§ 414.1318 Subgroups.

(a) Eligibility and special status—(1) General. Except as provided under paragraph (a)(2) of this section and subject to paragraph (a)(4) of this section, for a MIPS payment year, determinations of meeting the low-volume threshold criteria and special status for a subgroup is determined at the group level in accordance with §§ 414.1305 and 414.1310.

(2) Exclusions. An individual eligible clinician or group that elects to participate in MIPS as a MIPS eligible clinician in accordance with § 414.1310(b)(1)(iii)(A) or (b)(2) is not eligible to participate in a subgroup.