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CMS-1403-FC
control numbers, 0938-0987, 0938-0955, and 0938-0954 with
expiration dates of April 30, 2009, August 31, 2009, and
June 30, 2011, respectively.
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)
Section II.O1. of this final rule with comment period
discusses the background of the PQRI and provides
information about the measures available to eligible
professionals who choose to participate in PQRI. Section
1848(k)(1) of the Act requires the Secretary to implement a
system for the reporting by eligible professionals of data
on quality measures. We are requesting OMB’s emergency
review and approval of the information collections
referenced below. Emergency review and approval is
necessary to meet the statutory effective date of
January 1, 2009.
As stated in section II.O1.a.ii., eligible
professionals include physicians, other practitioners as
described in section 1842(b)(18)(c) of the Act, physical
and occupational therapists, qualified speech-language
pathologists, and qualified audiologists. Eligible
professionals may choose whether to participate and, to the
extent they satisfactorily submit data on quality measures
for covered professional services, they can qualify to
receive an incentive payment. To qualify to receive an
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