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Next CMS Rural Health Open Door Forum to Be Held April 22nd

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host its next Rural Health Open Door Forum (ODF) on Thurs., April 22, 2021 from 2 to 3 p.m. ET. Please see below for the agenda information and participation instructions.

Contact: Meg Everett, meverett@leadingageny.org, 518-929-9342

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CMS Rural Health Open Door Forum is scheduled for:

Date: Thursday, April 22, 2021

Start Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm Eastern Time (ET);

Please dial in at least 15 minutes prior to call start time.

Conference Leaders: Carol Blackford, John Hammarlund and Jill Darling.

**This Agenda is Subject to Change**

  1. Opening Remarks
    1. Chair- Carol Blackford, (CM)
    2. Co-Chair – John Hammarlund, Regional Administrator, Seattle Regional Office
    3. Moderator – Jill Darling, Office of Communications
  2. Announcements & Updates
    • CHART deadline updates
    • FY 2022 Hospice Proposed Rule Updates
    • FY 2022 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities PPS Proposed Rule Overview
  3. Open Q&A

**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

Next ODF: TBD

Email: RuralHealthODF@cms.hhs.gov 

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This Open Door Forum is open to everyone, but if you are a member of the Press, you may listen in but please refrain from asking questions during the Q & A portion of the call. If you have inquiries, please contact CMS at Press@cms.hhs.gov. Thank you.

Open Door Forum Participation Instructions:

This call will be Conference Call Only.

To participate by phone:

Dial: 1-888-455-1397 & Reference Conference Passcode: 8604468

Persons participating by phone are not required to RSVP. TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired. For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will help.

Instant Replay: 1-800-283-0668; Conference Passcode: No Passcode Needed

Instant Replay is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-800-283-0668. Instant Replay begins 1 hour after the call has ended. The recording expires April 24, 2021, 11:59 PM ET.

For ODF schedule updates and E-Mailing List registration, visit our website at http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/.