(a) Competing home health agencies will be evaluated using a set of quality measures.

(b) Competing home health agencies in selected states will be required to report information on New Measures, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, to CMS in the form, manner, and at a time specified by the Secretary, and subject to any exceptions or extensions CMS may grant to home health agencies for the Public Health Emergency as defined in §400.200 of this chapter.

(c) Competing home health agencies in selected states will be required to collect and report such information as the Secretary determines is necessary for purposes of monitoring and evaluating the HHVBP Model under section 1115A(b)(4) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1315a).

(d) For performance year 5, CMS publicly reports the following for each competing home health agency on the CMS website:

(1) The Total Performance Score.

(2) The percentile ranking of the Total Performance Score.

[80 FR 68718, Nov. 5, 2015, as amended at 81 FR 76796, Nov. 3, 2016; 84 FR 60646, Nov. 8, 2019; 85 FR 27628, May 8, 2020]