Correction of Final IPPS for ACHs (Acute Care Hospitals) and LTCH (Long-Term Care Hospital) PPS and FY 2011 Rates

This regulation was adopted in order to correct technical and typographical errors that were found in the preamble and addendum of two documents regarding hospital inpatient prospective payment: a final rule and the interim final rule. The final rule and interim final rule documents containing the errors are titled “Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System Changes and FY 2011 Rates; Provider Agreements and Supplier Approvals; and Hospital Conditions of Participation for Rehabilitation and Respiratory Care Services; Medicaid Program: Accreditation for Providers of Inpatient Psychiatric Services.” The regulation provides a summary of the errors and their corresponding corrections, which were effective beginning October 1, 2010.

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