42 C.F.R. § 475.107 QIO contract award.
Title 42 - Public Health
CMS, in awarding QIO contracts, will take the following actions— (a) Identify from among all proposals submitted in response to an RFP for a given QIO area all proposals submitted by organizations that meet the requirements of §462.102 or §462.103; (b) Identify from among all proposals identified in paragraph (a) of this section all proposals that set forth minimally acceptable plans in accordance with the requirements of §462.104 and the RFPs; (c) Assign bonus points not to exceed 10% of the total points available to all physician-sponsored organizations identified in paragraph (b) of this section, consistent with statute; and (d) Subject to the limitations established by §§462.105 and 462.106, award the contract for the given QIO area to the selected organization for a period of two years. [49 FR 7207, Feb. 27, 1984. Redesignated and amended at 50 FR 15327, 15328, Apr. 17, 1985, and further redesignated at 64 FR 66279, Nov. 24, 1999]
Title 42: Public Health
PART 475—QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS
Subpart C—Utilization and Quality Control Quality Improvement Organizations
§ 475.107 QIO contract award.