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CMS Pub. 100-16, ch. 5, § 40.1
Deeming Requirements
42 CFR §422.156 (a), (b), and (c); §423.165(b) (1), (2) and (3)
As provided under section 1852(e)(4) of the Act, MAOs may seek deeming for certain
Medicare requirements in the following areas:
1. Quality assessment and improvement;
2. Confidentiality and accuracy of medical or other enrollee health records;
3. Anti-discrimination;
4. Access to services;
5. Information on advance directives;
6. Provider participation rules;
Additionally, under 1860D-4(j) of the Act, Part D plan sponsors may seek deeming for
certain Medicare requirements in the following areas:
7. Access to covered drugs;1
8. Drug utilization management, quality assurance measures and systems,
medication therapy management, and a program to control fraud, waste and
abuse;1 and
9. Confidentiality and accuracy of enrollee prescription drug records.1
The MAO’s deemed status is effective on the later of:
1. The date on which the AO is approved by CMS; or
2. The date the MAO is deemed by the AO.
History
(Rev. 117, Issued: 08-08-14, Effective: 08-08-14, Implementation: 08-08-14)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
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