Final Rule - Promoting Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Part II - Informational Only

• Publication of Final Rule: CMS-3267-F was published on May 12, 2014. In this final rule we implement reforms in Medicare regulations that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has identified as unnecessary, obsolete, or excessively burdensome on health care providers and beneficiaries, as well as certain regulations under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA).
• Effective Date: These regulations are effective on July 11, 2014, with the exception of amendments to 42 CFR Part 483 related to nursing home sprinklers, which are effective May 12, 2014.