Federal register
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This notice sets forth the name, address, service area, and date of qualification of an entity determined by the secretary to be a qualified health maintenance organization (HMO). In addition, the service areas of two previously qualified HMOs have been changed.
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This notice establishes schedules of salary equivalency guidelines for Medicare program reimbursement for the reasonable costs of respiratory therapy services furnished under an arrangement with a hospital or other institution. These schedules update the schedule of guidelines that was published in the Federal Register on October 6, 1978 (43 FR 46378) with respect to registered therapists and certified therapists. ⋯ These schedules are to be used by the Medicare program's fiscal intermediaries to determine the maximum hourly amount that the Medicare program will pay to a hospital or other institution for covered respiratory therapy services furnished under an arrangement. In addition, these guidelines would also apply, where appropriate, to reimbursement under the Medicaid program as specified in 42 CFR 447.250 et seq. of the regulations.