FY 2022 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Summary

On April 7, 2021, CMS released the proposed rule to update the payment rates under the Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2022. IPFs include psychiatric hospitals and excluded psychiatric units of acute hospitals or critical access hospitals. Updates to the market basket and payment adjustments for the FY 2022 IPF PPS are described, as well as any updates to the IPF Quality Reporting (IPFQR) Program. The proposed rule will be published in the April 13, 2021, Federal Register.