FY 2010 IPPS proposed rule posted, open for public comment

May 4, 2009

The proposed rule for changes to the hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) for acute care hospitals and Fiscal Year 2010 rates is on display and is open for public comment through June 30. Included in the regulation are proposed changes to the Reporting Hospital Quality Data for Annual Payment Update (RHQDAPU) initiative.

The proposed rule, CMS-1406-P, was posted on May 1 and published in the May 22 Federal Register. It can be accessed from the FY 2010 Proposed Rule page of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website. Details regarding the RHQDAPU program begin on page 87 (24165) of the downloadable PDF file, CMS-1406-P (Proposed Rule).

Comments on specific issues in the regulation may be submitted electronically at Regulations.gov (http://www.regulations.gov).

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