2019-08181: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Interoperability and Patient Access for Medicare Advantage Organization and Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, CHIP Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, Issuers of Qualified Health Plans in the Federally-facilitated Exchanges and Health Care Providers; Supplement and Extension of Comment Period

Summary

This document extends the comment period for the proposed rule entitled "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Interoperability and Patient Access for Medicare Advantage Organization and Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, CHIP Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, Issuers of Qualified Health Plans in the Federally-facilitated Exchanges and Health Care Providers" that appeared in the March 4, 2019 Federal Register. The comment period for the proposed rule, which would end on May 3, 2019, is extended 30 days to June 3, 2019. We additionally note that based on public comments received on this proposed rule, we will adjust the effective dates of our policies to allow for adequate implementation timelines, as appropriate.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 9 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

• 42 CFR 406 Hospital Insurance Eligibility and Entitlement
• 42 CFR 407 Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) Enrollment and Entitlement
• 42 CFR 422 Medicare Advantage Program
• 42 CFR 423 Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
• 42 CFR 431 State Organization and General Administration
• 42 CFR 438 Managed Care
• 42 CFR 457 Allotments and Grants to States
• 42 CFR 482 Conditions of Participation for Hospitals
• 42 CFR 485 Conditions of Participation: Specialized Providers