# Federal Register #2026-22326

CMS Seeks Comments on Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Criteria Work Sheet (CMS-437)

**Buyer:** Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
**Posted:** November 02, 2026
**Respond By:** January 04, 2027
**Identifier:** 2026-22326

CMS is seeking public comments on proposed changes to its Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Criteria Work Sheet information collection.
- **Government buyer:** Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
- **Notice purpose:** This is a public-comment notice, not a procurement solicitation or award; no products or services are being purchased.
- **Form:** CMS-437 is used by Inpatient Psychiatric Units to attest that they meet criteria for exclusion from the hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and eligibility for the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Prospective Payment System.
  - New units submit the form when applying to participate in Medicare; existing units submit it annually to maintain their exclusion status.
- **Proposed changes:** Separate facility-address fields; new fields for the unit’s CCN and telephone number; and corrected regulatory references.
- **Estimated reporting burden:** 1,534 respondents, 1,534 annual responses, and 1,551 total annual burden hours.
- **OEMs and vendors:** None identified.

### Description

CMS invites public comments on its proposed reinstatement, with changes, of the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Criteria Work Sheet (CMS-437). Inpatient Psychiatric Units use the form to attest that they meet the criteria for exclusion from the lower-paying hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and eligibility for the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Prospective Payment System. New units submit the form when applying for Medicare participation, and existing units submit it annually to maintain exclusion status. The notice requests comments on the collection’s necessity, utility, burden estimates, clarity, and possible use of technology to reduce burden.

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