Federal register
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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.
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This document amends the regulations for delegations of authority to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and the redelegation of authority to agency officials. This action is taken because of a new delegation of authority under Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act.
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This Notice sets forth advance information regarding amendments to the regulations governing certificate of need reviews by health systems agencies and State health planning and development agencies. This Notice is intended to provide early guidance to States prior to publication of interim final regulations implementing the amendments to certificate of need provisions of the Public Health Service Act made by the Health Planning and Resources Development Amendments of 1979 (Pub. L 96-79). ⋯ Under the amended provisions of the Public Health Service Act, the planning agencies are required to review and determine the need for proposed capital expenditures, institutional health services and major medical equipment. The Secretary intends to publish these interim final regulations within a few weeks. Following consideration of comments which will be solicited with regard to the interim regulations, the Secretary will publish an analysis of the comments and will revise those regulations as appropriate.