Public Policy
Rules from and comments to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Below is information about Medicare and Medicaid regulations impacting infection prevention. The regulations are listed in reverse chronological order (most recent first), and every subject area includes APIC comments and CMS proposed and final rules, also in reverse chronological order. The final rule will be at the top of the subject area, when such a rule is published.
- Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2013, CMS final rule, August 31, 2012
- APIC comments, June 25, 2012
- CMS proposed rule, May 11, 2012
- Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System for calendar year (CY) 2013, CMS final rule, November 15, 2012
- APIC and SHEA comments, August 30, 2012
- CMS proposed rule, July 30, 2012
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for CY 2013, CMS final rule, November 9, 2012
- APIC comments, August 29, 2012
- CMS proposed rule, July 11, 2012
- Physician fee schedule payment policies, CMS final rule, November 16, 2012
- APIC comments, August 29, 2012
- CMS proposed rule, July 30, 2012
- Medicare and Medicaid hospital and critical access hospital Conditions of Participation, CMS final rule, May 16, 2012
- APIC comments, December 19, 2011
- CMS proposed rule, October 24, 2011
- Medicare and Medicaid regulatory efficiency, transparency, and burden reduction provisions, CMS final rule, May 16, 2012
- APIC comments, December 19, 2011
- CMS proposed rule, October 24, 2011
- Medicare and Medicaid programs; electronic health record incentive program - stage 2, APIC comments, April 30, 2012
- Medicare Advantage and long-term care Conditions of Participation, CMS final rule, April 12, 2012
- Hospital OPPS and ASC Payment System for CY 2012, CMS final rule, November 30, 2011
- ESRD PPS for CY 2012, CMS final rule, November 10, 2011
- APIC comments, August 10, 2011
- CMS proposed rule, July 8, 2011
- Accountable Care Organization (ACOs), CMS final rule November 2, 2011
- Hospital IPPS for fiscal year (FY) 2012, CMS final rule, August 18, 2011
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) PPS for FY 2012, CMS final rule, August 5, 2011
- Medicare/Medicaid influenza vaccination standard, APIC comments, June 21, 2011
- Medicaid Health-Care Acquired Conditions (HCACs), CMS final rule, June 6, 2011
- Hospital Inpatient Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program, CMS final rule, May 6, 2011
- Hospital OPPS and ASC Payment System for CY 2011, CMS final rule, November 24, 2010
- Hospital IPPS for FY 2011, CMS final rule, August 16, 2010
- Meaningful Use of electronic health records, CMS correction to final rule December 29, 2010
- Hospital OPPS and ASC Payment System for CY 2010, CMS technical corrections to final rule, December 31, 2009
- Hospital IPPS for FY 2010, CMS corrections to final rule, October 7, 2009
- Hospital OPPS and ASC Payment System for CY 2009, CMS final rule, November 18, 2008
- Hospital IPPS for FY 2009, CMS final rule, August 19, 2008
Other documents
- Current and proposed effective dates for healthcare facility reporting to CMS via the National Healthcare Safety Network (NSHN)
- CMS letter to state survey agency directors on use of single-dose vials, June 15, 2012
- CMS list of hospitals selected for FY 2014 CLABSI validation
- CMS hospital infection control surveyor worksheet, CMS revised draft worksheet, May 18, 2012
- Hospital Compare website
- CMS overview of Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HACs) and Present on Admission (POA) indicator policy
- Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HAC) fact sheet, October 2010
- Interpretive guidelines for Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) Conditions of Coverage, December 30, 2009
- Hospital interpretive guidelines for infection control, November 21, 2007
