[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR412.70]



[Page 491]

 

                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

                    CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE

                          & MEDICAID SERVICES,

                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

                             HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 412_PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEMS FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES

--Table of Contents

 

   Subpart E_Determination of Transition Period Payment Rates for the 

        Prospective Payment System for Inpatient Operating Costs

 

Sec. 412.70  General description.





    For discharges occurring on or after April 1, 1988, and before 

October 1, 1996, payments to a hospital are based on the greater of the 

national average standardized amount or the sum of 85 percent of the 

national average standardized amount and 15 percent of the average 

standardized amount for the region in which the hospital is located.



[57 FR 39822, Sept. 1, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 46338, Sept. 1, 1993]