Fed Regist. 2003 Aug 4;68(149):46035-72.
This final rule updates the payment rates used under the prospective payment system (PPS) for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), for fiscal year (FY) 2004. Annual updates to the PPS rates are required by section 1888(e) of the Social Security Act (the Act), as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (BBRA), and the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA), relating to Medicare payments and consolidated billing for SNFs.
本最终规则更新了2004财年熟练护理机构（SNF）在预期支付系统（PPS）下使用的支付费率。《社会保障法》（该法案）第1888(e)条要求对PPS费率进行年度更新，该条经1999年《医疗保险、医疗补助和儿童健康保险计划平衡预算细化法案》（BBRA）以及2000年《医疗保险、医疗补助和儿童健康保险计划福利改善与保护法案》（BIPA）修订，涉及SNF的医疗保险支付和合并计费。
