42 CFR 480.131
§ 480.131 Access to medical records for the monitoring of QIOs.
United States · 42 CFR — Public Health · Status: effective
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- 42 CFR 480.131, § 480.131 Access to medical records for the monitoring of QIOs, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/207119
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CMS or any person, organization or agency authorized by the Department or Federal statute to monitor a QIO will have access to medical records maintained by institutions or health care practitioners on Medicare patients. The monitor can require copies of the records.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.