Medicare program; revision of the procedures for requesting exceptions to cost limits for skilled nursing facilities and elimination of reclassifications. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA). Final rule

This final rule revises the procedures for granting exceptions to the cost limits for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and retains the current procedures for exceptions to the cost limits for home health agencies (HHAs). It also removes the provision allowing reclassification for all providers.