Health Care Financing Administration--Medicaid program; miscellaneous corrections. Final rule

Area of Science:

• Health Policy and Regulation
• Social Security Law

Background:

• The Medicaid program, established under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, has undergone regulatory revisions.
• Previous regulations were published on September 29, 1978, and March 23, 1979.
• These revisions aimed to redesignate and clarify existing rules.

Purpose of the Study:

• To correct technical and wording errors in previously published Medicaid regulations.
• To ensure accuracy and clarity in the administrative rules governing the Medicaid program.
• To address immediate discrepancies identified in the 1978 and 1979 regulatory updates.

Main Methods:

• Review and analysis of technical and wording discrepancies in the 1978 and 1979 Medicaid regulations.
• Implementation of corrections to rectify identified errors.
• Distinction between technical corrections and substantive policy comments.

Main Results:

• Technical and wording errors in the September 29, 1978, and March 23, 1979, Medicaid regulations have been corrected.
• The document clarifies rules previously published in 42 CFR Parts 446-452 and 45 CFR Parts 205, 206, and 208.
• Substantive comments received are not addressed in this document and will be handled in future rulemaking.

Conclusions:

• This document resolves immediate technical issues within the Medicaid regulations.
• The corrections ensure the accurate representation of Medicaid program rules.
• Further rulemaking will address substantive policy considerations.