80 FR 149 pgs. 46215-46218 - Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2016 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; and Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements; Correction

Type: PRORULEVolume: 80Number: 149Pages: 46215 - 46218
Docket number: [CMS-1625-CN]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2015-19079 Filed 8-3-15; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 46215, 46216, 46217

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

42 CFR Parts 409, 424, and 484

[CMS-1625-CN]

RIN 0938-AS46

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2016 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; and Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements; Correction

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Proposed rule; correction.

SUMMARY:

This document corrects technical errors in the proposed rule that appeared in the July 10, 2015 Federal Register entitled "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2016 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; and Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements."

DATES:

Comments on the proposed rule published on July 10, 2015 (80 FR 39839), continue to be accepted until September 4, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Hillary Loeffler, (410) 786-0456.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background


[top] In FR Doc. 2015-16790, published in the Federal Register of July 10, 2015 (80 page 46216 FR 39839), there were technical errors that are identified and corrected in the Correction of Errors section of this correcting document.

II. Summary of Errors

On page 39854, in our discussion of case-mix weights, there was a sorting error in Table 9: CY 2016 Case-Mix Payment Weights.

On page 39906, in our discussion of the overall impact of the home health prospective payment system in CY 2016, we inadvertently provided the incorrect percent decrease in expenditures when comparing CY 2015 payments to estimated CY 2016 payments.

III. Correction of Errors

In FR Doc. 2015-16790 of July 10, 2015 (80 FR 39839), make the following corrections:

On page 39854, Table 9-CY 2016 Case-Mix Payment Weights is corrected to read as follows:

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Payment group Step (episode and/or therapy visit ranges) Clinical and functional levels (1 = low; 2 = medium; 3= high) CY 2016 Case-mix weights
10111 1st and 2nd Episodes, 0 to 5 Therapy Visits C1F1S1 0.5969
10112 1st and 2nd Episodes, 6 Therapy Visits C1F1S2 0.7216
10113 1st and 2nd Episodes, 7 to 9 Therapy Visits C1F1S3 0.8462
10114 1st and 2nd Episodes, 10 Therapy Visits C1F1S4 0.9708
10115 1st and 2nd Episodes, 11 to 13 Therapy Visits C1F1S5 1.0954
10121 1st and 2nd Episodes, 0 to 5 Therapy Visits C1F2S1 0.7123
10122 1st and 2nd Episodes, 6 Therapy Visits C1F2S2 0.8240
10123 1st and 2nd Episodes, 7 to 9 Therapy Visits C1F2S3 0.9357
10124 1st and 2nd Episodes, 10 Therapy Visits C1F2S4 1.0474
10125 1st and 2nd Episodes, 11 to 13 Therapy Visits C1F2S5 1.1591
10131 1st and 2nd Episodes, 0 to 5 Therapy Visits C1F3S1 0.7709
10132 1st and 2nd Episodes, 6 Therapy Visits C1F3S2 0.8868
10133 1st and 2nd Episodes, 7 to 9 Therapy Visits C1F3S3 1.0027
10134 1st and 2nd Episodes, 10 Therapy Visits C1F3S4 1.1186
10135 1st and 2nd Episodes, 11 to 13 Therapy Visits C1F3S5 1.2345
10211 1st and 2nd Episodes, 0 to 5 Therapy Visits C2F1S1 0.6339
10212 1st and 2nd Episodes, 6 Therapy Visits C2F1S2 0.7637
10213 1st and 2nd Episodes, 7 to 9 Therapy Visits C2F1S3 0.8935
10214 1st and 2nd Episodes, 10 Therapy Visits C2F1S4 1.0234
10215 1st and 2nd Episodes, 11 to 13 Therapy Visits C2F1S5 1.1532
10221 1st and 2nd Episodes, 0 to 5 Therapy Visits C2F2S1 0.7492
10222 1st and 2nd Episodes, 6 Therapy Visits C2F2S2 0.8661
10223 1st and 2nd Episodes, 7 to 9 Therapy Visits C2F2S3 0.9830
10224 1st and 2nd Episodes, 10 Therapy Visits C2F2S4 1.0999
10225 1st and 2nd Episodes, 11 to 13 Therapy Visits C2F2S5 1.2169
10231 1st and 2nd Episodes, 0 to 5 Therapy Visits C2F3S1 0.8079
10232 1st and 2nd Episodes, 6 Therapy Visits C2F3S2 0.9290
10233 1st and 2nd Episodes, 7 to 9 Therapy Visits C2F3S3 1.0501
10234 1st and 2nd Episodes, 10 Therapy Visits C2F3S4 1.1712
10235 1st and 2nd Episodes, 11 to 13 Therapy Visits C2F3S5 1.2923
10311 1st and 2nd Episodes, 0 to 5 Therapy Visits C3F1S1 0.6876
10312 1st and 2nd Episodes, 6 Therapy Visits C3F1S2 0.8424
10313 1st and 2nd Episodes, 7 to 9 Therapy Visits C3F1S3 0.9973
10314 1st and 2nd Episodes, 10 Therapy Visits C3F1S4 1.1522
10315 1st and 2nd Episodes, 11 to 13 Therapy Visits C3F1S5 1.3071
10321 1st and 2nd Episodes, 0 to 5 Therapy Visits C3F2S1 0.8029
10322 1st and 2nd Episodes, 6 Therapy Visits C3F2S2 0.9449
10323 1st and 2nd Episodes, 7 to 9 Therapy Visits C3F2S3 1.0868
10324 1st and 2nd Episodes, 10 Therapy Visits C3F2S4 1.2288
10325 1st and 2nd Episodes, 11 to 13 Therapy Visits C3F2S5 1.3707
10331 1st and 2nd Episodes, 0 to 5 Therapy Visits C3F3S1 0.8616
10332 1st and 2nd Episodes, 6 Therapy Visits C3F3S2 1.0077
10333 1st and 2nd Episodes, 7 to 9 Therapy Visits C3F3S3 1.1539
10334 1st and 2nd Episodes, 10 Therapy Visits C3F3S4 1.3000
10335 1st and 2nd Episodes, 11 to 13 Therapy Visits C3F3S5 1.4462
21111 1st and 2nd Episodes, 14 to 15 Therapy Visits C1F1S1 1.2201
21112 1st and 2nd Episodes, 16 to 17 Therapy Visits C1F1S2 1.4237
21113 1st and 2nd Episodes, 18 to 19 Therapy Visits C1F1S3 1.6273
21121 1st and 2nd Episodes, 14 to 15 Therapy Visits C1F2S1 1.2708
21122 1st and 2nd Episodes, 16 to 17 Therapy Visits C1F2S2 1.4643
21123 1st and 2nd Episodes, 18 to 19 Therapy Visits C1F2S3 1.6578
21131 1st and 2nd Episodes, 14 to 15 Therapy Visits C1F3S1 1.3504
21132 1st and 2nd Episodes, 16 to 17 Therapy Visits C1F3S2 1.5410
21133 1st and 2nd Episodes, 18 to 19 Therapy Visits C1F3S3 1.7316
21211 1st and 2nd Episodes, 14 to 15 Therapy Visits C2F1S1 1.2830
21212 1st and 2nd Episodes, 16 to 17 Therapy Visits C2F1S2 1.4994
21213 1st and 2nd Episodes, 18 to 19 Therapy Visits C2F1S3 1.7157
21221 1st and 2nd Episodes, 14 to 15 Therapy Visits C2F2S1 1.3338
21222 1st and 2nd Episodes, 16 to 17 Therapy Visits C2F2S2 1.5400
21223 1st and 2nd Episodes, 18 to 19 Therapy Visits C2F2S3 1.7461
21231 1st and 2nd Episodes, 14 to 15 Therapy Visits C2F3S1 1.4134
21232 1st and 2nd Episodes, 16 to 17 Therapy Visits C2F3S2 1.6167
21233 1st and 2nd Episodes, 18 to 19 Therapy Visits C2F3S3 1.8200
21311 1st and 2nd Episodes, 14 to 15 Therapy Visits C3F1S1 1.4619
21312 1st and 2nd Episodes, 16 to 17 Therapy Visits C3F1S2 1.6962
21313 1st and 2nd Episodes, 18 to 19 Therapy Visits C3F1S3 1.9304
21321 1st and 2nd Episodes, 14 to 15 Therapy Visits C3F2S1 1.5127
21322 1st and 2nd Episodes, 16 to 17 Therapy Visits C3F2S2 1.7368
21323 1st and 2nd Episodes, 18 to 19 Therapy Visits C3F2S3 1.9609
21331 1st and 2nd Episodes, 14 to 15 Therapy Visits C3F3S1 1.5923
21332 1st and 2nd Episodes, 16 to 17 Therapy Visits C3F3S2 1.8135
21333 1st and 2nd Episodes, 18 to 19 Therapy Visits C3F3S3 2.0347
22111 3rd+ Episodes, 14 to 15 Therapy Visits C1F1S1 1.2795
22112 3rd+ Episodes, 16 to 17 Therapy Visits C1F1S2 1.4633
22113 3rd+ Episodes, 18 to 19 Therapy Visits C1F1S3 1.6471
22121 3rd+ Episodes, 14 to 15 Therapy Visits C1F2S1 1.2952
22122 3rd+ Episodes, 16 to 17 Therapy Visits C1F2S2 1.4806
22123 3rd+ Episodes, 18 to 19 Therapy Visits C1F2S3 1.6659
22131 3rd+ Episodes, 14 to 15 Therapy Visits C1F3S1 1.3761
22132 3rd+ Episodes, 16 to 17 Therapy Visits C1F3S2 1.5581
22133 3rd+ Episodes, 18 to 19 Therapy Visits C1F3S3 1.7401
22211 3rd+ Episodes, 14 to 15 Therapy Visits C2F1S1 1.3660
22212 3rd+ Episodes, 16 to 17 Therapy Visits C2F1S2 1.5546
22213 3rd+ Episodes, 18 to 19 Therapy Visits C2F1S3 1.7433
22221 3rd+ Episodes, 14 to 15 Therapy Visits C2F2S1 1.3817
22222 3rd+ Episodes, 16 to 17 Therapy Visits C2F2S2 1.5719
22223 3rd+ Episodes, 18 to 19 Therapy Visits C2F2S3 1.7621
22231 3rd+ Episodes, 14 to 15 Therapy Visits C2F3S1 1.4626
22232 3rd+ Episodes, 16 to 17 Therapy Visits C2F3S2 1.6495
22233 3rd+ Episodes, 18 to 19 Therapy Visits C2F3S3 1.8364
22311 3rd+ Episodes, 14 to 15 Therapy Visits C3F1S1 1.5916
22312 3rd+ Episodes, 16 to 17 Therapy Visits C3F1S2 1.7826
22313 3rd+ Episodes, 18 to 19 Therapy Visits C3F1S3 1.9736
22321 3rd+ Episodes, 14 to 15 Therapy Visits C3F2S1 1.6073
22322 3rd+ Episodes, 16 to 17 Therapy Visits C3F2S2 1.7999
22323 3rd+ Episodes, 18 to 19 Therapy Visits C3F2S3 1.9924
22331 3rd+ Episodes, 14 to 15 Therapy Visits C3F3S1 1.6882
22332 3rd+ Episodes, 16 to 17 Therapy Visits C3F3S2 1.8774
22333 3rd+ Episodes, 18 to 19 Therapy Visits C3F3S3 2.0667
30111 3rd+ Episodes, 0 to 5 Therapy Visits C1F1S1 0.4805
30112 3rd+ Episodes, 6 Therapy Visits C1F1S2 0.6403
30113 3rd+ Episodes, 7 to 9 Therapy Visits C1F1S3 0.8001
30114 3rd+ Episodes, 10 Therapy Visits C1F1S4 0.9599
30115 3rd+ Episodes, 11 to 13 Therapy Visits C1F1S5 1.1197
30121 3rd+ Episodes, 0 to 5 Therapy Visits C1F2S1 0.5648
30122 3rd+ Episodes, 6 Therapy Visits C1F2S2 0.7109
30123 3rd+ Episodes, 7 to 9 Therapy Visits C1F2S3 0.8570
30124 3rd+ Episodes, 10 Therapy Visits C1F2S4 1.0031
30125 3rd+ Episodes, 11 to 13 Therapy Visits C1F2S5 1.1492
30131 3rd+ Episodes, 0 to 5 Therapy Visits C1F3S1 0.6114
30132 3rd+ Episodes, 6 Therapy Visits C1F3S2 0.7644
30133 3rd+ Episodes, 7 to 9 Therapy Visits C1F3S3 0.9173
30134 3rd+ Episodes, 10 Therapy Visits C1F3S4 1.0703
30135 3rd+ Episodes, 11 to 13 Therapy Visits C1F3S5 1.2232
30211 3rd+ Episodes, 0 to 5 Therapy Visits C2F1S1 0.4961
30212 3rd+ Episodes, 6 Therapy Visits C2F1S2 0.6700
30213 3rd+ Episodes, 7 to 9 Therapy Visits C2F1S3 0.8440
30214 3rd+ Episodes, 10 Therapy Visits C2F1S4 1.0180
30215 3rd+ Episodes, 11 to 13 Therapy Visits C2F1S5 1.1920
30221 3rd+ Episodes, 0 to 5 Therapy Visits C2F2S1 0.5803
30222 3rd+ Episodes, 6 Therapy Visits C2F2S2 0.7406
30223 3rd+ Episodes, 7 to 9 Therapy Visits C2F2S3 0.9009
30224 3rd+ Episodes, 10 Therapy Visits C2F2S4 1.0612
30225 3rd+ Episodes, 11 to 13 Therapy Visits C2F2S5 1.2214
30231 3rd+ Episodes, 0 to 5 Therapy Visits C2F3S1 0.6270
30232 3rd+ Episodes, 6 Therapy Visits C2F3S2 0.7941
30233 3rd+ Episodes, 7 to 9 Therapy Visits C2F3S3 0.9612
30234 3rd+ Episodes, 10 Therapy Visits C2F3S4 1.1284
30235 3rd+ Episodes, 11 to 13 Therapy Visits C2F3S5 1.2955
30311 3rd+ Episodes, 0 to 5 Therapy Visits C3F1S1 0.6211
30312 3rd+ Episodes, 6 Therapy Visits C3F1S2 0.8152
30313 3rd+ Episodes, 7 to 9 Therapy Visits C3F1S3 1.0093
30314 3rd+ Episodes, 10 Therapy Visits C3F1S4 1.2034
30315 3rd+ Episodes, 11 to 13 Therapy Visits C3F1S5 1.3975
30321 3rd+ Episodes, 0 to 5 Therapy Visits C3F2S1 0.7054
30322 3rd+ Episodes, 6 Therapy Visits C3F2S2 0.8858
30323 3rd+ Episodes, 7 to 9 Therapy Visits C3F2S3 1.0662
30324 3rd+ Episodes, 10 Therapy Visits C3F2S4 1.2466
30325 3rd+ Episodes, 11 to 13 Therapy Visits C3F2S5 1.4269
30331 3rd+ Episodes, 0 to 5 Therapy Visits C3F3S1 0.7521
30332 3rd+ Episodes, 6 Therapy Visits C3F3S2 0.9393
30333 3rd+ Episodes, 7 to 9 Therapy Visits C3F3S3 1.1265
30334 3rd+ Episodes, 10 Therapy Visits C3F3S4 1.3138
30335 3rd+ Episodes, 11 to 13 Therapy Visits C3F3S5 1.5010
40111 All Episodes, 20+ Therapy Visits C1F1S1 1.8309
40121 All Episodes, 20+ Therapy Visits C1F2S1 1.8512
40131 All Episodes, 20+ Therapy Visits C1F3S1 1.9222
40211 All Episodes, 20+ Therapy Visits C2F1S1 1.9320
40221 All Episodes, 20+ Therapy Visits C2F2S1 1.9523
40231 All Episodes, 20+ Therapy Visits C2F3S1 2.0233
40311 All Episodes, 20+ Therapy Visits C3F1S1 2.1647
40321 All Episodes, 20+ Therapy Visits C3F2S1 2.1850
40331 All Episodes, 20+ Therapy Visits C3F3S1 2.2559


On page 39906, second column, line 31 the number "0.1" is corrected to read "1.8".

Dated: July 29, 2015.

Madhura Valverde,

Executive Secretary to the Department, Department of Health and Human Services.

[FR Doc. 2015-19079 Filed 8-3-15; 8:45 am]

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