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REGULATIONS,
RULES, & LEGISLATION RESOURCES
CODE
OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR)
Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) - Office of the Law Revision Counsel:
Links to the Office of the Law Revision Counsel database of the
Code of Federal Regulations. This database is searchable by narrative
text.
Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) - Office of the Federal Registrar,
National Archives & Records Administration: Links to the
Code of Federal Regulations database sponsored by the Office of
the Federal Registrar, National Archives & Records Administration
on the US Government Printing Office web site. This web page is
searchable by CFR Title/Section. Marking "Summary" will
display the text of the referenced regulation.
NOTICES,
PROPOSED RULES, FINAL RULES
CMS
revises Process for Medicare National Coverage Determinations:
On
September 26, 2003 in the Federal Register, CMS announced a revision
to the process it will use to make Medicare national coverage
determinations. Notice 68FR55634 includes the general principles
under which determinations are made, the process for making determinations
through various tracks, and the reconsideration process. The changes
are effective October 27, 2003.
CMS
Announces CHAP Reapproval for Hospices, New Survey Conditions:
On September 26, 2003, CMS announced in the Federal Register
that the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) has been
reapproved to a national accreditation program for hospices that
request participation in the Medicare or Medicaid program. The
deeming authority for CHAP will last until November 21, 2009.
CMS' announcement (68FR55616) and the standards by which CHAP's
survey conditions will be changed are contained in the Federal
Register.
Requirements
for Paid Feeding Assistants in Long Term Care Facilities:
On
September 26, 2003, CMS published the final rule with the requirements
for long term care facilities who participate in the Medicare
and Medicaid Programs for Paid Feeding Assistants in LTC. Ohio
is currently working on the state rules that will allow the use
of feeding assistants and delineate the curriculum that must be
used for the training.
Link: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html
Federal
Register:
Links
to the searchable database of the Federal Register from 1995 to
present. Site maintained by the National Archives and Records
Administration.
Regulations.gov:
An online rulemaking web site that provides easy access, by federal
agency, to regulations published for comment in the Federal Register.
Forms are available in both electronic and manual form for submitting
comments on the proposed rules.
LEGISLATION
Thomas:
Legislative Information on the Internet: A service of the
US Congress through it's library, this web site provides full
text of pending legislation, passed legislation, and e-mail directories
for the US Congress.
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