…ction 3001(c) and subsequently determine whether to propose the adoption of any grouping of such standards, implementation specifications, or certification criteria. The Secretary is required to publish all determinations in the Federal Register. Section 3004(b)(3) of the PHSA ti…

…ations A. Proposed Changes to Microbiology PT 1. Categories of Testing 2. Major Groups of Microorganisms 3. Declaration of Patient Reporting Practices 4. Gram Stain PT 5. Mixed Culture Requirement 6. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing 7. Direct Antigen Testing B. Proposed Chang…

… Exclusions Borrower Defense to Repayment—Adjudication (§§ Part 685, Subpart D) Group Process and Group Timelines Forms of Evidence Institutional Response Process Process Based on Prior Secretarial Actions Record Retention Borrower Status During Adjudication/Forbearance/Stopped E…

…orting System (PQRS) Criteria for Satisfactory Reporting for Individual EPs and Group Practices for the 2018 PQRS Payment Adjustment 1. Background 2. Previously Finalized Satisfactory Reporting Criteria for Individual EPs and Group Practices for the 2018 PQRS Payment Adjustment 3…

…ations A. Proposed Changes to Microbiology PT 1. Categories of Testing 2. Major Groups of Microorganisms 3. Declaration of Patient Reporting Practices 4. Gram Stain PT 5. Mixed Culture Requirement 6. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing 7. Direct Antigen Testing B. Proposed Chang…

…of Limitations) General Process Process for Individual Borrowers (§ 685.222(e)) Group Process for Borrower Defenses Statutory Authority Independence of Hearing Officials Single Fact-Finding Process Group Process: Bifurcation Meet and Confer Prior to Initiation of Group Process In…

…ses to Public Comments A. Part 147—Health Insurance Reform Requirements for the Group and Individual Health Insurance Markets 1. Guaranteed Availability of Coverage (§ 147.104) a. Special Enrollment Periods (§ 147.104(b)(2)) B. Part 155—Exchange Establishment Standards and Other …

…and of the changes in the regulations since publication of the NPRM follows. We group major issues according to subject, with appropriate sections of the regulations referenced in parentheses. We discuss other substantive issues under the sections of the regulations to which they…

…gic fever viruses (Junin, Machupo, Sabia, Guanarito, and Lassa). As a taxonomic group, the hemorrhagic arenaviruses exhibit distinct differences in morbidity, mortality, transmissibility, and degree of pathogenicity. Therefore our consideration of whether to add a particular aren…

…XVII to the Public Health Service (PHS) Act to establish various reforms to the group and individual health insurance markets. These provisions of the PHS Act were later augmented by other laws, including the ACA. Subtitles A and C of title I of the ACA reorganized, amended, and …

…Plan Year b. Large Employer and Small Employer B. Part 146—Requirements for the Group Health Insurance Market 1. Guaranteed Availability of Coverage for Employers in the Small Group Market (§ 146.150) C. Part 147—Health Insurance Reform Requirements for the Group and Individual H…

…ations A. Proposed Changes to Microbiology PT 1. Categories of Testing 2. Major Groups of Microorganisms 3. Declaration of Patient Reporting Practices 4. Gram Stain PT 5. Mixed Culture Requirement 6. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing 7. Direct Antigen Testing B. Proposed Chang…

…ations A. Proposed Changes to Microbiology PT 1. Categories of Testing 2. Major Groups of Microorganisms 3. Declaration of Patient Reporting Practices 4. Gram Stain PT 5. Mixed Culture Requirement 6. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing 7. Direct Antigen Testing B. Proposed Chang…

…for the Elderly (PACE) Summary of Regulatory Changes C. Insurance Exchanges and Group and Individual Health Insurance Markets 1. Comments and Responses to 45 CFR 147.104(e) , 155.120(c) , 155.220(j) , 156.125(b) , 156.200(e) , and 156.1230(b) 2. Health Insurance Exchanges a. Non-…

…ted Excepted Benefits: Hospital Indemnity or Other Fixed Indemnity Insurance 1. Group Market Regulations and Guidance 2. Individual Market Regulations and Guidance E. Tax Treatment and Substantiation Requirements for Amounts Received From Fixed Indemnity Insurance and Certain Oth…