Regulatory Information Center Updates: June 16, 2026


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Federal Register/Notice Document #
Announcement of the Approval of COLA as an Accreditation Organization for the Specialty of Histocompatibility Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 2026-11618
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 2026-11638
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 2026-11643
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 2026-11647
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority 2026-11743
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 2026-12105
Federal Register/Rule Document #
Medicare Program; Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations (AOs) and Preventing AO Conflicts of Interest, and Related Provisions 2026-12069
Federal Register Proposed Rule Document #
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program 2026-12059
OIG HHS/Reports Document #
The Office of Refugee Resettlement Needs To Improve Its Monitoring of Unlicensed Unaccompanied Alien Children Program Care Providers’ Compliance With Background Check Requirements A-06-24-07001
Community Behavioral Health Did Not Comply With Requirements When Denying Prior Authorization Requests A-03-24-00204
California Made at Least $13.9 Million More in Medicaid Reimbursements for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services Than Was Allowed by Federal and State Requirements OAS-25-01-076
The Three Largest Medicare Advantage Organizations Denied Requests for Long-Term Acute Care and Inpatient Rehabilitation at Some of the Highest Rates OEI-09-24-00330
Medicare Advantage Organizations Overturned Nearly All Appealed Prior Authorization Denials for Skilled Nursing Facility Admission, Raising Concerns About Initial Denials OEI-09-24-00331
Congressional Mandate: Part B Billing Codes for Six Drugs Included Noncovered Self-Administered Versions During January 2025 - March 2026 OEI-BL-26-00200
A Small Southeastern Hospital Had Effective Cybersecurity Controls To Prevent, Detect, and Respond To Cyberattacks OAS-25-18-033
CMS Center/Transmittals Document #
Updates of Chapters 3, 4, and Exhibits in Publication (Pub.) 100-08, Including Updates to the Provider Notification Process and Vetting with the CMS Process R13821PI
Quarterly Update to the End Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System (ESRD PPS) R13822CP
Updates to the Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-06, Chapter 3, Overpayments, Section 140-140.8.4 - Bankruptcy R13825FM
Medicare Beneficiary Date of Death - Manual Update R13826CP
Revisions to State Operations Manual (SOM), Chapter 5 R243SOMA
The Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) Submission of Copybook Files to the Provider Statistical & Reimbursement (PS&R) System R13785FM