Medicare and Medicaid programs; programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE); program revisions. Final rule

This rule finalizes the interim final rule with comment period published in the Federal Register November 24, 1999 (64 FR 66234) and the interim final rule with comment period published in the Federal Register on October 1, 2002 (67 FR 61496). The November 1999 interim final rule implemented sections 4801 through 4803 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105-33) and established requirements for Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The interim final rule with comment period published on October 1, 2002 (67 FR 61496) implemented section 903 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) (Pub. L. 106-554).