Section 6001(a) of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (the ACA) amended section
1877(d)(2) and (d)(3) of the Act to impose additional restrictions
in order to qualify for the rural provider and whole hospital
exceptions under the physician self-referral law. Among those
restrictions were provisions requiring hospitals to prevent
conflicts of interest by disclosing physician ownership or
investment interest to patients and also requiring hospitals to
take certain steps to ensure patient safety.
PL:
Pub.L. 106 - 224 5006 Name of Law: Development of Strategic
Plan Regarding Physician Investment in Specialty Hospitals.
PL:
Pub.L. 111 - 148 6001 Name of Law: Limitation on Medicare
Exception to the Prohibition on Certain Physician Referrals for
Hospitals.
US Code: 42
USC 1395x(e) Name of Law: definition of the term
PL:
Pub.L. 109 - 171 5006(a)(1) Name of Law: Deficit Reduction
Act
US Code:
42 USC 1395i-4(c) Name of Law: Medicare Ruaral Hospital
Flexibility Program Described
We are adjusting our burden
estimate to reflect the changes in the number of physician owned
hospitals and CAHs from the previous package which was 265 compared
to the current number of 81. Additionally, for CY 2016 there were
changes in the number of inpatient and outpatient claims submitted
to the MACs for payment from hospitals and CAHs. This current claim
information was used to calculate burden associated with the
estimated inpatients and outpatients that are required to receive
disclosure notices. These changes decreased the estimated burden
hours from 333,583 to 181,505.
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with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
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(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
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and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.