Medicare program; electronic submission of cost reports: revision to effective date of cost reporting period. Interim final rule with comment period.
This interim final rule with comment period revises the existing effective date by which all organ procurement organizations (OPOs), rural health clinics (RHCs), Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), and community mental health centers (CMHCs) are required to submit their Medicare cost reports in a standardized electronic format from cost reporting periods ending on or after December 31, 2004 to cost reporting periods ending on or after March 31, 2005. This interim final rule with comment does not affect the current cost reporting requirement for hospices and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) facilities. Hospices and ESRD facilities are required to continue to submit cost reports under the Medicare regulations in a standardized electronic format for cost reporting periods ending on or after December 31, 2004.
D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D001330:Electronic Data Processing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States