42 C.F.R. § 403.756 Sunset provision.
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(a) Effective date. Beginning with FFY 2002, if the level of estimated expenditures for all RNHCIs exceeds the trigger level for 3 consecutive FFYs, CMS will not accept as the basis for payment of any claim any election executed on or after January 1 of the following calendar year. (b) Notice of activation. A notice in the (c) Effects of sunset provision. Only those beneficiaries who have a valid election in effect before January 1 of the year in which the sunset provision becomes effective will be able to claim Medicare payment for care in an RNHCI, and only for RNCHI services furnished during that election.
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PART 403—SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
Subpart G—Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institutions—Benefits, Conditions of Participation, and Payment
§ 403.756 Sunset provision.

