Effective Date: October 1, 2008

Implementation Date: October 6, 2008

The fiscal year (FY) 2009 inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system (PPS) final rule published on August 1, 2008, sets forth the prospective payment rates applicable for IRFs for FY 2009. A new IRF PRICER software package will be released prior to October 1, 2008, that will contain the updated rates that are effective for claims with discharges that fall within October 1, 2008, through September 30, 2009. Medicare systems will install the new revised PRICER program in a timely manner to ensure accurate payments for the IRF PPS claims with discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2008, through September 30, 2009.

For IRF PPS FY 2009, (October 1, 2008 – September 30, 2009):

Here is the link to the MLN Matters article MM6166 .