# 2026-12069 — Federal rules taking effect: every published US final rule whose effective date is still in the future

For 2026-12069, rule is Medicare Program; Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations (AOs) and Preventing AO Conflicts of Interest, and Related Provisions; agency is Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; effective date is 2027-06-16; dates, as printed is Effective date: These regulations are effective on June 16, 2027; cfr parts amended is 42 CFR 488, 42 CFR 489, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **FR document number:** 2026-12069 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Rule:** Medicare Program; Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations (AOs) and Preventing AO Conflicts of Interest, and Related Provisions _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Agency:** Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date:** 2027-06-16 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **DATES, as printed:** Effective date: These regulations are effective on June 16, 2027. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR parts amended:** 42 CFR 488, 42 CFR 489 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Published:** 2026-06-16 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

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## Source

- https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents.json?per_page=1000&order=oldest&conditions%5Btype%5D%5B%5D=RULE&conditions%5Beffective_date%5D%5Bgte%5D=2027-01-01&conditions%5Beffective_date%5D%5Blte%5D=2027-12-31&fields%5B%5D=document_number&fields%5B%5D=title&fields%5B%5D=agency_names&fields%5B%5D=effective_on&fields%5B%5D=dates&fields%5B%5D=cfr_references&fields%5B%5D=publication_date&fields%5B%5D=html_url

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2026-08-24.
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