[Federal Register: November 12, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 218)]
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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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