42 CFR § 425.508 - Incorporating quality reporting requirements related to the Quality Payment Program.

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title: "42 CFR § 425.508 - Incorporating quality reporting requirements related to the Quality Payment Program."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "425.508"
section_name: "Incorporating quality reporting requirements related to the Quality Payment Program."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_number: "425"
part_name: "MEDICARE SHARED SAVINGS PROGRAM"
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# 425.508 Incorporating quality reporting requirements related to the Quality Payment Program.

(a) *For performance years (or a performance period) beginning in 2017-2020.* ACOs, on behalf of eligible clinicians who bill under the TIN of an ACO participant, must submit all of the CMS web interface measures determined under § 425.500 to satisfactorily report on behalf of their eligible clinicians for purposes of the quality performance category of the Quality Payment Program.

(b) *For performance years beginning in 2021-2024.* ACOs must submit the quality data via the APM Performance Pathway (APP) established under § 414.1367 of this chapter to satisfactorily report on behalf of the eligible clinicians who bill under the TIN of an ACO participant for purposes of the MIPS Quality performance category of the Quality Payment Program.

(c) *For performance years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.* ACOs must submit the quality data via the APM Performance Pathway (APP) on the quality measures contained in the APP Plus quality measure set established under § 414.1367 of this chapter to satisfactorily report on behalf of the eligible clinicians who bill under the TIN of an ACO participant for purposes of the MIPS Quality performance category of the Quality Payment Program.

[81 FR 80561, Nov. 15, 2016, as amended at 85 FR 85040, Dec. 28, 2020; 89 FR 98568, Dec. 9, 2024]