Regulatory Information Center Updates: May 05, 2026


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Medicare Program Integrity Manual Document #
Chapter 5 – Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Items and Services Having Special DME Review Considerations pim83c05
Chapter 12 – The Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Program pim83c12
Federal Register/Notice Document #
Statement of Delegation of Authority 2026-08337
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 2026-08421
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 2026-08460
Medicare Program: Public Meeting Regarding New and Reconsidered Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Codes for the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2027 2026-08511
Medicare Program: Rechartering, Membership, and Meeting Announcement for the Medicare Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests 2026-08512
Medicare Program; Meeting Announcement for the Public and the Medicare Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests-September 2026 2026-08513
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 2026-08542
OIG HHS/Reports Document #
CMS Could Strengthen Medicare Program Safeguards To Prevent and Detect Potentially Improper Payments for Virtual Check-in and E-visit Services A-05-23-00001
Most Nursing Homes Throughout the United States Do Not Have Adequate or Reliable Emergency Power Systems A-02-23-01022
CMS Center/Transmittals Document #
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) in the Home for the Treatment of Chronic Respiratory Failure (CRF) Consequent to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) R13756CP
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) in the Home for the Treatment of Chronic Respiratory Failure (CRF) Consequent to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) R13756NCD
This transmittal updates Chapter 45, Community Mental Health Center Cost Report, Form CMS-2088-17, by revising the existing instructions and electronic cost report (ECR) specifications. R6P245i
This transmittal updates Chapter 42, Independent Renal Dialysis Facility Cost Report, Form CMS-265-11, by revising the existing instructions and electronic cost report (ECR) specifications. R14P242i
This transmittal updates Chapter 43, Hospice Cost Report (Form CMS-1984-14), to revise and modify the forms and instructions. R8P243i
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 R13757CP
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)- July 2026. R13760OTN
Technical revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix X for transplant programs. R240SOMA