Extension for Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Wage Index Occupational Mix Survey Submission

CMS collects data every three years on the occupational mix of employees for each short-term, acute care hospital participating in the Medicare program. CMS granted an extension for data submission for hospitals nationwide affected by COVID-19 until 8/3/2020. Due to continued COVID-related concerns from hospitals about meeting this deadline, CMS is further extending this deadline to 9/3/2020. Hospitals must submit their occupational mix surveys along with complete supporting documentation to their MACs by no later than 9/3/2020. Hospitals may then submit revisions to their occupational mix surveys to their MACs, if needed, by no later than 9/10/2020.

Posted 8/3/2020