State of California Division of Workers’ Compensation
Carrie Nevans, acting administrative director
1515 Clay Street, 17th floor, Oakland , CA 94612
(510) 286-7100
April 1, 2009
Adjustments to the outpatient hospital and ambulatory surgical center services section of the Official Medical Fee
Schedule to conform to changes in Medicare payment system posted on the DWC Web site
The Division of Workers' Compensation has posted an adjustment to the outpatient hospital departments and
ambulatory surgical centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) to conform to changes in the Medicare
payment system as required by Labor Code section 5307.1.
The effective date of the changes will be March 1, 2009. Title 8, California Code of Regulations section 9789.31 is
adjusted to conform to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2009 hospital outpatient prospective
payment system (HOPPS) correction notice to the final rule of Nov. 18, 2008, published on Jan. 26, 2009, in the
Federal Register. CMS’ correction notice fixes technical errors that appeared in the CMS final rule published in the
Federal Register on Nov. 18, 2008.
The effective date of the changes are March 1, 2009, and supersede the adjustment to 8 CCR section 9789.31 made by
the Order of the acting administrative director dated Jan. 26, 2009. The adjustments can be found at: http://www.dir.ca.
gov/DWC/OMFS9904.htm.
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Carrie Nevans, acting administrative director
1515 Clay Street, 17th floor, Oakland , CA 94612
(510) 286-7100
April 1, 2009
Adjustments to the outpatient hospital and ambulatory surgical center services section of the Official Medical Fee
Schedule to conform to changes in Medicare payment system posted on the DWC Web site
The Division of Workers' Compensation has posted an adjustment to the outpatient hospital departments and
ambulatory surgical centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) to conform to changes in the Medicare
payment system as required by Labor Code section 5307.1.
The effective date of the changes will be March 1, 2009. Title 8, California Code of Regulations section 9789.31 is
adjusted to conform to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2009 hospital outpatient prospective
payment system (HOPPS) correction notice to the final rule of Nov. 18, 2008, published on Jan. 26, 2009, in the
Federal Register. CMS’ correction notice fixes technical errors that appeared in the CMS final rule published in the
Federal Register on Nov. 18, 2008.
The effective date of the changes are March 1, 2009, and supersede the adjustment to 8 CCR section 9789.31 made by
the Order of the acting administrative director dated Jan. 26, 2009. The adjustments can be found at: http://www.dir.ca.
gov/DWC/OMFS9904.htm.
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