CMS FY2026 hospital payment final rule finalizes removal of gender identity from TEAM data and renames 'gender' to 'sex'
RulemakingCMS
- Date
- Actor
- HHS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Agency
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Type
- Rulemaking (final)
Summary
90 FR 36536. Final FY2026 IPPS/LTCH PPS rule. CMS confirms it will not collect sexual orientation, race, ethnicity or gender identity variables from TEAM participants and finalizes renaming the 'gender' data variable to 'sex', citing EO 14168 (footnote 407). Later step of proposed rule 2025-06271 (no catalogue entry exists for the proposal; reviewer may merge the two). Related step (2025-04-30, 2025-06271): 90 FR 18002 (CMS-1833-P, FY2026 IPPS/LTCH PPS proposed rule), TEAM section.
Status
Final; effective Oct. 1, 2025
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