ATRA LEGISLATIVE ALERT | MAY 22, 2018

ATRA members:

The Federal Public Policy is seeking feedback from you on the proposed rules for inpatient settings covered by Medicare. Please take a moment to serve as an advocate for recreational therapy and the people that we serve by reviewing the proposed rules for your practice setting:

LONG TERM ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL QUALITY REPORTING PROGRAM:

• Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
• Comments due by June 25, 2018
• View the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Quality Reporting (QRP) webpage for more information.

 INPATIENT REHABILITATION QUALITY REPORTING PROGRAM:

• Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Proposed Rule
• Comments due by June 26, 2018
• View the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) webpage for more information.

SKILLED NURSING FACILITY QUALITY REPORTING PROGRAM:

• FY 2019 SNF Prospective Payment System (PPS) Proposed Rule
• Comments due by June 26, 2018
• View the SNF QRP webpage for more information.

 HOSPICE QUALITY REPORTING PROGRAM:

• Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements Proposed Rule
• Comments due by June 26, 2018
• View the Hospice QRP webpage for more information.

If you have suggestions, comments or recommendations, please send them to Dawn DeVries at devridaw@gvsu.edu with CMS Proposed Rule in the subject by June 10.

Your feedback will be included in ATRA’s written comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Thank you!