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CMS-1403-FC
The following is a summary of the comments received
concerning the technical change and our responses.
Comment: Most commenters responded in support of this
proposed revision. Some commenters stated that this
requirement, which is an unfunded mandate, is burdensome,
and that patients often resent being required to release
their personal information to a social worker they will
likely never meet or work with. The commenters also agreed
that social and vocational services are outside the scope
of practice for rehabilitation agencies.
Response: We thank the commenters for their support of
this change. As a result of the public comments, we are
finalizing the provision as proposed.
We also proposed to make a conforming change at
§485.717, the Condition of participation: Rehabilitation
program. At 485.711(b)(3), we proposed to remove the
reference to §410.61(e), since §410.61(e) no longer exists
in regulation.
The following is a summary of the comments received
concerning this technical change and our responses.
Comment: Some commenters concurred with this
conforming change while others objected to this conforming
change because the commenters believe that we did not also
address the statement in §485.711(b)(3) that states that
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