ACO Financial Arrangements Sample Clauses

ACO Financial Arrangements. ‌ 1. The ACO shall not condition a Next Generation Participant’s or Preferred Provider’s participation in the Model, directly or indirectly, on referrals of items or services provided to Beneficiaries who are not aligned to the ACO. 2. The ACO shall not require that Next Generation Beneficiaries be referred only to Next Generation Participants or Preferred Providers or to any other provider or supplier. This prohibition shall not apply to referrals made by employees or contractors who are operating within the scope of their employment or contractual arrangement with the employer or contracting entity, provided that the employees and contractors remain free to make referrals without restriction or limitation if a Next Generation Beneficiary expresses a preference for a different provider or supplier, or the referral is not in the Next Generation Beneficiary's best medical interests in the judgment of the referring party. 3. The ACO shall not condition the eligibility of an individual or entity to be a Next Generation Participant or Preferred Provider on the individual’s or entity’s offer or payment of cash or other remuneration to the ACO or any other individual or entity. 4. The ACO, its Next Generation Participants, and/or Preferred Providers shall not take any action to limit the ability of a Next Generation Participant or Preferred Provider to make decisions in the best interests of the Beneficiary, including the selection of devices, supplies and treatments used in the care of the Beneficiary. 5. The ACO shall notify CMS within 15 days after becoming aware that any Next Generation Participant or Preferred Provider is under investigation or has been sanctioned by the Government or any licensing authority (including, without limitation, the imposition of program exclusion, debarment, civil monetary penalties, corrective action plans, and revocation of Medicare billing privileges). If a Next Generation Participant or Preferred Provider is under investigation or has been sanctioned but not excluded from Medicare program participation, CMS may take any of the actions set forth in Section XIX. 6. By the date specified in Section III.D.7, below, the ACO shall have a written agreement with each of the individuals and entities that are approved by CMS to be Next Generation Participants or Preferred Providers that complies with the following criteria: (a) The only parties to the agreement are the ACO and the Next Generation Participant or Preferred Provider. (b)...
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