[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR460.60]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 

                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)

 

PART 460_PROGRAMS OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY (PACE)--Table 

of Contents

 

               Subpart E_PACE Administrative Requirements

 

Sec. 460.60  PACE organizational structure.





    (a) A PACE organization must be, or be a distinct part of, one of 

the following:

    (1) An entity of city, county, State, or Tribal government.

    (2) A private not-for-profit entity organized for charitable 

purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

The entity may be a corporation, a subsidiary of a larger corporation, 

or a department of a corporation.

    (b) Program director. The organization must employ, or contract with 

in accordance with Sec. 460.70, a program director who is responsible 

for oversight and administration of the entity.

    (c) Medical director. The organization must employ, or contract with 

in accordance with Sec. 460.70, a medical director who is responsible 

for the delivery of participant care, for clinical outcomes, and for the 

implementation, as well as oversight, of the quality assessment and 

performance improvement program.

    (d) Organizational chart. (1) The PACE organization must have a 

current organizational chart showing officials in the PACE organization 

and relationships to any other organizational entities.

    (2) The chart for a corporate entity must indicate the PACE 

organization's relationship to the corporate board and to any parent, 

affiliate, or subsidiary corporate entities.

    (3) A PACE organization planning a change in organizational 

structure must notify CMS and the State administering agency, in 

writing, at least 60 days before the change takes effect.

    (4) Changes in organizational structure must be approved in advance 

by CMS and the State administering agency.

    (5) Changes in organizational structure approved by CMS and the 

State administering agency must be forwarded to the consumer advisory 

committee described in Sec. 460.62(c) of this part for dissemination to 

participants as appropriate.



[64 FR 66279, Nov. 24, 1999, as amended at 67 FR 61505, Oct. 1, 2002]