[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR412.70]

[Page 531]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             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]