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CMS Pub. 100-16, ch. 5, § 40.3
CMS’s Role in Deeming
42 CFR §422.157(a)(d)
CMS has many different roles in the deeming program. For example, CMS approves
the applications of the organizations that are applying for the authority to deem. CMS
may approve the organization for deeming authority if it demonstrates that its
accreditation program is at least as stringent as CMS’ and it meets the application
requirements described in section 40.4.1 of this chapter. CMS must approve an AO by
deeming area, rather than by individual requirement. However, an AO must have a
comparable standard for every one of the MAO requirements within a deeming area.
As mentioned above, CMS conducts validation surveys and other audits to ensure
compliance with Medicare program requirements. CMS also conducts monitoring of
non-deemable requirements. If, during the course of monitoring for non-deemable
requirements, CMS staff determines that an MAO is not in compliance with a
requirement for which it has been deemed, it will notify the AO of the failure; to ensure
the AO initiates a corrective action process, when and if appropriate. CMS will not issue
the corrective action requirement for deficiencies found in deemed areas.
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
1ebd8eb79a1d43b803d95258e8ce0324cfab19d8c81268425097bf11da2d658a
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