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The Guidance Portal is a public website that shows current guidance documents from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Divisions.

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HHS Guidance Documents
Title OpDiv/StaffDiv Guidance Status Issue Date
Upload of Hospice Aggregate Cap Determination Letters and Hospice Filed Self-Determined Hospice Cap Documentation into the System for Tracking Audit and Reimbursement (STAR)  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Face-to-Face Encounter Requirements for Replacements Occurring After the Reasonable Use Lifetime (RUL)  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Update to the Internet Only Manual (IOM) Publication (Pub.) 100-04, Chapter 18, Section 110.3.2, to Align with Medicare Preventive Services for Ultrasound Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
NCD 20.40- Renal Denervation (RDN) for Uncontrolled Hypertension  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix A - Hospitals  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Update to the Internet Only Manual (IOM) Publication (Pub.) 100-04, Chapter 32, Section 10.1 Incorporating Manual Updates from Change Request (CR) 11650 - National Coverage Determination (NCD) 20.19 Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) and CR 12376  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) New/Updated Add-On Code (AOC) Edit File Format and Creation of an AOC File Retrieval Process in the Multi-Carrier System (MCS) – Implementation  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
April 2026 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
April Quarterly Update for 2026 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Extensions of Certain Temporary Changes to the Low-Volume Hospital Payment Adjustment and the Medicare-Dependent Hospital (MDH) Program under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
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