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Montana Administrative Register Notice 37-701 No. 3   02/12/2015    
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BEFORE THE Department of PUBLIC

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

 

In the matter of the amendment of ARM 37.40.830 pertaining to updating hospice reimbursement fee schedules to reflect new federal rates

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NOTICE OF AMENDMENT

 

TO: All Concerned Persons

 

1. On November 20, 2014, the Department of Public Health and Human Services published MAR Notice No. 37-701 pertaining to the public hearing on the proposed amendment of the above-stated rule at page 2812 of the 2014 Montana Administrative Register, Issue Number 22.

 

2. The department has amended the above-stated rule as proposed.

 

          3. No comments or testimony were received.

 

          4. The department intends to apply this rule adoption retroactively to October 1, 2014. The implementation date is consistent with the federal approval of the hospice reimbursement rate fee increases and the effective dates of the stated promulgated regulations. If any provider would experience a decrease in hospice rates, the decrease will not be applied retroactively. It will begin on the final adoption of this proposed rule. Therefore, there will be no retroactive negative impact to any hospice program.

 

 

 

/s/ Valerie A. Bashor                                    /s/ Richard H. Opper                                   

Valerie A. Bashor, Attorney                          Richard H. Opper, Director

Rule Reviewer                                             Public Health and Human Services

 

Certified to the Secretary of State February 2, 2015.

 

 

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