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      <title>CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request</title>
      <link>https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/10/2026-07016/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request</link>
      <description>Notice from the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) seeking comments on a proposed information collection titled "Self-Attestation for Recertification of CORFs, OPT/SLP, and RHCs Providers and PXR Suppliers." The information collected will be used as part of a new program to allow Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORFs), Outpatient Physical Therapy/Speech Language Pathology (OPT/SLP), Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) Providers, and Portable X-Ray (PXR) Suppliers to attest to meeting the applicable CMS Conditions of Participation in lieu of undergoing a recertification survey by state survey agencies every six years. Comments are due by June 9, 2026.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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