Purpose


The agency is proposing this rule amendment to remove the ambulatory exception provision upon recommendation of the State Consumer Health Information and Policy Advisory Council. This change will require that all ambulatory facilities report regardless of low patient volume. This amendment will also modify existing ambulatory data element codes to align with recent revision in the CMS Health Insurance Claim Form (UB04) and its electronic equivalent. The amendment deletes all ICD-10-CM references due to delayed national implementation and the Agency’s inability to receive an ICD-10-CM format. Additional revisions are amended for clarification.