10-144 CMR Ch. 266, Certification Standards for Persons Conducting Chemical Analyses for the Detection and Identification of Drugs

The Department adopted emergency routine technical amendments to its Certification Standards for Persons Conducting Chemical Analyses for the Detection and Identification of Drugs Rule to reduce the State’s backlog of forensic tests by updating qualifications required of certified lab analysts to immediately address laboratory capacity.

Microdyn Update for Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG), and Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APC), CRs 127722, 127723, 128406, 128150, & 128151

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) quarterly updates are complete in MIHMS.Ìý

The following dates indicate when the CRs are effective in MIHMS:

DRG CRs:

October 26, 2024: 127722 and 127723

November 26, 2024: 128406

APC CRs

November 23, 2024: 128150 and 128151–

The following DRGs are effective in MIHMS as of October 01, 2024: