Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 20 / Tuesday, January 30, 2024 / Notices 5897 

Abstract: The Federal Cigarette 

Labeling and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C. 

1331 et seq. (2006 ed.) (‘‘FCLAA’’), 

requires cigarette manufacturers, 

packagers, and importers to place one of 

four statutorily-prescribed Surgeon 

General’s health warnings on cigarette 

packaging and in advertisements, on a 

rotational basis in accordance with 

plans reviewed and approved by the 

FTC. Each manufacturer, packager, and 

importer (hereinafter, also referred to as 

‘‘respondents’’) wishing to import for 

sale or distribute cigarettes in the 

United States is required to submit a 

plan to the FTC that (1) explains how 

the respondent intends to comply with 

the statutory requirement to display the 

statutorily-prescribed health warnings 

on its packaging, (2) identifies each of 

the respondent’s brands and brand 

styles, (3) includes a schedule (or other 

explanation) showing the warnings that 

will be assigned to each brand during 

each quarter of the year, and (4) 

specifies when in the manufacturing 

process the respondent will consult its 

rotation schedule for that particular 

brand in order to assign the appropriate 

quarterly warning. Respondents wishing 

to engage in advertising of cigarettes in 

the United States are required to submit 

to the FTC a plan that (1) includes a 

rotation schedule for the four 

statutorily-prescribed health warnings 

for each brand the respondent intends to 

advertise, (2) specifies how the 

respondent will determine which health 

warnings will appear on different kinds 

of advertisements, and (3) specifies how 

the respondent will handle 

advertisements that feature more than 

one of the respondent’s brands. 

The FCLAA also provides for an 

alternative method for displaying the 

required health warnings on 

packaging—that is, equalization. 

Specifically, manufacturers, packagers, 

and importers may seek the FTC’s 

approval to display the health warnings 

on a particular cigarette brand style an 

equal number of times. In order to 

obtain approval for equalization, 

respondents must submit an additional 

plan to the FTC that establishes (1) that 

their sales satisfy the statutoryprescribed requirements for 

equalization, and (2) how the 

respondent will ensure that all four 

health warnings will be equally 

displayed during the one-year period 

following the plan’s approval (e.g., by 

using printing plates that produce an 

even number of all four warnings 

simultaneously on each print run). 

Respondents seeking to equalize must 

submit new plans annually to 

demonstrate that their sales continue to 

qualify for equalization. 

The Commission uses the information 

to assess—as it is required to do under 

the FCLAA—whether a manufacturer or 

importer will display the Surgeon 

General’s health warnings in 

compliance with the governing statutory 

provisions in the FCLAA. 

Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Businesses and other for-profit entities. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 328. 

Estimated Annual Labor Costs: 

$16,695. 

Estimated Annual Non-Labor Costs: 

$0. 

D. Request for Comment 

Pursuant to OMB regulations, 5 CFR 

part 1320, which implement the PRA, 

44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., the FTC is 

providing this second opportunity for 

public comment while submitting to 

OMB its request for clearance for the 

information collection requirements 

contained in the FCLAA. For more 

details about the requirements and the 

basis for the calculations summarized 

above, see 88 FR 60941. 

Your comment—including your name 

and your state—will be placed on the 

public record of this proceeding. 

Because your comment will be made 

public, you are solely responsible for 

making sure that your comment does 

not include any sensitive personal 

information, such as anyone’s Social 

Security number; date of birth; driver’s 

license number or other state 

identification number or foreign country 

equivalent; passport number; financial 

account number; or credit or debit card 

number. You are also solely responsible 

for ensuring that your comment does 

not include any sensitive health 

information, such as medical records or 

other individually identifiable health 

information. In addition, your comment 

should not include any ‘‘[t]rade secret or 

any commercial or financial information 

which is . . . privileged or 

confidential’’—as provided in Section 

6(f) of the FTC Act 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and 

FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2)— 

including, in particular, competitively 

sensitive information, such as costs, 

sales statistics, inventories, formulas, 

patterns devices, manufacturing 

processes, or customer names. 

Josephine Liu, 

Assistant General Counsel for Legal Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01798 Filed 1–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6750–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–9145–N] 

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; 

Quarterly Listing of Program 

Issuances—October Through 

December 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 


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Addenda Contact Phone No. 

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 

Association of Insurance Commissioners 

(NAIC), health insurers, and other 

stakeholders. To implement the various 

statutes on which the programs are 

based, we issue regulations under the 

authority granted to the Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services under sections 1102, 1871, 

1902, and related provisions of the 

Social Security Act (the Act) and Public 

Health Service Act. We also issue 

various manuals, memoranda, and 

statements necessary to administer and 

oversee the programs efficiently. 

Section 1871(c) of the Act requires 

that we publish a list of all Medicare 

manual instructions, interpretive rules, 

statements of policy, and guidelines of 

general applicability not issued as 

regulations at least every 3 months in 

the Federal Register. 

II. Format for the Quarterly Issuance 

Notices 

This quarterly notice provides only 

the specific updates that have occurred 

in the 3-month period along with a 

hyperlink to the full listing that is 

available on the CMS website or the 

appropriate data registries that are used 

as our resources. This is the most 

current up-to-date information and will 

be available earlier than we publish our 

quarterly notice. We believe the website 

list provides more timely access for 

beneficiaries, providers, and suppliers. 

We also believe the website offers a 

more convenient tool for the public to 

find the full list of qualified providers 

for these specific services and offers 

more flexibility and ‘‘real time’’ 

accessibility. In addition, many of the 

websites have listservs; that is, the 

public can subscribe and receive 

immediate notification of any updates to 

the website. These listservs avoid the 

need to check the website, as 

notification of updates is automatic and 

sent to the subscriber as they occur. If 

assessing a website proves to be 

difficult, the contact person listed can 

provide information. 

III. How To Use the Notice 

This notice is organized into 15 

addenda so that a reader may access the 

subjects published during the quarter 

covered by the notice to determine 

whether any are of particular interest. 

We expect this notice to be used in 

concert with previously published 

notices. Those unfamiliar with a 

description of our Medicare manuals 

should view the manuals at 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. 

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 

1, 2023 (88 FR 6729), May 12, 2023 (88 

FR 30752), August 4, 2023 (88 FR 

51814) and October 26, 2023 (88 FR 

73591). 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 (October Through 

December 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 (FDL). Under the 

FDL program, government publications 

are sent to approximately 1,400 

designated libraries throughout the 

United States. Some FDLs may have 

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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, for use by 

the general public. These libraries 

provide reference services and 

interlibrary loans; however, they are not 

sales outlets. Individuals may obtain 

information about the location of the 

nearest regional depository library from 

any library. CMS publication and 

transmittal numbers are shown in the 

listing entitled Medicare and Medicaid 

Manual Instructions. To help FDLs 

locate the materials, use the CMS 

publication and transmittal numbers. 

For example, to find the manual 

Updates to Medicare Benefit Policy 

Manual and Medicare Claims Processing 

Manual for Opioid Treatment Programs 

(OTPs) (CMS-Pub. 100–02) Transmittal 

No. 12418. 

Addendum I lists a unique CMS 

transmittal number for each instruction 

in our manuals or program memoranda 

and its subject number. A transmittal 

may consist of a single or multiple 

instruction(s). Often, it is necessary to 

use information in a transmittal in 

conjunction with information currently 

in the manual. 

Fee-For Service Transmittal Numbers 

Please Note: Beginning Friday, March 

20, 2020, there will be the following 

change regarding the Advance Notice of 

Instructions due to a CMS internal 

process change. Fee-For Service 

Transmittal Numbers will no longer be 

determined by Publication. The 

Transmittal numbers will be issued by 

a single numerical sequence beginning 

with Transmittal Number 10000. 

For the purposes of this quarterly 

notice, we list only the specific updates 

to the list of manual instructions that 

have occurred in the 3-month period. 

This information is available on our 

website at www.cms.gov/Manuals. 

Transmittal 

No. Manual/subject/publication No. 

Medicare General Information (CMS-Pub. 100–01) 

12037 .............. Update to Medicare Deductible, Coinsurance and Premium Rates for Calendar Year (CY) 2024. 

12341 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12425 .............. Enforcing Billing Requirements for Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) Services with New Condition Code 92—Additional Publication Update. 

Medicare Benefit Policy (CMS-Pub. 100–02) 

12283 .............. Internet Only Manual Updates to Pub. 100–02 and 100–04 to Implement Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 Changes for 

Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF). 

12291 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity of Instruction. 

12299 .............. An Omnibus CR to Implement Policy Updates in the CY 2023 PFS Final Rule, Including (1) Removal of Selected NCDs (NCD 

160.22 Ambulatory EEG Monitoring), and, (2) Expanding Coverage of Colorectal Cancer Screening—Full Agile Pilot CR. 

12385 .............. Hospice Benefit Policy Manual Updates Related to the Addition of Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) or Mental Health 

Counselors (MHCs) to the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team. 

12400 .............. Hospice Benefit Policy Manual Updates Related to the Addition of Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) or Mental Health 

Counselors (MHCs) to the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team. 

12418 .............. Updates to Medicare Benefit Policy Manual and Medicare Claims Processing Manual for Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs). 

12421 .............. January 2024 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). 

12425 .............. Enforcing Billing Requirements for Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) Services with New Condition Code 92—Additional Publication Update. 

Medicare National Coverage Determination (CMS-Pub. 100–03) 

12299 .............. An Omnibus CR to Implement Policy Updates in the CY 2023 PFS Final Rule, Including (1) Removal of Selected NCDs (NCD 

160.22 Ambulatory EEG Monitoring), and, (2) Expanding Coverage of Colorectal Cancer Screening—Full Agile Pilot CR. 

12352 .............. Manual Updates for Coverage of Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) For Treatment of Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases 

in the Home. 

Medicare Claims Processing (CMS-Pub. 100–04) 

12283 .............. Internet Only Manual Updates to Pub. 100–02 and 100–04 to Implement Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 Changes for 

Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Physician’s Services and Other Professional Services Excluded From Part A PPS Payment 

and the Consolidated Billing Requirement. 

12284 .............. Deleting Internet Only Manuals (IOM) Pub. 100–04, Chapter 4, Section 190, Payer Only Codes Utilized by Medicare Payer 

Only Codes Utilized by Medicare. 

12287 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12288 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity of Instruction. 

12289 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12290 .............. Diagnosis Code Update for Add-on Payments for Blood Clotting Factor Administered to Hemophilia Inpatients Payment for 

Blood Clotting Factor Administered to Hemophilia Inpatients. 

12291 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity of Instruction. 

12298 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity of Instruction. 

12299 .............. An Omnibus CR to Implement Policy Updates in the CY 2023 PFS Final Rule, Including (1) Removal of Selected NCDs (NCD 

160.22 Ambulatory EEG Monitoring), and, (2) Expanding Coverage of Colorectal Cancer Screening—Full Agile Pilot CR. 

12301 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12305 .............. Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Participation Enrollment and Medicare Participating Physicians and Suppliers Directory (MEDPARD) 

Procedures. 

12306 .............. Processing Claims When the Dates of Service Are Beyond the Time Limit for the Patient Assessment Actions When a Claim 

Does Not Match the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility-Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF–PAI) Payment Adjustments—Applying OASIS Assessment Items to Determine HIPPS Codes. 

12315 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 


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Transmittal 

No. Manual/subject/publication No. 

12316 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12321 .............. Implementation of Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) Provider Type. 

12322 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12325 .............. Update to the Internet Only Manual (IOM) Publication (Pub.) 100–04, Chapter 18 Section 50.3–50.4, To Remove 0359U Per 

The International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD–10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)—October 2023. 

12326 .............. Internet-Only Manual Update, Pub. 100–04, Chapter 23 (Fee Schedule Administration and Coding Requirements), Section 

50.6. 

12337 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12339 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity of Instruction. 

12342 .............. April 2024 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Quarterly Update Reminder. 

12343 .............. Quarterly Update to Home Health (HH) Grouper. 

12344 .............. File Conversions Related to the Spanish Translation of the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Descriptions. 

12347 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12354 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12357 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12359 .............. Implementation of New Benefit Category for Lymphedema Compression Treatment Items. 

12360 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12361 .............. Updates to Chapter 1 of the Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Publication (Pub.) 100–04) to Include Newly Created and 

Utilized Payer Only Codes. 

12364 .............. NCD 220.6.20—Beta Amyloid Positron Emission Tomography in Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disease. 

12369 .............. Implementation of Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) Provider Type. 

12375 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity of Instruction. 

12389 .............. Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Annual Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable 

Charge Payment. 

12391 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12396 .............. Update to the Internet Only Manual (IOM) Publication (Pub.) 100–04, Chapter 32 Sections 320.3.3 and 370.1 for Coding Revisions to the National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)—April 2024 Change Request (CR) 13390. 

12398 .............. Calendar Year 2024 Update for Durable Medical Equipment, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule. 

12399 .............. April 2024 Bi-Annual Update of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD–10–CM). 

12401 .............. Instructions for Retrieving the 2024 Pricing and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Data Files through 

CMS’ Mainframe Telecommunications Systems. 

12402 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity of Instruction. 

12403 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity of Instruction. 

12404 .............. Instructions for Downloading the Medicare ZIP Code File for April 2024 Files. 

12406 .............. CY 2024 Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) Payment Rates and Instructions for Retrieving the January 2024 Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) Services Payment Rates Through the CMS Mainframe Telecommunications System. 

12407 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12411 .............. New Place of Service (POS) Code 27—‘‘Outreach Site/Street’’. 

12413 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12414 .............. Ambulance Inflation Factor (AIF) for Calendar Year (CY) 2024 and Productivity Adjustment. 

12415 .............. New Waived Tests. 

12416 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12418 .............. Updates to Medicare Benefit Policy Manual and Medicare Claims Processing Manual for Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs). 

12419 .............. January 2024 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 25.0. 

12420 .............. January 2024 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System. 

12421 .............. January 2024 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). 

12422 .............. April 2024 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing. 

12423 .............. Enforcing Billing Requirements for Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) Services with New Condition Code 92. 

12424 .............. Implement Edits to Prevent Payment of Complexity Add-On Code G2211 When Associated Office/Outpatient Evaluation and 

Management Visit (Codes 99202–99205, 99211–99215) is Reported With Modifier 25. 

12426 .............. Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Annual Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable 

Charge Payment. 

Medicare Secondary Payer (CMS-Pub. 100–05) 

12304 .............. Changes to The Electronic Correspondence Referral System (ECRS) Web, Including Modified Medicare Secondary Payer 

(MSP) Health Insurance Master Record (HIMR) Screen and Remote Identity Process (RIDP). 

Attachment 1—ECRS Web User Guide, Software Version 7.4 2023/October 2. 

Attachment 2—ECRS Web Quick Reference Card Version 7.4 2023/October 2. 

Medicare Financial Management (CMS-Pub. 100–06) 

12297 .............. Notice of New Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments—1st Qtr Notification for FY 2024. 

12323 .............. Revisions and Deletions to the Internet Only Manual (IOM), Publication 100–06, Chapter 4, Debt Collection Related to Extended Repayment Schedules (ERS) and Debt Management. 

Rates of Interest. 

Procedures for Applying Interest During Overpayment Recoupment. 

Recoupment by Withholding Payments. 

Establishing an Extended Repayment Schedule. 

Extended Repayment Schedule (ERS) Required Documentation—Physician is a Sole Proprietor. 

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Transmittal 

No. Manual/subject/publication No. 

Extended Repayment Schedule (ERS) Approval Process. 

Sending the Extended Repayment Schedule (ERS) Request to the Regional Office (RO). 

Monitoring an Approved Extended Repayment Schedule (ERS) and Reporting Requirement. 

Requests from Terminated Providers or Debts that are Pending Referral to Department of Treasury. 

12329 .............. The Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) Submission of Copybook Files to the Provider and Statistical Reimbursement 

(PS&R) System. 

12346 .............. Revisions and Deletions to the Internet Only Manual (IOM), Publication 100–06, Chapter 4, Debt Collection Related to Extended Repayment Schedules (ERS) and Debt Management. 

Rates of Interest. 

Procedures for Applying Interest During Overpayment Recoupment. 

Recoupment by Withholding Payments. 

Establishing an Extended Repayment Schedule (ERS). 

Extended Repayment Schedule (ERS) Required Documentation—Physician is a Sole Proprietor. 

Extended Repayment Schedule (ERS) Required Documentation—Provider is an Entity Other Than a Sole Proprietor. 

4/50.3/Extended Repayment Schedule (ERS) Approval Process. 

4/50.4/Sending the Extended Repayment Schedule (ERS) Request to the Regional Office (RO). 

Monitoring an Approved Extended Repayment Schedule (ERS) and Reporting Requirements. 

Requests from Terminated Providers or Debts that are Pending Referral to Department of Treasury. 

Medicare State Operations Manual (CMS-Pub. 100–07) 

None. 

Medicare Program Integrity (CMS-Pub. 100–08) 

12279 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12280 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12281 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12295 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12296 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12300 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12302 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12333 .............. Updates of Chapter 4 and Chapter 8 in Publication (Pub.) 100–08, Including Adding Guidance Regarding Handling of Freedom 

Information Act (FOIA) Requests. 

Requests for Information From Outside Organizations. 

Duration of the Payment Suspension. 

DME Payment Suspensions (MACs and UPICs). 

Non-DME National Payment Suspensions (MACs and UPICs). 

12336 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12356 .............. Incorporation of Recent Provider Enrollment Regulatory Changes into Chapter 10 of CMS Publication (Pub.) 100–08—Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule. 

Additional Definitions. 

Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs). 

Mental Health Counselors (MHCs). 

Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) Suppliers. 

Providers/Suppliers Not Eligible to Enroll. 

Denials—General Principles. 

Denial Reasons. 

Additional Denial Policies. 

Changes of Information. 

Revocation Effective Dates. 

Revocation Reasons. 

Reenrollment Bar. 

Additional Revocation Policies. 

Establishing Effective Dates. 

Opting-Out of Medicare. 

Appeals Process. 

Revalidation Notification Letters. 

12358 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12393 .............. Incorporation of Recent Provider Enrollment Regulatory Changes into Chapter 10 of CMS Publication (Pub.) 100–08—Home 

Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Final Rule. 

12394 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12395 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12408 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

Medicare Contractor Beneficiary and Provider Communications (CMS-Pub. 100–09) 

None. 

Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (CMS-Pub. 100–10) 

None. 


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Medicare Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (CMS-Pub. 100–11) 

12338 .............. Update to the Internet Only Manual (IOM) Publication (Pub.) 100–11, IOM Chapter 4 Enrollment and Disenrollment. 

Medicare End Stage Renal Disease Network Organizations (CMS Pub 100–14) 

None. 

Medicaid Program Integrity Disease Network Organizations (CMS Pub 100–15) 

None. 

Medicare Managed Care (CMS-Pub. 100–16). 

None. 

Medicare Business Partners Systems Security (CMS-Pub. 100–17). 

None. 

Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (CMS-Pub. 100–18) 

None. 

Demonstrations (CMS-Pub. 100–19). 

12320 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Sensitivity of Instruction. 

12348 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Sensitivity of Instruction. 

12365 .............. Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model Implementation. 

12366 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Sensitivity of Instruction. 

12383 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Sensitivity of Instruction. 

12390 .............. Making Care Primary (MCP) Model Implementation. 

12412 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Sensitivity of Instruction. 

One Time Notification (CMS-Pub. 100–20). 

12286 .............. Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Corrections to Interrupted Stay Edits. 

12292 .............. Implementation to Expand Monetary Amount Fields Related to Billing and Payment to Accommodate 10-Digits in Length 

($99,999,999.99)—Phase 2. 

12303 .............. Adjustment to Fraud Prevention System (FPS) and Unified Program Integrity Contractor (UPIC) Edits to Increase Billing Increments From 30 Days to 90 Days for Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) Supplies. 

12308 .............. User Enhancement Change Request (UECR): ViPS Medicare System (VMS)—Hold Data on the Program Integrity Management Reporting (PIMR) Audit Record History Screen (BUDS19). 

12309 .............. Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) User Enhancement Change Request (UECR)—Expiration of a Unique Tracking 

Number (UTN) on the Prior Authorization (PA) Tracking File. 

12310 .............. Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) User Enhancement Change Request (UECR)—New Reason Code to Prevent Adjustments and Cancels From Being Submitted for the Same Claim, on the Same Day. 

12313 .............. User Enhancement Change Request (UECR)—Update the Multi-Carrier System (MCS) to Add a Location Field to the Data 

Correction Window in the MCS Desktop Tool (MCSDT). 

12314 .............. User Enhancement Request (UECR)—Update the Multi-Carrier System (MCS) to Create a Summary Report for Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) Interface File Errors. 

12317 .............. User Enhancement Change Request (UECR): New Multi-Carrier System (MCS) Inquiry Search Screen Using a Procedure 

Code to Display an Associated Edit or Audit. 

12318 .............. International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD–10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)—April 2024 Update—CR 1 of 2. 

12319 .............. International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD–10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)—April 2024 Update—CR 2 of 2. 

12324 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12327 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12328 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to Sensitivity of Instruction. 

12330 .............. Implement Edits on Hospice Claims. 

12331 .............. Report of Hospice Election for Part D (Response File). 

12334 .............. Remittance Advice (RA) Changes due to Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs) Transition to Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS). 

12335 .............. Allowing Audiologists to Furnish Certain Diagnostic Tests Without a Physician Order. 

12340 .............. Implementation to Expand Monetary Amount Fields Related to Billing and Payment to Accommodate 10-Digits in Length 

($99,999,999.99)—Phase 3. 

12345 .............. Implementation of a National Fee Schedule for Medicare Part B Vaccine Administration CMS. 

12349 .............. Pricing and Coding Services (PCS) Application Programming Interface (API) Report Dissemination Proof of Concept. 

12350 .............. International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD–10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)—April 2024 Update—CR 2 of 2. 

12351 .............. Requirements for a Provider Direct Mailing and Education & Outreach for Behavioral Health Initiatives. 

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12355 .............. International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD–10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)—January 2024 Update. 

12362 .............. User Enhancement Change Request (UECR): ViPS Medicare System (VMS)—Fix Beneficiary Update and Display System

(BUDS) Queries for Remark Code and Biller Number. 

12363 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12367 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12368 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

12392 .............. Enforcing Billing Requirements for Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) Services with Revenue Code 0905 for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) and Rural Health Clinics (RHC). 

12397 .............. Payment of Codes for Chemotherapy Administration and Nonchemotherapy Injections and Infusions. 

12405 .............. Direct Mailing Notification to Hospice Providers Regarding the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model, Hospice Benefit 

Component, Participating Medicare Advantage Organizations. 

12410 .............. Updating Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) Payment Rates. 

12428 .............. Provider Education for the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Services (IRFs). 

Medicare Quality Reporting Incentive Programs (CMS-Pub. 100–22) 

12293 .............. Payments to Home Health Agencies That Do Not Submit Required Quality Data This CR Rescinds and Fully Replaces CR 

10874. 

12294 .............. Issued to a specific audience, not posted to Internet/Intranet due to a Confidentiality of Instruction. 

State Payment of Medicare Premiums (CMS-Pub. 100–24). 

None. 

Information Security Acceptable Risk Safeguards (CMS-Pub. 100–25). 

None. 

For questions or additional 

information, contact Ismael Torres (410– 

786–1864). 

Addendum II: Regulation Documents 

Published in the Federal Register 

(October Through December 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/federalregister/ 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 III: CMS Rulings (October 

Through December 2023) 

CMS Rulings are decisions of the 

Administrator that serve as precedent 

final opinions and orders and 

statements of policy and interpretation. 

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:// 

www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Guidance/Rulings. 

For questions or additional 

information, contact Tiffany Lafferty 

(410–786–7548). 

Addendum IV: Medicare National 

Coverage Determinations (October 

Through December 2023) 

Addendum IV includes completed 

national coverage determinations 

(NCDs), or reconsiderations of 

completed NCDs, from the quarter 

covered by this notice. Completed 

decisions are identified by the section of 

the NCD Manual (NCDM) in which the 

decision appears, the title, the date the 

publication was issued, and the 

effective date of the decision. An NCD 

is a determination by the Secretary for 

whether or not a particular item or 

service is covered nationally under the 

Medicare Program (title XVIII of the 

Act), but does not include a 

determination of the code, if any, that is 

assigned to a particular covered item or 

service, or payment determination for a 

particular covered item or service. The 

entries below include information 

concerning completed decisions, as well 

as sections on program and decision 

memoranda, which also announce 

decisions or, in some cases, explain why 

it was not appropriate to issue an NCD. 

Information on completed decisions as 

well as pending decisions has also been 

posted on the CMS website. For the 

purposes of this quarterly notice, there 

were no specific updates to national 

coverage determinations (NCDs), or 

reconsiderations of completed NCDs 

published in the 3-month period. This 

information is available at: 

www.cms.gov/medicare-coveragedatabase/. 

For questions or additional 

information, contact Wanda Belle, MPA 

(410–786–7491). 

Addendum V: FDA-Approved Category 

B Investigational Device Exemptions 

(IDEs) (October Through December 

2023) 

(Inclusion of this addenda is under 

discussion internally.) 

Addendum VI: Approval Numbers for 

Collections of Information (October 

Through December 2023) 

All approval numbers are available to 

the public at Reginfo.gov. Under the 

review process, approved information 

collection requests are assigned OMB 

control numbers. A single control 

number may apply to several related 

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For questions or additional 

information, contact William Parham 

(410–786–4669). 

Addendum VII: Medicare-Approved 

Carotid Stent Facilities (October 

Through December 2023) 

Addendum VII includes listings of 

Medicare-approved carotid stent 

facilities. All facilities listed meet CMS 

standards for performing carotid artery 

stenting for high risk patients. On March 

17, 2005, we issued our decision 

memorandum on carotid artery stenting. 

We determined that carotid artery 

stenting with embolic protection is 

reasonable and necessary only if 

performed in facilities that have been 

determined 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/MedicareApproved

Facilitie/CASF/list.asp#TopOfPage. 

For questions or additional 

information, contact Sarah Fulton, MHS 

(410–786–2749). 

Facility Provider No. Date 

approved State 

The following facilities are new listings for this quarter 

HCA Florida Englewood Hospital, 700 Medical Boulevard, Englewood, FL 34223 ........................................... 1639122864 09/09/2023 FL 

Kaiser Permanente San Francisco, Medical Center, 2425 Geary Blvd Provider, San Francisco, CA 94115 ... 050076 09/09/2023 CA 

Sanford Bemidji Medical Center, 1300 Anne Street NW, Bemidji, MN 56601 ................................................... 240100 09/09/2023 MN 

The following facilities have editorial changes (in bold) 

From: Galichia Heart Hospital, To: Wesley Woodlawn Hospital, 2610 N. Woodlawn Boulevard, Wichita, KS 

67220–2729.

170123 05/16/2005 KS 

From: Presence Resurrection Medical Center, To: Ascension Resurrection, 7435 West Talcott Avenue, Chicago, IL 60631.140117 04/12/2005 IL 

From: Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, To: HCA Fort Walton—Destin Hospital, 1000 Mar Walt Drive, 

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547.

100223 04/14/2005 FL 

From: Trumbull Memorial Hospital, To: Trumbull Regional Medical Center, 1350 E Market Street, Warren, 

OH 44483.

1053844671 03/14/2013 OH 

Addendum VIII: American College of 

Cardiology’s National Cardiovascular 

Data Registry Sites (October Through 

December 2023) 

The initial data collection 

requirement through the American 

College of Cardiology’s National 

Cardiovascular Data Registry (ACC– 

NCDR) has served to develop and 

improve the evidence base for the use of 

ICDs in certain Medicare beneficiaries. 

The data collection requirement ended 

with the posting of the final decision 

memo for Implantable Cardioverter 

Defibrillators on February 15, 2018. 

For questions or additional 

information, contact Sarah Fulton, MHS 

(410–786–2749). 

Addendum IX: Active CMS CoverageRelated Guidance Documents (October 

Through December 2023) 

CMS issued a guidance document on 

November 20, 2014 titled ‘‘Guidance for 

the Public, Industry, and CMS Staff: 

Coverage with Evidence Development 

Document’’. Although CMS has several 

policy vehicles relating to evidence 

development activities including the 

investigational device exemption (IDE), 

the clinical trial policy, national 

coverage determinations and local 

coverage determinations, this guidance 

document is principally intended to 

help the public understand CMS’s 

implementation of coverage with 

evidence development (CED) through 

the national coverage determination 

process. The document is available at 

http://www.cms.gov/medicare-coveragedatabase/details/medicare-coveragedocument-details.aspx?MCDId=27. 

CMS published three proposed 

guidance documents on June 22, 2023 to 

provide a framework for more 

predictable and transparent evidence 

development and encourage innovation 

and accelerate beneficiary access to new 

items and services. The documents are 

available at: 

https://www.cms.gov/medicarecoverage-database/view/medicarecoverage-document.aspx?mcdid=35&

docTypeId=1&sortBy=title&bc=16. 

https://www.cms.gov/medicarecoverage-database/view/medicarecoverage-document.aspx?mcdid=34&

docTypeId=1&sortBy=title&bc=16. 

https://www.cms.gov/medicarecoverage-database/view/medicarecoverage-document.aspx?mcdid=33&

docTypeId=1&sortBy=title&bc=16. 

For questions or additional 

information, contact Lori Ashby, MA 

(410 786 6322). 

Addendum X: List of Special One-Time 

Notices Regarding National Coverage 

Provisions (October Through December 

2023) 

There were no special one-time 

notices regarding national coverage 

provisions published in the 3-month 

period. This information is available at 

http://www.cms.gov. 

For questions or additional 

information, contact JoAnna Baldwin, 

MS (410–786 7205). 

Addendum XI: National Oncologic PET 

Registry (NOPR) 

Addendum XI includes a listing of 

National Oncologic Positron Emission 

Tomography Registry (NOPR) sites. We 

cover positron emission 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 to 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.cms.gov/ 

MedicareApprovedFacilitie/NOPR/ 

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For questions or additional 

information, contact David Dolan, MBA 

(410–786–3365). 

Addendum XII: Medicare-Approved 

Ventricular Assist Device (Destination 

Therapy) Facilities (October Through 

December 2023) 

Addendum XII includes a listing of 

Medicare-approved facilities that 

receive coverage for ventricular assist 

devices (VADs) used as destination 

therapy. All facilities were required to 

meet our standards in order to receive 

coverage for VADs 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 VADs implanted as destination 

therapy. 

For the purposes of this quarterly 

notice, we are providing only the 

specific updates to the list of Medicareapproved facilities that meet our 

standards that have occurred in the 3- 

month period. This information is 

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

MedicareApprovedFacilitie/VAD/ 

list.asp#TopOfPage. 

For questions or additional 

information, contact David Dolan, MBA, 

(410–786–3365). 

Facility Provider 

No. 

Date of 

initial 

certification 

Date of 

re-certification State 

The following facility is a new listing. 

St. Bernard’s Medical Center, 225 East Washington, Jonesboro, AR 72401 ............ 040020 08/31/2023 AR 

Other information: DNV–GL ID #: C624530 

Previous Re-certification Dates: n/a 

The following facilities have editorial changes (in bold). 

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Drive, Norfolk, VA 23507 .............. 49–0007 11/13/2008 09/05/2023 VA 

Other information: DNV–GL ID #: C592382 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 11/13/2008; 12/21/2010; 02/05/2013; 01/13/2015; 

03/14/2017; 4/20/2019; 10/07/2021 

Presbyterian Medical Center of the UPHS, 51 North 39th Street, Philadelphia, PA 

19104.

390223 10/05/2010 06/28/2023 PA 

Other information: Joint Commission ID #6145 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 10/05/2010; 11/07/2012; 12/09/2014; 03/21/2017; 

4/17/2019; 07/29/2021 

University of Alabama at Birmingham, 619 19th S. South, Birmingham, AL 35249– 

1900.

010033 10/29/2003 07/27/2023 AL 

Other information: Joint Commission ID # 2814 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 12/09/2008; 04/22/2011; 04/09/2013; 04/07/2015; 

05/16/2017; 7/3/2019; 08/21/2021 

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority, 1250 East Marshall 

Street, Richmond, VA 23298–051.

490032 04/08/2004 07/19/2023 VA 

Other information: Joint Commission ID # 6381 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 11/04/2008; 12/14/2010; 12/21/2012;12/16/2014; 

02/14/2017; 04/10/2019; 08/07/2021 

Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center, 2823 Fresno St., Fresno, CA 

93721.

050060 01/04/2014 08/09/2023 CA 

Other information: Joint Commission ID # 9832 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 1/04/2014; 12/13/2016; 2/13/2019; 08/11/2021 

University Hospital (Stony Brook), Health Sciences Center Suny Stony Brook, 

Stony Brook, NY 11794–8503.

330393 03/02/2011 08/09/2023 NY 

Other information: Joint Commission ID # 5188 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 01/30/2013; 01/15/2015; 03/14/2017; 05/08/2019; 

09/17/2021 

Maimonides Medical Center, 4802 Tenth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219–2916 ......... 330194 08/23/2012 10/18/2023 NY 

Other information: Joint Commission ID #5734 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 08/23/2012; 07/29/2014; 09/13/2016; 10/11/2018; 

10/27/2021 

The General Hospital Corporation, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114 ..................... 220071 12/15/2003 09/07/2023 MA 

Other information: Joint Commission ID# 5513 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 12/08/2008; 01/19/2011; 02/13/2013; 01/06/2015; 

02/28/2017; 05/22/2019; 10/14/2021 

Montefiore Health System, 111 East 210th StreetM Bronx, NY 10467 ..................... 330059 11/14/2003 10/04/2023 NY 

Other information: Joint Commission ID #2514 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 09/23/2008; 10/08/2010; 10/23/2012; 09/23/2014; 

10/08/2016; 11/07/2018; 10/29/2021 

Bryan Medical Center, 1600 South 48th Street, Lincoln, NE 68506 .......................... 280003 03/05/2013 08/23/2023 NE 

Other information: Joint Commission ID # 244330 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 03/05/2013; 02/12/2015; 04/18/2017; 07/17/2019; 

09/22/2021 

Nebraska Medical Center, 987400 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198– 

7400.

280013 02/02/2011 08/16/2023 NE 

Other information: Joint Commission ID # 186313 


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Facility Provider 

No. 

Date of 

initial 

certification 

Date of 

re-certification State 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 01/20/2011; 01/29/2013; 02/24/2015; 02/14/2017; 

04/17/2019; 09/09/2021 

Dignity Health, 350 West Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013 ................................... 030024 05/08/2019 08/26/2023 AZ 

Other information: Joint Commission ID # 9494 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 05/08/2019; 08/19/2021 

From: Norton Hospitals Inc. ........................................................................................ 180088 09/17/2020 10/13/2023 KY 

To: Norton Audubon Hospital, 1 Audubon Plaza Drive, Louisville, KY 40217 

Other information: DNV ID #: C553570 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 09/17/2020 

From: University of Virginia Medical Center ............................................................... 490009 02/12/2010 09/15/2023 VA 

To: Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia, 1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, 

VA 22903 

Other information: Joint Commission ID #: 6329 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 03/21/2012; 05/06/2014; 06/07/2016; 06/06/2018; 

10/13/2021 

Temple University Hospital, Inc., 3401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140 390027 02/08/2012 09/13/2023 PA 

Other information: Joint Commission ID #: 6152 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 02/08/2012; 02/11/2014; 04/07/2016; 04/04/2018; 

10/13/2021 

Prisma Health Richland, 5 Richland Medical Park Drive, Columbia, SC 29203 ........ 420018 03/07/2013 09/13/2023 SC 

Other information: Joint Commission ID #: 6588 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 03/06/2013; 04/21/2015; 06/06/2017; 6/28/2019; 

10/08/2021 

Hillcrest Medical Center, 1120 S. Utica, Tulsa, OK 74104 ......................................... 370001 12/04/2017 11/17/2023 OK 

Other information: DNV #: C584663 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 12/04/2017; 11/25/2020 

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 220086 04/25/2017 09/29/2023 MA 

Other information: Joint Commission ID #: 5501 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 4/25/2017; 05/22/2019; 11/04/2021 

Yale New Haven Hospital, 20 York Street, New Haven, CT 06510–3203 ................. 070022 01/25/2011 12/13/2023 CT 

Other information: Joint Commission ID #: 5677 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 01/25/2011; 01/15/2013; 12/16/2014; 02/28/2017; 

5/22/2019; 11/24/2021 

UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc, One Biotech Park 365 Plantation Street, 

Worcester, MA 01605.

220163 02/06/2019 10/27/2023 MA 

Other information: Joint Commission ID #: 5640 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 02/06/2019; 11/06/2021 

North Carolina Baptist Hospital, dba Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Medical 

Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC 27157.

340047 06/28/2011 10/25/2023 NC 

Other information: Joint Commission ID #: 6571 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 06/28/2011; 08/13/2013; 08/04/2015; 08/18/2017; 

10/9/2019; 10/16/2021 

Memorial Hermann—Texas Medical Center, 6411 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 

77030–1501.

450068 03/19/2013 12/22/2023 TX 

Other information: Joint Commission ID #: 9081 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 03/19/2013; 04/14/2015; 05/24/2017; 06/26/2019; 

12/23/2021 

Cleveland Clinic Florida, 3100 Weston Road, Weston, FL 33331 ............................. 100289 05/19/2015 11/02/2023 FL 

Other information: Joint Commission ID #: 334451 

Previous Re-certification Dates: 05/19/2015; 06/20/2017; 7/24/2019; 11/04/2021 

Addendum XIII: Lung Volume 

Reduction Surgery (LVRS) (October 

Through December 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 

(LVRS): 

• 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 LVRS; 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 Medicareapproved facilities that are eligible to 

receive coverage for lung volume 

reduction surgery. This information is 

available at www.cms.gov/Medicare

ApprovedFacilitie/LVRS/list.asp#

TopOfPage. 

For questions or additional 

information, contact Sarah Fulton, MHS 

(410–786–2749). 

Addendum XIV: Medicare-Approved 

Bariatric Surgery Facilities (October 

Through December 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 


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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 comorbidity 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 Excellence 

(BSCOE) (program standards and 

requirements in effect on February 15, 

2006). 

There were no additions, deletions, or 

editorial changes to Medicare-approved 

facilities that meet CMS’ minimum 

facility standards for bariatric surgery 

that have been certified by ACS and/or 

ASMBS in the 3-month period. This 

information is available at 

www.cms.gov/MedicareApproved

Facilitie/BSF/list.asp#TopOfPage. 

For questions or additional 

information, contact Sarah Fulton, MHS 

(410–786–2749). 

Addendum XV: FDG–PET for Dementia 

and Neurodegenerative Diseases 

Clinical Trials (October Through 

December 2023) 

There were no FDG–PET for Dementia 

and Neurodegenerative Diseases 

Clinical Trials published in the 3-month 

period. 

This information is available on our 

website at www.cms.gov/Medicare

ApprovedFacilitie/PETDT/list.asp#

TopOfPage. 

For questions or additional 

information, contact David Dolan, MBA 

(410–786–3365). 

[FR Doc. 2024–01785 Filed 1–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–4207–NC] 

RIN 0938–ZB84 

Medicare Program; Request for 

Information on Medicare Advantage 

Data 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: This request for information 

(RFI) seeks input from the public 

regarding various aspects of Medicare 

Advantage (MA) data. Responses to this 

RFI may be used to inform general 

efforts to strengthen Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) 

MA data capabilities and guide 

policymaking. 

DATES: To be assured consideration, 

comments must be received at one of 

the addresses provided below, by May 

29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: In commenting, refer to file 

code CMS–4207–NC. 

Comments, including mass comment 

submissions, must be submitted in one 

of the following three ways (please 

choose only one of the ways listed): 

1. Electronically. You may submit 

electronic comments on this document 

to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the ‘‘Submit a comment’’ instructions. 

2. By regular mail. You may mail 

written comments to the following 

address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Department of 

Health and Human Services, Attention: 

CMS–4207–NC, P.O. Box 8013, 

Baltimore, MD 21244–8013. 

Please allow sufficient time for mailed 

comments to be received before the 

close of the comment period. 

3. By express or overnight mail. You 

may send written comments to the 

following address ONLY: Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services, 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Attention: CMS–4207–NC, 

Mail Stop C4–26–05, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850. 

For information on viewing public 

comments, see the beginning of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ilina 

Chaudhuri, (410) 786–8628. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Inspection of Public Comments: All 

comments received before the close of 

the comment period are available for 

viewing by the public, including any 

personally identifiable or confidential 

business information that is included in 

a comment. We post all comments 

received before the close of the 

comment period on the following 

website as soon as possible after they 

have been received: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the search 

instructions on that website to view 

public comments. CMS will not post on 

Regulations.gov public comments that 

make threats to individuals or 

institutions or suggest that the 

individual will take actions to harm the 

individual. CMS continues to encourage 

individuals not to submit duplicative 

comments. We will post acceptable 

comments from multiple unique 

commenters even if the content is 

identical or nearly identical to other 

comments. 

I. Background 

In a request for information that 

appeared in the Federal Register on 

August 1, 2022 (87 FR 46918) 

(hereinafter referred to as 2022 General 

MA RFI), CMS sought feedback on ways 

to strengthen Medicare Advantage (MA) 

to align with the Vision for Medicare 

(https://www.cms.gov/blog/buildingcms-strategic-vision-working-togetherstronger-medicare) and the CMS 

Strategic Pillars (https://www.cms.gov/ 

about-cms/what-we-do/cms-strategicplan). The 2022 General MA RFI set out 

to create more opportunities for 

stakeholders to engage with CMS, and 

in alignment with the agency’s Strategic 

Pillars, prioritize increased engagement 

throughout the policy process with our 

partners and the communities we serve. 

As a result of this commitment, we 

received more than 4,000 responses 

from a wide variety of voices. One key 

theme that emerged was an interest in 

greater beneficiary protections, such as 

strengthened MA marketing regulations 

and prior authorization protections. 

Respondents also focused on issues 

related to payment, including accurate 

risk adjustment and value-based 

payment arrangements between 

providers and insurers, as well as 

competition in the market, such as 

topics related to insurer consolidation 

and vertical integration. Additionally, 

we received strong feedback from 

respondents who stated that CMS 

should have comprehensive highquality MA programmatic data and 

promote more program transparency 

through increased public releases of MA 

data. Respondents underscored the 

urgency for more complete MA data and 

data transparency as enrollment in MA 


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