Regulatory Information Center Updates: March 10, 2026


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CMS Center/Transmittals

Document #

Annual Instructions for Downloading the Medicare ZIP Code Files for the Remainder of Calendar Year 2026

R13661CP

Updates to Medicare Benefit Policy Manual and Medicare Claims Processing Manual for Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) R13572BP
Updates to Medicare Benefit Policy Manual and Medicare Claims Processing Manual for Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) R13572CP
Update to the Internet Only Manual (IOM) Publication 100-04, Chapter 32, Sections 40.1 and 40.2.1 for Updates in Change Request (CR) 14263 International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)--April 2026 R13665CP
Manual Updates Adding language to the Timing and Content of Certification, Revocation and Discharge Guidance, and Hospice Election R13664BP
Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) - April 2026 Update R13673CP
Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM) for Heart Failure (HF) R13672CP
Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM) for Heart Failure (HF) R13672NCD
OIG HHS/Reports Document #

Colorado Made at Least $77.8 Million in Improper Fee-for-Service Medicaid Payments for Applied Behavior Analysis Provided to Children

A-09-24-02004

Federal Register/Notice Document #
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 2026-04518
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Announcement of Applications From 12 Hospitals Requesting Waivers for Organ Procurement Service Area 2026-04544
Medicare Program; Request for Renewal of Deeming Authority of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for Medicare Advantage Health Maintenance Organizations and Preferred Provider Organizations 2026-04593
Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Application From the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities for Continued CMS-Approval of its Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Accreditation Program 2026-04595
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 2026-04605
Medicare Program Integrity Manual Document #
Chapter 3 - Verifying Potential Errors and Taking Corrective Actions pim83c03
Chapter 4 - Program Integrity pim83c04
Federal Register-Rule Document #
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program; Correction 2026-04467
Medicare Claim Processing Manual Document #
Chapter 18 - Preventive and Screening Services clm104c18
Chapter 21 - Medicare Summary Notices clm104c21
Chapter 23 - Fee Schedule Administration and Coding Requirements clm104c23