to a particular covered ite

determination for a particular covered item or 

include information concerning completed dec

program and decision memoranda, which also 

some cases, explain why it was not appropriat

Information on completed decisions as well as 

been posted on the CMS website. For the purp

we are providing only the specific updates to n

determinations (NCDs), or reconsiderations of 

in the 3-month period. This information is ava

www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/. 

For questions or additional informatio

MPA (410-786-7491). 

Title NCDM Transm

Section Numbe

Seat Elevation Equipment NCD (Power Operated) on Power 280.16 Rl32

Wheelchairs 

Addendum V: FDA-Approved Category 

Exemptions (IDEs) (July through 

(Inclusion of this addenda is under d

Addendum VI: Approval Numbers for C

(July through Septemb

All approval numbers are available to 

Under the review process, approved informati

assigned 0MB control numbers. A single con

several related information collections. This i

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

For questions or additional infonnatio

(410-786-4669). 

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Addendum VII: Medicare-Approved Carotid Stent Facilities 

(July through September 2023) 

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 performed in facilities that have been detennined to be competent in 

performing 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 information is available at: 

http://www.cms.gov/MedicareApprovedFacilitie/CASF/list.asp#TopOfPage 

For questions or additional information, contact Sarah Fulton, 

l'v1HS (410-786-2749). 

Facility Provider Date State 

Number Approved 

Kaiser Foundation Hospital Roseville 050772 08/01/2023 CA 

1600 Eureka 

Roseville, CA 95661 

Jersey City Medical Center 310074 08/22/2023 NJ 

355 Grand Street 

Jersev Citv, NJ 07302 

FROM: University of Michigan Health System 230046 08/19/2005 MI 

TO: The Regents of the University of Michigan 

1500 E. Medical Center Drive 

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0060 

FROM: The Methodist Hospital 450358 07/07/2005 TX 

TO: Houston Methodist Hospital 

6565 Fannin Street 

Houston, TX 77030 

Addendum VIII: 

American College of Cardiology's National Cardiovascular Data 

Registry Sites (July through September 2023) 

The initial data collection requirement through the American 

College of Cardiology's National Cardiovascular Data Registry (ACCNCDR) has served to develop and improve the evidence base for the use of 

I CDs in certain Medicare beneficiaries. The data collection requirement 

ended with the posting of the final decision m

Cardioverter Defibrillators on February 15, 20

For questions or additional informati

l'v1HS ( 410-786-27 49). 

Addendum IX: Active CMS Coverage-Re

(July through Septemb

CMS issued a guidance document on 

"Guidance for the Public, Industry, and CMS 

Evidence Development Document". Althoug

vehicles relating to evidence development act

investigational device exemption (IDE), the c

coverage determinations and local coverage ddocument is principally intended to help the p

implementation of coverage with evidence de

national coverage determination process. The http://www.ems.gov/medicare-coverage-datab

coverage-document-details.aspx?MCDid=27. 

CMS published three proposed guida

2023 to provide a framework for more predict

development and encourage innovation and a

new items and services. The documents are av

https://www.cms.gov/medicare-cove

coverage-document.aspx?mcdid=35&docTyp

https://www.cms.gov/medicare-cove

coverage-document.aspx?mcdid=34&docTyp

https://www.cms.gov/medicare-cove

coverage-document.aspx?mcdid=3 3&docTyp

For questions or additional informati

(410 786 6322). 

AddendumX: 

List of Special One-Time Notices Rega

Provisions (July through Se

There were no special one-time notic

coverage provisions published in the 3-month 

available at http://www.cms.gov. 

For questions or additional informati

MS (410-786 7205). 

Addendum XI: National Oncolo

(July through Septemb

Addendum XI includes a listing of N

Emission Tomography Registry (NOPR) sites

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tomography (PET) scans for particular oncologic indications when they are 

performed in a facility that participates in the NOPR. 

In January 2005, we issued our decision memorandum on positron 

emission tomography (PET) scans, which stated that CMS would cover 

PET scans for particular oncologic indications, as long as they were 

performed in the context of a clinical study. We have since recognized the 

National Oncologic PET Registry as one of these clinical studies. 

Therefore, in order for a beneficiary lo receive a Medicare-covered PET 

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

the registry. There were no additions, deletions, or editorial changes to the 

listing of National Oncologic Positron Emission Tomography Registry 

(NOPR) in the 3-month period. This information is available at 

http:/ /www.ems.gov/MedicareApprovedF acilitie/NOPR/list.asp#T opOtPage. 

For questions or additional information, contact David Dolan, 

MBA (410-786-3365). 

Addendum XII: Medicare-Approved Ventricular Assist Device 

(Destination Therapy) Facilities (July through September 2023) 

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 V ADs for the 

clinical indication of destination therapy. We determined that V ADs 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 to the list of Medicare-approved facilities that meet our standards that have occurred in the 3-month period. This information is 

available at http://www.cms.gov/MedicareApprovedFacilitieN AD/list.asp#TopOfPage. 

For questions or additional information, contact David Dolan, 

MBA, (410-786-3365). 

Heart Hospital of Austin, A I 45-0431 

campus of St. David's Medical 

Center 

3801 N. Lamar Boulevard 

Austin, TX 78756 

07/27/2020 07/27/2023 TX 

Other information: 

DNV-GL ID#: C614702 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 07/27/2020 

Abbott Northwestern Hospital 240057 11/17/2

800 East 28th Street 

Minneapolis, :MN 55407 

Other information: 

Joint Commission ID# 8149 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 11/16/2010; 

11/29/2012; 11/18/2014; 12/06/2016; 2/13/2019; 

07/28/2021 Cleveland Clinic 360180 12/03/2

9500 Euclid Avenue NA-4 

Cleveland, OH 44195 

Other information: 

Joint Commission ID# 7001 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 

10/28/2008;1 l/23/2010;12/l l/ 

2012; 12/02/2014; 11/08/2016;1 2/12/2018·08/05/2021 

FROM: JFK Medical Center 100080 01/25/2

TO: HCA Florida JFK 

Hospital 

5301 South Congress Avenue 

Atlantis, FL 33462 

Other information: 

Joint Commission ID # 6836 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 01/24/2017; 3/6/2019; 

03/03/2021 

District Hospital Partners, LP 090001 09/12/2

900 23rd Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20037 

Other information: 

Joint Commission ID# 6310 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 9/12/2018· 07/10/2021 

St. Elizabeth Healthcare 180035 08/12/2

1 Medical Village Drive 

Edgewood, KY 41017 

Other information: 

DNV ID #: C621261 

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Previous Re-certification NorthShore University Health 140010 08/06/2Dates: 08/12/2023 System 

AMIT A Health Alexian 14-0258 07/21/2020 07/21/2023 IL 2650 Ridge Ave 

Brothers Medical Center Evanston, IL 60201 

800 Biesterfield Road 

Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Other information: 

Joint Commission ID # 7343 

Other information: 

DNV ID #: C592324 Previous Re-certification 

Dates: 10/25/2016; 

Previous Re-certification 11/15/2018; 08/06/2021 

Dates: 07/21/2020 FROM: University Health 110028 08/16/2

Brigham and Women's 220110 01/09/2004 06/14//2023 MA Services, dba University Hospital Hospital 

75 Francis Street TO: Piedmont Augusta 

Boston, MA 02115 Hospital 

1350 Walton Way 

Other information: Augusta, GA 30901 

Joint Commission ID# 5503 

Previous Re-certification Other information: 

Dates: 11/04/2008; DNV ID#: C602742 

12/09/2010; 12/07/2012; 11/07/2014; Previous Re-certification 

12/13/2016;2/27/2019; Dates: 08/16/2017; 08/28/2020 

07/10/2021 Duke University Health 340030 10/31/2

Henry Ford Health System 230053 01/06/2004 06/16/2023 MI System, Inc 

2799 West Grand Boulevard 2301 Erwin Road 

Detroit, MI 48202 Durham, NC 27710 

Other information: Other information: 

Joint Commission ID# 7485 Joint Commission ID # 6490 

Previous Re-certification Previous Re-certification Dates: 10/30/2008; Dates: 01/16/2009; 

10/21/2010; 11/06/2012; 06/30/2011;06/04/2013; 10/28/2014: 12/20/2016; 05/05/2015; 06/13/2017; 

3/13/2019· 07/29/2021 08/21/2019; 09/22/2021 

Catholic Health Initiatives - 160083 01/06/2015 06/03/2023 IA 

Iowa, Corp. Sunrise Hospital & Medical 290003 09/10/2

1111 6th Avenue Center 

Des Moines, IA 50314 3186 S. Maryland Parkway 

Las Vegas, NV 89109 

Other information: 

Joint Commission ID # 8248 Other information: 

Previous Re-certification DNV ID#: C556920 

Dates: 01/06/2015; 

02/14/2017; 3/27/2019; Previous Re-certification 

07/01/2021 Dates: 09/10/2019 

Medical Center ~avicent 110107 11/08/2

Health 

777 Hemlock Street 

Macon, GA31201 

Other information: 
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DNV-GL # 492949-2020-VAD 

Previous Re-certification 

Dates: 11/14/2018; 

10/21/2014; 11/22/2016 

Addendum XIII: Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS) 

(July through September 2023) 

Addendum XIII includes a listing of Medicare-approved facilities 

that are eligible to receive coverage for lung volume reduction surgery. 

Until May 17, 2007, facilities that participated in the National Emphysema 

Treatment Trial were also eligible to receive coverage. The following three 

types of facilities are eligible for reimbursement for Lung Volume 

Reduction Surgery (L VRS): 

• National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT) approved (Beginning 

05/07/2007, these will no longer automatically qualify and can qualify only 

with the other programs); 

• Credentialed by the Joint Commission (formerly, the Joint 

Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)) under 

their Disease Specific Certification Program for L VRS; and 

• Medicare approved for lung transplants. 

Only the first two types are in the list. For the purposes of this 

quarterly notice, there are no additions and deletions to a listing of 

Medicare-approved facilities that are eligible to receive coverage for lung 

volume reduction surgery. This information is available at 

www.cms.gov/MedicareApprovedFacilitie/L VRS/list.asp#TopOfPage. 

For questions or additional information, contact Sarah Fulton, 

MHS (410-786-2749). 

Addendum XIV: Medicare-Approved Bariatric Surgery Facilities 

(July through September 2023) 

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 Level 1 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 Exc

standards and requirements in effect on Febr

There were no additions, deletions, 

Medicare-approved facilities that meet CMS

for bariatric surgery that have been certified 

3-month period. This information is availabl

www.cms.gov/MedicareApprovedFacilitie/B

For questions or additional informat

MHS (410-786-2749). 

Addendum XV: FDG-PET for Demen

Diseases Clinical Trials (July thro

There were no FDG-PET for Deme

Diseases Clinical Trials published in the 3-m

This information is available on our 

www.cms.gov/MedicareApprovedFacilitie/P

For questions or additional informat

MBA (410-786-3365).