🏥Medicare Rescission of Hospital Expansion Exception Request
Medicare Program; Announcement of Request for an Exception From the Prohibition on Expansion of Facility Capacity Under the Hospital Ownership and Rural Provider Exceptions to the Physician Self-Referral Prohibition; Recission
Summary
This document rescinds a notice with request for comment that appeared in the Federal Register on February 11, 2025, regarding a request from a hospital with physician ownership for an exception to the physician self-referral law's prohibition against expansion of facility capacity. The purpose of the notice was to solicit comments on the request from individuals and entities in the community in which the hospital is located.
Agencies
- Health and Human Services Department
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Business Impact
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The document involves the rescission of a notice regarding an exception request under the physician self-referral law, which directly affects hospitals and healthcare providers with physician ownership. This impacts compliance and regulatory requirements for these entities concerning capacity expansion management under Medicare.