42 CFR § 460.130 - General rule.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s460.130"
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title: "42 CFR § 460.130 - General rule."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "460.130"
section_name: "General rule."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "PROGRAMS OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY (PACE)"
part_number: "460"
part_name: "PROGRAMS OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY (PACE)"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302, 1395, 1395eee(f), and 1396u-4(f)."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 66279, Nov. 24, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "460"
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# 460.130 General rule.

(a) A PACE organization must develop, implement, maintain, and evaluate an effective, data-driven quality improvement program.

(b) The program must reflect the full range of services furnished by the PACE organization.

(c) A PACE organization must take actions that result in improvements in its performance in all types of care.

(d) A PACE organization must meet external quality assessment and reporting requirements, as specified by CMS or the State administering agency, in accordance with § 460.202.

[64 FR 66279, Nov. 24, 1999, as amended at 84 FR 25676, June 3, 2019]