Medicaid Program and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Revisions to the Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control and Payment Error Rate Measurement Programs
medicaid · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2010-08-11 · Effective 2010-09-10 · 75 FR 48816
Document
Document number
2010-18582
Federal Register citation
75 FR 48816
CFR reference
42 CFR 431
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicaid
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2010-08-11
Effective date
2010-09-10
HHS docket
CMS-6150-F
Abstract
This final rule implements provisions from the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) (Pub. L. 111-3) with regard to the Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control (MEQC) and Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) programs. This final rule also codifies several procedural aspects of the process for estimating improper payments in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).