Home Health Rule Tracker
Every CMS rule that amended 42 CFR Part 484 since 2002 and every CMS home health notice since 2016, with comment deadlines and posted comment counts.
Federal Register API, 108 documents, read October 9, 2026
Open for comment
No home health rule is open for comment today.
Comments closed, final rule pending
Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update
Proposed rule published July 6, 2026.
Comments closed August 31, 2026. 428 comments posted on Regulations.gov as of October 9, 2026.
Final rule: not yet published.
Every docket
45 dockets, newest first, 2026 back to 2002
2026
CMS-3479Application From The Joint Commission for Continued CMS Approval of Its Home Health Agency (HHA) Accreditation ProgramNotice, July 10, 2026, 2 documentsNoticeCMS-1844Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate UpdateProposed rule, July 6, 2026, 1 documentProposedCMS-6101Announcement of Nationwide Temporary Moratoria on Enrollment of Home Health Agencies (HHAs)Notice, May 15, 2026, 1 documentNotice
2025
CMS-1828Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate UpdateFinal rule, December 2, 2025, 5 documentsFinalCMS-3465Application From the Accreditation Commission for Health Care Inc. for Continued Approval of Its Home Health Agency Accreditation ProgramNotice, February 21, 2025, 2 documentsNotice
2024
CMS-1803Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate UpdateCorrection, December 20, 2024, 3 documentsFinalCMS-1780Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Home Health (HH) Prospective Payment System Rate UpdateCorrection, January 31, 2024, 3 documentsFinalCMS-3446Application from the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) for Continued Approval of Its Home Health Agency Accreditation ProgramNotice, January 2, 2024, 2 documentsNotice
2021
CMS-1747CY 2022 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate UpdateCorrection, December 22, 2021, 3 documentsFinalCMS-1754FY 2022 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update, Hospice Conditions of Participation Updates, Hospice and Home Health Quality Reporting Program RequirementsProposed rule, April 14, 2021, 1 documentProposedCMS-3400Application From the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) for Continued Approval of its Home Health Agency Accreditation ProgramFinal notice, March 1, 2021, 2 documentsNotice
2020
CMS-1735Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Final Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2021 RatesCorrection, December 7, 2020, 3 documentsFinalCMS-1730CY 2021 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update, Home Health Quality Reporting Program Requirements, and Home Infusion Therapy Services and Supplier Enrollment RequirementsFinal rule, November 4, 2020, 3 documentsFinalCMS-5531Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Delay of Certain Reporting Requirements for the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting ProgramInterim final rule with comment period, May 8, 2020, 1 documentFinalCMS-3384Application From the Joint Commission (TJC) for Continued Approval of Its Home Health Agency Accreditation ProgramFinal notice, April 1, 2020, 2 documentsNotice
2019
CMS-1711CY 2020 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate UpdateFinal rule with comment period, November 8, 2019, 2 documentsFinalCMS-3317Revisions to Requirements for Discharge Planning for Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Home Health Agencies, and Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Changes to Promote Innovation, Flexibility, and Improvement in Patient CareFinal rule, September 30, 2019, 3 documentsFinalCMS-3346Regulatory Provisions To Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden ReductionFinal rule, September 30, 2019, 2 documentsFinalFR-2019-09854Home Health ServicesRule, May 13, 2019, 1 documentFinal
2018
CMS-1689CY 2019 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and CY 2020 Case-Mix Adjustment Methodology RefinementsFinal rule with comment period, November 13, 2018, 2 documentsFinalCMS-3349Approval of the Community Health Accreditation Partner for Continued CMS Approval of Its Home Health Agency ProgramNotice, March 23, 2018, 2 documentsNotice
2017
CMS-1672CY 2018 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and CY 2019 Case-Mix Adjustment Methodology RefinementsFinal rule, November 7, 2017, 2 documentsFinalCMS-3819Conditions of Participation for Home Health AgenciesFinal rule; delay of effective date, July 10, 2017, 5 documentsFinalCMS-6059Announcement of the Extension of Temporary Moratoria on Enrollment of Part B Non-Emergency Ground Ambulance Suppliers and Home Health Agencies in Designated Geographic LocationsExtension of temporary moratoria, January 9, 2017, 2 documentsNotice
2016
CMS-3178Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and SuppliersCorrection, November 16, 2016, 4 documentsFinalCMS-1648CY 2017 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate UpdateFinal rule, November 3, 2016, 2 documentsFinalCMS-6069Pre-Claim Review Demonstration for Home Health ServicesNotice, June 10, 2016, 1 documentNotice
2011
CMS-1353Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2012Final rule, November 4, 2011, 2 documentsFinalCMS-3225Patient Notification of Right To Access State Survey Agencies and Medicare Beneficiary Notification of the Right To Access Quality Improvement OrganizationsProposed rule, February 2, 2011, 1 documentProposed
2005
CMS-3006Reporting Outcome and Assessment Information Set Data as Part of the Conditions of Participation for Home Health AgenciesFinal rule, December 23, 2005, 1 documentFinalCMS-1301Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2006Final rule, November 9, 2005, 2 documentsFinalCMS-1429Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2005Correction, April 1, 2005, 3 documentsFinal
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