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HHS Guidance Submissions

On October 9, 2019, the President issued Executive Order (EO) 13891 entitled Promoting the Rule of Law through Improved Agency Guidance Documents (84 FR 55235). The EO requires HHS to establish a single, searchable, indexed database that contains links to all of HHS's guidance documents currently in effect. Guidance documents come in a variety of formats, including interpretive memoranda, policy statements, manuals, bulletins, advisories, and more.

On December 3, 2020, HHS released a Final Rule governing the agency's release and maintenance of guidance documents. See Good Guidance Practices Final Rule. These regulations will help to ensure that the public receives appropriate notice of new guidance and that the Department's guidance does not impose obligations on regulated parties that are not already reflected in duly enacted statutes or regulations lawfully promulgated under them.

DISCLAIMER: The contents of this database lack the force and effect of law, except as authorized by law (including Medicare Advantage Rate Announcements and Advance Notices) or as specifically incorporated into a contract.  The Department may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not posted on the guidance repository, except to establish historical facts.

Announcements

HHS Guidance

Title OpDiv/StaffDiv Guidance Status Issue Date
CMS Implementation of valid ICD-9 diagnosis codes Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
CMS 2017 PACE Conference Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
CY2021 Medigap WI Notice Tab i Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
CY2021 D-SNPs to MMPs Tab j Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
CY2021 NR/SAR Letter for MMPs Tab k Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
NR/SAR Letter for Integrated D-SNPS CY2021 Tab l Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Termination of Coverage Gap Discount Program Agreement for FSC Laboratories (P1201), Labeler Codes 13551 and 71758. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Texas MMPs: Additional Reporting Requirements for 2021 CAHPS® Measures Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Texas-Specific Quality Withhold Technical Notes for Demonstration Years 2 through 6 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
MEDICARE-MEDICAID CAPITATED FINANCIAL ALIGNMENT MODEL QUALITY WITHHOLD TECHNICAL NOTES (DY 2 – 6): TEXAS-SPECIFIC MEASURES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
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