---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 488.1020"
title: "42"
number: "488.1020"
heading: "Public notice and comment."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/488.1020"
---

# §488.1020. Public notice and comment.


CMS publishes a notice in the Federal Register when the following conditions are met:

- (a) **Proposed notice.** CMS publishes a notice after the receipt of a completed application from a national home infusion therapy accrediting organization seeking CMS's approval of a home infusion therapy accreditation program. The notice identifies the home infusion therapy accrediting organization, the type of suppliers covered by the home infusion therapy accreditation program, and provides at least a 30 day public comment period (beginning on the date of publication).
- (b) **Final notice.** The final notice announces CMS decision to approve or deny a national accrediting organization application. The notice specifies the basis for the CMS decision.
  - (1) **Approval or re-approval.** If CMS approves or re-approves the home infusion therapy accrediting organization's home infusion therapy accreditation program, the final notice at a minimum includes the following information:
    - (i) A description of how the home infusion therapy accreditation program meets or exceeds Medicare home infusion therapy accreditation program requirements.
    - (ii) **The effective date of approval (no later than the publication date of the notice).**
    - (iii) **The term of the approval (6 years or less).**
  - (2) **Denial.** If CMS does not approve the home infusion therapy accrediting organization's accreditation program, the final notice describes the following:
    - (i) How the home infusion therapy accrediting organization fails to meet Medicare home infusion therapy accreditation program requirements.
    - (ii) **The effective date of the decision.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 83 FR 56631, Nov. 13, 2018, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C 1302 and 1395hh.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 22859, June 17, 1988, unless otherwise noted.