Special Requirements for
Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) (CMS-10863)
New
collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
08/28/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
68
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272
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This is a request for a new
information collection request related to the special requirements
for Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) and is associated with final
rulemaking. The statutory authority for REHs as a new provider
type, effective January 1, 2023, is set forth at §125 of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021, which added §1861(kkk)
to the Social Security Act (the Act). In the final rule, which went
on display on the Federal Register website on August 1, 2023, we
finalized new regulations which implement requirements for the
additional information that an eligible facility is required to
submit when applying for enrollment as a Rural Emergency Hospital
(REH), as required by section 125 of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021. We also finalized updates to
certain definitions in the survey and certification regulations to
include REHs as a provider type. Specifically, we finalized updates
to “Provider of services or provider” at 42 CFR 488.1; to
“Statutory basis” at §488.2; “Documentation of findings” at
§488.18; and “Requirements for providers” at §489.102. In this
final rule, we also finalized new regulations at 42 CFR § 488.70,
titled Special Requirements for Rural Emergency Hospitals, which
codify the statutory requirement that eligible facilities that
submit an application for enrollment as an REH under section
1866(j) of the Act must also submit additional information and also
what information must be submitted. In an earlier final rule that
was published on November 23, 2022 (87 FR 71748), we finalized
regulations which set forth the eligibility requirements for REHs,
including the type of health care facilities that are eligible to
apply for participation and an REH, and a requirement that eligible
facilities be enrolled and certified to participate in Medicare as
of December 27, 2020. Also in the November 23, 2022 final rule, CMS
established REH CoPs at new Subpart E of 42 CFR Part 485, which are
Medicare standard REHs must meet to ensure the health and safety of
patients who will receive REH services.
US Code:
42
USC 1395X Name of Law: Social Security Act
PL:
Pub.L. 116 - 260 125 Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations
Act of 2021
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(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
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
CMS-10863 Supporting Statement for Special Requirements for REHs.08.23.23.docx
Special Requirements for Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs)