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CMS SOM App. A, Tag A-0308
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§482.21 Condition of Participation: Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement
Program
… The hospital’s governing body must ensure that the program reflects the complexity of
the hospital’s organization and services; involves all hospital departments and services
(including those services furnished under contract or arrangement)… The hospital must
maintain and demonstrate evidence of its QAPI program for review by CMS.
History
Rev. 105, Issued: 03-21-14, Effective: 03-21-14, Implementation: 03-21-14
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
ac796ba98a5a11fa864344226e5ac71525e60302d856c814dbc6d54d9d494a77
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