The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an adjustment to the inpatient hospital section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) to conform to changes in the 2018 Medicare payment system as required by Labor Code section 5307.1.

The effective date of the changes is December 1, 2017. Further information and adjustments to the inpatient hospital section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule can be found on the DWC website’s OMFS page.

The Medicare FY18 update to the inpatient prospective payment system was published on August 14, 2017 in the Federal Register (Vol. 82 FR 37990) and is entitled “Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2018 Rates; Quality reporting Requirements for Specific Providers; Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program Requirements for Eligible Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Eligible Professionals; Provider-Based Status of Indian Health Services and Tribal Facilities and Organizations; Costs Reporting and Provider Requirements; Agreement Termination Notices” (CMS-1677-F).

Corrections to the final rule were published on October 4, 2017, in the Federal Register (Vol. 82 FR 46138, CMS-1677-CN – Final rule; correction). These documents are available online.