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CMS Pub. 100-16, ch. 5, § 40.3.1
Oversight of AOs
42 CFR §422.157(d)
After approving an AO for deeming authority, CMS provides oversight of the AOs’
performance. CMS has a number of mechanisms available to fulfill its oversight
responsibilities, including:
1. Conducting equivalency reviews if CMS or the AO adds or changes requirements;
2. Conducting validation surveys to examine the results of the AO’s survey;
3. Conducting onsite observations of the AO’s operations and offices to verify the
organization’s representation and assess the organization’s compliance with its
own policies and procedures; and
4. Investigating accredited MAOs in response to serious complaints.
If CMS staff detects a pattern of complaints in deemed areas, they contact the
appropriate 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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