WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule called: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 19 by Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
Summary: This proposed rule would revise the requirements that Medicare and Medicaid certified hospitals must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. These changes are necessary to protect the health and safety of children and reflect HHS' review of recent information on the safety and efficacy of sex-rejecting procedures (SRPs) on children. The revisions to the requ...