[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 218 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 63326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30193]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-1039-CN]
RIN 0938-AI87
Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index; Corrections
AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), HHS.
ACTION: Notice; correction notice.
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SUMMARY: In the October 5, 1998 issue of the Federal Register (63 FR
53446), we published a notice announcing the annual update to the
hospice wage index. The wage index is used to reflect local differences
in wage levels. That update was effective October 1, 1998 and is the
second year of a 3-year transition period. This notice corrects errors
made in that document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Blackford, (410) 786-5909.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The October 5, 1998 notice contained
technical and typographical errors. Therefore, we are making the
following corrections:
1. On page 53447, in Table A., ``Schoharie, NY'' is removed from
the list of counties with MSA code number 0160.
2. On page 53448, in Table A., ``Stanly, NY'' is removed from the
list of counties with MSA code number 1520 and is added to a new MSA
code number ``15206,'' with area name ``Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill,
NC-SC'' and with wage index value ``0.9741.''
3. On page 53449, in Table A., the MSA code number ``2580'' for
Washington, AR is corrected to read ``25806.''
4. On page 53449, in Table A., the MSA code number ``2760'' for
Allen, IN, De Kalb, IN, and Whitley, IN is corrected to read ``27606.''
5. On page 53450, in Table A., ``La Crosse, WI'' is removed from
the list of counties with MSA code number 3870.
6. On page 53451, in Table A., the MSA code number ``5640'' for
Warren, NJ is corrected to read ``56406.''
7. On page 53452, ``St. Louis, MO'' is added to the list of
counties with MSA code number 70408.
Authority: Section 1814(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395f (i)(1))
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773
Medicare--Hospital Insurance Program; and No. 93.774, Medicare--
Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)
Dated: October 29, 1998.
Neil J. Stillman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 98-30193 Filed 11-10-98; 8:45 am]
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