Regulatory Information Center Updates: April 21, 2026


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Medicare Claim Processing Manual Document #
Chapter 4 - Part B Hospital (Including Inpatient Hospital Part B and OPPS) clm104c04
Chapter 18 - Preventive and Screening Services clm104c18
Chapter 24 – General EDI and EDI Support Requirements, Electronic Claims, and Mandatory Electronic Filing of Medicare Claims clm104c24
Federal Register/Notice Document #
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 2026-07401
Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 2026-07440
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 2026-07583
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 2026-07634
Federal Register Proposed Rule Document #
Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Changes; Correction 2026-07470
OIG HHS/Reports Document #
CMS Has Limited Oversight of Selected Compounded Drugs Prescribed to Medicare Part D Enrollees A-05-21-00008
Transmittal Document #
Extensions of Certain Temporary Changes to the Low-Volume Hospital Payment Adjustment and the Medicare-Dependent Hospital (MDH) Program under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 R13735OTN
Require Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) Users to Begin Using Phishing-resistant Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for Login R13736OTN
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Front End Updates for October 2026 R13742OTN
Completion of Changes to Remove Reliance on the AX Modifier to Accurately Pay End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Claims R13740CP
Laboratory Specimen Collection Travel Allowance Billing to the Tenth of a Mile R13746CP
National Fee Schedule for Vaccine Administration Quarterly Update - July 2026 R13733CP