Code of Massachusetts Regulations
130 CMR - DIVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Title 130 CMR 405.000 - Community Health Center Services
Section 405.416 - Quality Assessment Program
Universal Citation: 130 MA Code of Regs 130.405
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) A CHC must have in effect a program for internal quality assessment that is based on written policies, standards, and procedures, and that includes the following:
(1) a review of the CHC's performance
including, but not limited to, adequacy of recordkeeping, referral procedures
and follow-up, medication review, quality of patient care, and identification
of deficient areas of performance;
(2) recommendations for correcting any
deficiencies identified in the review; and
(3) a review of any such corrective
action.
(B) These reviews must be conducted at least twice a year by a committee composed of the professional services director, representatives of each professional discipline on the CHC's staff, consumers, and, if possible, health professionals not employed at the CHC. Activities of the committee must be documented in minutes or a report and made available to the MassHealth agency upon request.
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