Equipment acquired under public assistance programs--HCFA. Final rule

This Final Rule revises and consolidates current regulations concerning Federal financial participation in the cost of equipment under the Medicaid Program (Title XIX of the Social Security Act). The rule also revises and consolidates current regulations on the management and disposition of equipment under the Program. The rule would permit State public assistance agencies to claim the cost of most of their equipment at the time of purchase rather than depreciating the equipment over its useful life as required by the current regulations. This change would allow these agencies to claim Federal financial participation in the cost of the equipment at an earlier date than under the current regulations and would simplify the accounting requirements associated with the equipment.