Medicare Program; Revisions to Criteria and Standards for Evaluating Intermediaries and Carriers
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 1994-01-06 · Effective 1994-02-07 · 59 FR 679
Document
Document number
94-63
Federal Register citation
59 FR 679
CFR reference
42 CFR 421
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
1994-01-06
Effective date
1994-02-07
HHS docket
Federal Register: January 6, 1994
Abstract
This rule issues technical amendments to Medicare regulations intended to simplify and improve our system for evaluating the performance of fiscal intermediaries and carriers in the administration of the Medicare program. Currently, we evaluate intermediaries using performance criteria and standards announced in an annual notice in the Federal Register. We are clarifying the methodology for establishing these criteria and standards. For consistency, we establish comparable regulation requirements for the evaluation of carrier performance. These revisions are published in accordance with sections 1816(f) and 1842(b)(2) of the Social Security Act which require us to develop standards, criteria, and procedures to evaluate an intermediary's or carrier's overall performance.