[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR417.406]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 417--HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS, COMPETITIVE MEDICAL PLANS, AND HEALTH CARE PREPAYMENT PLANS--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart J--Qualifying Conditions for Medicare Contracts
 
Sec. 417.406  Application and determination.

    (a) Responsibility for making determinations. CMS is responsible for 
determining whether an entity meets the requirements to be an HMO or 
CMP.

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    (b) Application requirements. (1) The application requirements for 
HMOs are set forth in Sec. 417.143.
    (2) The requirements of Sec. 417.143 also apply to CMPs except that 
there are no application fees.
    (c) Determination. CMS uses the procedures set forth in 
Sec. 417.144(a) through (d) to determine whether an entity is an HMO or 
CMP.
    (d) Oversight of continuing compliance. (1) CMS oversees an entity's 
continued compliance with the requirements for an HMO as defined in 
Sec. 417.1 or for a CMP as set forth in Sec. 417.407.
    (2) If an entity no longer meets those requirements, CMS terminates 
the contract of that entity in accordance with Sec. 417.494.

[60 FR 45675, Sept. 1, 1995]