Regulatory Information Center Updates: September 30, 2025


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CMS Center/Transmittals

Document #

Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Corrections to Interrupted Stay Edits to Include Prospective Payment System (PPS) Swing Bed Providers.

R13433OTN

This transmittal updates Chapter 40, Hospital and Hospital Health Care Complex Cost Report (Form CMS-2552-10), by clarifying and revising the existing instructions and by revising existing edits. Effective dates vary. R24P240i
This transmittal updates Chapter 48, Home Office Cost Statement, Form CMS-287-22, to clarify instructions effective for cost reporting periods ending on or after August 31, 2025. R5P248i
This transmittal updates Chapter 44, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) Cost Report,Form CMS-224-14, by clarifying the existing instructions, forms, and electronic cost report (ECR) specifications. R8P244i
Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) 3-Day Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Waiver – Implementation R13434DEMO
October Quarterly Update for 2025 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule R13436CP
OIG HHS/Reports Document #

Seventeen of Twenty-Five Selected Hospitals Did Not Comply or May Not Have Complied With the Provider Relief Fund Balance Billing Requirement

A-02-22-01018

Deficiencies With Incorporating Required Cybersecurity Language in HHS Contracts and Timeliness of Contractor Incident Reporting A-18-22-06100
Hospitals Charged CMS for Trauma Team Activations That Did Not Comply With Federal Requirements A-01-23-00500
Medicare Claims Processing Manual Document #
Chapter 1 - General Billing Requirements clm104c01
Federal Register/Notice Document #
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 2025-18448
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 2025-18506
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 2025-18533
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 2025-18649
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 30-Day Emergency Extension Request 2025-18826
Medicare Program Integrity Manual Document #
Chapter 10 – Medicare Enrollment