Title 42

SECTION 457.1233

457.1233 Structure and operation standards.

§ 457.1233 Structure and operation standards.

(a) Provider selection. The State must ensure, through its contracts, that each MCO, PIHP or PAHP complies with the provider selection requirements as provided in § 438.214 of this chapter.

(b) Subcontractual relationships and delegation. The State must ensure, through its contracts, that each MCO, PIHP, PAHP, and PCCM entity complies with the subcontractual relationships and delegation requirements as provided in § 438.230 of this chapter.

(c) Practice guidelines. The state must ensure, through its contracts, that each MCO and, when applicable, each PIHP and PAHP, complies with the practice guidelines requirements as provided in § 438.236 of this chapter.

(d) Health information systems. The State must ensure, through its contracts, that each MCO, PIHP, and PAHP complies with the health information systems requirements as provided in § 438.242 of this chapter, except that the applicability date in § 438.242(e) of this chapter does not apply. The State is required to submit enrollee encounter data to CMS in accordance with § 438.818 of this chapter.

(e) Privacy protections. The state must ensure, through its contracts, that each MCO, PIHP, and PAHP complies with the privacy protections as provided in § 457.1110.

[81 FR 27897, May 6, 2016, as amended at 82 FR 40, Jan. 3, 2017; 85 FR 25637, May 1, 2020; 85 FR 72842, Nov. 13, 2020]

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