[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR403.321]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 403--SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart C--Recognition of State Reimbursement Control Systems
 
Sec. 403.321  State systems for hospital outpatient services.

    CMS may approve a State's application for approval of an outpatient 
system if the following conditions are met:
    (a) The State's inpatient system is approved.
    (b) The State's outpatient application meets the requirements and 
assurances for an inpatient system described in Sec. 403.304 (b) and 
(c), and Sec. 403.306 (b)(1) and (b)(2)(ii).
    (c) The State submits a separate application that provides separate 
assurances and estimates and data in further support of its assurance 
submitted under paragraph (b)(1) of Sec. 403.320, as follows:
    (1) Upon application for approval, the State must submit estimates 
and data that include, but are not limited to, projections for the first 
12-month period covered by the assurance for each hospital, in both the 
aggregate and on

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an average cost per service and payment basis, of Medicare outpatient 
expenditures under Medicare principles of reimbursement; parallel 
projections of Medicare outpatient expenditures under the State system; 
and the resulting cost or savings to Medicare independent of the State 
system for hospital inpatient services.
    (2) The State must submit separate statewide projections for each 
year of the 36-month period of the aggregate outpatient expenditures for 
each system. The projections submitted under this paragraph must--
    (i) Comply with the requirements of paragraphs (b) (3) and (5) of 
Sec. 403.320 regarding a detailed description of the methodology used to 
derive the expenditure amounts:
    (ii) Include the data and assumptions set forth in paragraphs (b)(3) 
(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) of Sec. 403.320; and
    (iii) Include any assumption the State has adopted for establishing 
the number of Medicare and total base year outpatient services for each 
hospital.
    (3) The State must provide a detailed explanation of the reasons for 
any difference between the data or assumptions used for the separate 
projections.