Federal Register 2026-15446 — effective 2026-10-28 — Medicare Program; Updates to the Master List of Items Potentially Subject to Face-to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery and/or Prior Authorization Requirements; Updates to the Required Face-to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery List; and Updates to the Required Prior Authorization List — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

What is the effective date for Federal Register 2026-15446 — effective 2026-10-28 — Medicare Program; Updates to the Master List of Items Potentially Subject to Face-to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery and/or Prior Authorization Requirements; Updates to the Required Face-to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery List; and Updates to the Required Prior Authorization List — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services?

For Federal Register 2026-15446, effective date is 2026-10-28; agency is Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; published is 2026-07-30; cfr parts amended is 42 CFR 410, 42 CFR 414; dates, as printed is Implementation of updates to the Master List, the Required Face- to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery List, and the Required Prior Authorization List, excluding upper limb orthoses, are effective October 28, 2026, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10; source re-checked 2026-09-18.

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— federalregister.gov, retrieved 2026-08-10