81_FR_12559 81 FR 12513 - Reimbursement Rates for Calendar Year 2016

81 FR 12513 - Reimbursement Rates for Calendar Year 2016

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 46 (March 9, 2016)

Page Range12513-12513
FR Document2016-05252

Notice is given that the Principal Deputy Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS), under the authority of sections 321(a) and 322(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 248 and 249(b)), Public Law 83-568 (42 U.S.C. 2001(a)), and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), has approved the following rates for inpatient and outpatient medical care provided by IHS facilities for Calendar Year 2016 for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, beneficiaries of other Federal programs, and for recoveries under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651- 2653). The Medicare Part A inpatient rates are excluded from the table below as they are paid based on the prospective payment system. Since the inpatient per diem rates set forth below do not include all physician services and practitioner services, additional payment shall be available to the extent that those services are provided.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


Reimbursement Rates for Calendar Year 2016

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given that the Principal Deputy Director of the 
Indian Health Service (IHS), under the authority of sections 321(a) and 
322(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 248 and 249(b)), 
Public Law 83-568 (42 U.S.C. 2001(a)), and the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), has approved the following 
rates for inpatient and outpatient medical care provided by IHS 
facilities for Calendar Year 2016 for Medicare and Medicaid 
beneficiaries, beneficiaries of other Federal programs, and for 
recoveries under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651-
2653). The Medicare Part A inpatient rates are excluded from the table 
below as they are paid based on the prospective payment system. Since 
the inpatient per diem rates set forth below do not include all 
physician services and practitioner services, additional payment shall 
be available to the extent that those services are provided.

    Inpatient Hospital Per Diem Rate (Excludes Physician/Practitioner
                                Services)
                          [Calendar year 2016]
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  Lower 48 States.......................................          $2,655
  Alaska................................................           3,335
Outpatient per Visit Rate (Excluding Medicare):
  Lower 48 States.......................................             368
  Alaska................................................             603
Outpatient Per Visit Rate (Medicare):
  Lower 48 States.......................................             324
  Alaska................................................             582
Medicare Part B Inpatient Ancillary Per Diem Rate:
  Lower 48 States.......................................             637
  Alaska................................................           1,082
Outpatient Surgery Rate (Medicare):
  Established Medicare rates for freestanding Ambulatory
   Surgery Centers......................................
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Effective Date for Calendar Year 2016 Rates

    Consistent with previous annual rate revisions, the Calendar Year 
2016 rates will be effective for services provided on/or after January 
1, 2016 to the extent consistent with payment authorities including the 
applicable Medicaid State plan.

    Dated: March 3, 2016.
 Mary Smith,
 Principal Deputy Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-05252 Filed 3-8-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4160-16-P



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                                             participate in a specific session, and                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                  including the applicable Medicaid State
                                             which topics you wish to address. FDA                   HUMAN SERVICES                                            plan.
                                             has included general topics in this                                                                                 Dated: March 3, 2016.
                                             document. FDA will do its best to                       Indian Health Service
                                                                                                                                                               Mary Smith,
                                             accommodate requests to make public
                                             comments and participate in the                         Reimbursement Rates for Calendar                          Principal Deputy Director, Indian Health
                                                                                                     Year 2016                                                 Service.
                                             focused sessions. Individuals and
                                                                                                                                                               [FR Doc. 2016–05252 Filed 3–8–16; 8:45 am]
                                             organizations with common interests are                 AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.
                                             urged to consolidate or coordinate their                ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                                                                               BILLING CODE 4160–16–P

                                             presentations, and request time for a
                                             joint presentation, or submit requests for              SUMMARY:    Notice is given that the
                                             designated representatives to participate               Principal Deputy Director of the Indian                   DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                             in the focused sessions. Following the                  Health Service (IHS), under the                           HUMAN SERVICES
                                             close of registration, FDA will                         authority of sections 321(a) and 322(b)
                                                                                                     of the Public Health Service Act (42                      National Institutes of Health
                                             determine the amount of time allotted to
                                             each presenter and the approximate                      U.S.C. 248 and 249(b)), Public Law 83–
                                                                                                     568 (42 U.S.C. 2001(a)), and the Indian                   National Center for Complementary
                                             time each oral presentation is to begin,                                                                          and Integrative Health; Notice of
                                             and will select and notify participants                 Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C.
                                                                                                     1601 et seq.), has approved the                           Closed Meeting
                                             by April 24, 2016. All requests to make
                                             oral presentations must be received by                  following rates for inpatient and
                                                                                                     outpatient medical care provided by IHS                     Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
                                             the close of registration at 4 p.m. on                                                                            Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
                                                                                                     facilities for Calendar Year 2016 for
                                             April 22, 2016. If selected for                                                                                   amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
                                                                                                     Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries,
                                             presentation, any presentation materials                                                                          hereby given of the following meeting.
                                                                                                     beneficiaries of other Federal programs,
                                             must be emailed to Julia Tait Lathrop
                                                                                                     and for recoveries under the Federal                        The meeting will be closed to the
                                             (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)                   Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C.                      public in accordance with the
                                             no later than April 29, 2016. No                        2651–2653). The Medicare Part A                           provisions set forth in sections
                                             commercial or promotional material                      inpatient rates are excluded from the                     552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
                                             will be permitted to be presented or                    table below as they are paid based on                     as amended. The grant applications and
                                             distributed at the public workshop.                     the prospective payment system. Since                     the discussions could disclose
                                                FDA is holding this public workshop                  the inpatient per diem rates set forth                    confidential trade secrets or commercial
                                             to obtain information on current and                    below do not include all physician                        property such as patentable material,
                                             anticipated uses for LC/MS as well as                   services and practitioner services,                       and personal information concerning
                                             different validation approaches. In order               additional payment shall be available to                  individuals associated with the grant
                                             to permit the widest possible                           the extent that those services are                        applications, the disclosure of which
                                             opportunity to obtain public comment,                   provided.
                                                                                                                                                               would constitute a clearly unwarranted
                                             FDA is soliciting either electronic or                                                                            invasion of personal privacy.
                                             written comments on all aspects of the                   INPATIENT HOSPITAL PER DIEM RATE
                                             public workshop topics. For the                           (EXCLUDES       PHYSICIAN/PRACTI-                         Name of Committee: National Center for
                                                                                                       TIONER SERVICES)                                        Complementary and Integrative Health
                                             deadline for submitting comments
                                                                                                                                                               Special Emphasis Panel; Mind and Body
                                             related to this public workshop, see                                    [Calendar year 2016]
                                                                                                                                                               Interventions.
                                             DATES.
                                                                                                                                                                 Date: April 8, 2016.
                                                Transcripts: Please be advised that as                Lower 48 States ................                $2,655     Time: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
                                                                                                      Alaska ...............................           3,335
                                             soon as a transcript is available, it will                                                                          Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                                                                     Outpatient per Visit Rate
                                             be accessible at http://                                 (Excluding Medicare):                                    applications.
                                             www.regulations.gov. It may be viewed                    Lower 48 States ................                   368     Place: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel &
                                             at the Division of Dockets Management                    Alaska ...............................             603   Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road,
                                             (see ADDRESSES). A transcript will also                 Outpatient Per Visit Rate                                 Bethesda, MD 20852.
                                             be available in either hardcopy or on                    (Medicare):                                                Contact Person: Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.,
                                             CD–ROM, after submission of a                            Lower 48 States ................                   324   Scientific Review Officer, Office of Scientific
                                             Freedom of Information request. The                      Alaska ...............................             582   Review, National Center for Complementary
                                                                                                     Medicare Part B Inpatient                                 and Integrative Health, NIH, 6707 Democracy
                                             Freedom of Information office address is                 Ancillary Per Diem Rate:
                                             available on the Agency’s Web site at                                                                             Blvd., Suite 401, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–
                                                                                                      Lower 48 States ................                   637   594–3456, schmidma@mail.nih.gov.
                                             http://www.fda.gov. A link to the                        Alaska ...............................           1,082
                                             transcripts will also be available                      Outpatient Surgery Rate                                   (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
                                             approximately 45 days after the public                   (Medicare):                                              Program Nos. 93.213, Research and Training
                                             workshop on the Internet at http://                      Established Medicare rates                               in Complementary and Alternative Medicine,
                                             www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/                                 for freestanding Ambula-                              National Institutes of Health, HHS)
                                                                                                         tory Surgery Centers..
                                             NewsEvents/WorkshopsConferences/
                                                                                                                                                                 Dated: March 3, 2016.
                                             default.htm. (Select this public
                                                                                                     Effective Date for Calendar Year 2016                     Michelle Trout,
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                                             workshop from the posted events list).
                                                                                                     Rates                                                     Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
                                               Dated: March 3, 2016.                                                                                           Committee Policy.
                                                                                                       Consistent with previous annual rate
                                             Leslie Kux,                                                                                                       [FR Doc. 2016–05197 Filed 3–8–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                     revisions, the Calendar Year 2016 rates
                                             Associate Commissioner for Policy.                      will be effective for services provided                   BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
                                             [FR Doc. 2016–05220 Filed 3–8–16; 8:45 am]              on/or after January 1, 2016 to the extent
                                             BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                  consistent with payment authorities


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