Nonduplication of mandatory activities with Medicare or accreditation review.

§ 438.360 Nonduplication of mandatory activities with Medicare or accreditation review.

(a) General rule. Consistent with guidance issued by the Secretary under § 438.352, to avoid duplication the State may use information from a Medicare or private accreditation review of an MCO, PIHP, or PAHP to provide information for the annual EQR (described in § 438.350) instead of conducting one or more of the EQR activities described in § 438.358(b)(1)(i) through (iii) (relating to the validation of performance improvement projects, validation of performance measures, and compliance review) if the following conditions are met:

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