[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 220 (Friday, November 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-9087-N]
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program
Issuances--July Through September 2014
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This quarterly notice lists CMS manual instructions,
substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register
notices that were published from July through September 2014, 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.
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Addenda Contact Phone No.
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I CMS Manual Instructions........ Ismael Torres..... (410) 786-1864
II Regulation Documents Published Terri Plumb....... (410) 786-4481
in the Federal Register.
III CMS Rulings.................. Tiffany Lafferty.. (410) 786-7548
IV Medicare National Coverage Wanda Belle....... (410) 786-7491
Determinations.
V FDA-Approved Category B IDEs... John Manlove...... (410) 786-6877
VI Collections of Information.... Mitch Bryman...... (410) 786-5258
VII Medicare-Approved Carotid Lori Ashby........ (410) 786-6322
Stent Facilities.
VIII American College of Marie Casey, BSN, (410) 786-7861
Cardiology-National MPH.
Cardiovascular Data Registry
Sites.
IX Medicare's Active Coverage- JoAnna Baldwin.... (410) 786-7205
Related Guidance Documents.
X One-time Notices Regarding JoAnna Baldwin.... (410) 786-7205
National Coverage Provisions.
XI National Oncologic Positron Stuart Caplan, RN, (410) 786-8564
Emission Tomography Registry MAS.
Sites.
XII Medicare-Approved Ventricular Marie Casey, BSN, (410) 786-7861
Assist Device (Destination MPH.
Therapy) Facilities.
XIII Medicare-Approved Lung Marie Casey, BSN, (410) 786-7861
Volume Reduction Surgery MPH.
Facilities.
XIV Medicare-Approved Bariatric Jamie Hermansen... (410) 786-2064
Surgery Facilities.
XV Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Stuart Caplan, RN, (410) 786-8564
Emission Tomography for Dementia MAS.
Trials.
All Other Information............ Annette Brewer.... (410) 786-6580
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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 Web site or the appropriate data
registries that are used as our resources. This information is the most
current up-to-date information and will be available earlier than we
publish our quarterly notice. We believe the Web site list provides
more timely access for beneficiaries, providers, and suppliers. We also
believe the Web site offers a more convenient tool for the public to
find the full list of qualified providers for these specific services
and offers more flexibility and ``real time'' accessibility. In
addition, many of the Web sites have listservs; that is, the public can
subscribe and receive immediate notification of any updates to the Web
site. These listservs avoid the need to check the Web site, as
notification of updates is automatic and sent to the subscriber as they
occur. If assessing a Web site proves to be difficult, the contact
person listed can provide information.
III. How To Use the Notice
This notice is organized into 15 addenda so that a reader may
access the subjects published during the quarter covered by the notice
to determine whether any are of particular interest. We expect this
notice to be used in concert with previously published notices. Those
unfamiliar with a description of our Medicare manuals should view the
manuals at http://www.cms.gov/manuals.
Dated: November 7, 2014.
Kathleen Cantwell,
Director, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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