CFR > Title 42 - Public Health > CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER B—MEDICARE PROGRAM (parts 405 to 426) > PART 417—HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS, COMPETITIVE MEDICAL PLANS, AND HEALTH CARE PREPAYMENT PLANS > SUBPART J—Qualifying Conditions for Medicare Contracts (§417.400 to §417.418) > 417.418—Qualifying condition: Quality assurance program.

417.418—Qualifying condition: Quality assurance program.

(a) Condition. The HMO or CMP must make arrangements for a quality assurance program that meets the requirements of this section.
(b) Standard. An HMO or CMP must have an ongoing quality assurance program that meets the requirements set forth in § 417.106(a).
[58 FR 38072, July 15, 1993]