Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board Procedures and Criteria and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR, Section 412.256

Section 1886(d)(10) of the Social Security Act established the Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board (MGCRB), an entity with the authority to accept short-term hospital inpatient prospective payment system applications from hospitals requesting geographic reclassification for wage index or standardized amount payment purposes and issue decisions on these requests. This regulation sets up the application process for prospective payment system hospitals that choose to appeal their geographic status to the MGCRB.

The latest form for Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board Procedures and Criteria and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR, Section 412.256 expires 2021-01-31 and can be found here.