Medicaid/CHIP Program; Medicaid Program and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Changes to the Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control and Payment Error Rate Measurement Programs in Response to the Affordable Care Act
medicaid · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2017-07-05 · Effective 2017-08-04 · 82 FR 31158
Document
Document number
2017-13710
Federal Register citation
82 FR 31158
CFR reference
42 CFR 431
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicaid
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2017-07-05
Effective date
2017-08-04
HHS docket
CMS-6068-F
Abstract
This final rule updates the Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control (MEQC) and Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) programs based on the changes to Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) eligibility under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This rule also implements various other improvements to the PERM program.