2006 proposed fee schedule - American Society of Clinical Oncology

We are soliciting public comment on each of these
issues for the following sections of this document that
contain information collection requirements:
Section 413.180 Procedures for requesting exceptions to
payment rates
Paragraph (b) specifies the criteria for a pediatric
ESRD facility requesting an exception to payment rates.
Paragraph (e) outlines the documentation that a
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pediatric ESRD facility must submit to CMS when requesting
an exception to its payment rates. Paragraph (i) discusses
the period of approval for payment exception requests. A
prospective exception payment rate approved by CMS applies
for the period from the date the complete exception request
was filed with its intermediary until thirty days after the
intermediary’s receipt of the facility’s letter notifying
the intermediary of the facility’s request to give up its
exception rate.
The burden associated with the requirements in
paragraph (e) is the time and effort required by the
facility to prepare and submit the exception request to CMS.
The burden associated with the requirement in paragraph (i)
is the time and effort required by the facility to draft and
mail the letter that notifies the intermediary of the
facilities request to give up its exception rate.