42 C.F.R. 42 CFR--PART 412
Title 42 - Public Health
Effective Date(s): October 1, 2006 19. Section 412.106 is amended by— a. Revising paragraph (a)(1)(iii). b. Republishing the introductory text of paragraph (d)(2)(iv). c. Revising paragraph (d)(2)(iv)(C)(3). d. Adding a new paragraph (d)(2)(iv)(D). e. Adding a new paragraph (d)(2)(v). The revision and additions read as follows: (a) * * * (1) * * * (iii) The hospital's location, in an urban or rural area, is determined in accordance with the definitions in §412.64, except that a reclassification that results from an urban hospital reclassified as rural as set forth in §412.103 is classified as rural. * * * * * (d) * * * (2) * * * (iv) If the hospital meets the criteria of paragraph (c)(1)(iv) of this section— * * * * * (C) * * * (3) Except as provided in paragraph (d)(2)(iv)(D) of this section, the maximum payment adjustment factor is 12 percent. (D) Effective for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2006, for a hospital that is classified as a Medicare-dependent, small rural hospital under §412.108, the payment adjustment factor limitation specified in paragraph (d)(2)(iv)(C)(3) does not apply. (v) If the hospital meets the criteria of paragraph (c)(2) of this section, the payment adjustment factor is as follows: (A) 30 percent for discharges occurring on or after April 1, 1990, and before October 1, 1991. (B) 35 percent for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 1991. * * * * *
Amendment from August 18, 2006
42 CFR--PART 412
Amendment(s) published August 18, 2006, in 71 FR 48139
§ 412.106 Special treatment: Hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients.
