Regulatory Information Center Updates: March 31, 2026


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Forms Document #
Hospice Request For Certification In Medicare CMS 417
Fire Safety Evaluation System - Health Care 2012 Life Safety Code CMS 2786T
Federal Register- Notices Document #
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 2026-05743
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 2026-05915
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 2026-06018
OIG HHS/Reports Document #
Review of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Compliance With the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 for Fiscal Year 2025 OAS-25-18-041
Congressional Mandate: Part B Payment Amounts for One Drug Included Noncovered Self-Administered Versions in 2024 OEI-BL-25-00110
Selected Diabetes and Weight Loss Drugs Were Dispensed to Michigan Medicaid Managed Care Enrollees in Accordance With Federal and State Requirements OAS-25-05-067
Medicare Home Health Agency Provider Compliance Audit: VNS Health A-02-22-01023
CMS Center/Transmittals Document #
Implementation CR - Send Transplant Program Hospital Type and the New Organ Types to the Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) on Provider Enrollment Chain & Ownership System (PECOS) Extract Files and for FISS to Process so PECOS is the system of Record for the Transplant Program Hospital Type and for the Organs Type Transplanted at the Hospital R13698CP
July 2026 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files R13670CP
Quarterly Update to the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Procedure-to-Procedure (PTP) Edits, Version 32.2, Effective July 1, 2026 R13667CP
Claims Adjustment Reason Code (CARC), Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC), Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP), and PC Print Update R13666CP
Update to the Internet Only Manual (IOM) Publication 100-04, Chapter 18, Sections 210- 210.4 in Reference to Change Request (CR) 14388 “Billing Code Clarification for National Coverage Determination (NCD) 210.13 Screening for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in Adults” R13680CP
July 2026 Quarterly Update to Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes Used for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Enforcement R13684CP
April Quarterly Update for 2026 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule R13685CP
This purpose of this Change Request (CR) is to establish a quarterly recurring update, provide instructions for MCS system changes required to automate the AOC File retrieval as well as establish standardized MCS auditing for claims processing. R13705OTN
April 2026 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) R13702CP
Update to the Internet Only Manual (IOM) Publication (Pub.) 100-04, Chapter 32, Section 10.1 Incorporating Manual Updates from Change Request (CR) 11650 - National Coverage Determination (NCD) 20.19 Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) and CR 12376 – Revisions to Chapters 13, 18 and 32 To Update Coding R13700CP
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 R13703OTN