Examples of Next Generation Participant in a sentence
Does not have a direct or indirect financial relationship with the ACO, a Next Generation Participant, or a Preferred Provider, except that such person may be reasonably compensated by the ACO for his or her duties as a member of the governing body of the ACO.
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).
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.
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.
The ACO shall not distribute Shared Savings to any Next Generation Participant or Preferred Provider that has been terminated pursuant to Section XIX.A.1.
If the ACO was formed by a single Next Generation Participant, the ACO’s legal entity and governing body may be the same as that of the Next Generation Participant if the ACO satisfies the requirements of Section III.B.
The ACO shall provide each Next Generation Participant and Preferred Provider with a copy of this Agreement.
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.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, all proprietary trade secret information and technology of the ACO or its Next Generation Participants and Preferred Providers is and shall remain the sole property of the ACO, the Next Generation Participant, or Preferred Provider and, except as required by federal law, shall not be released by CMS without the express written consent of the ACO.
If CMS notifies the ACO that a SNF or Swing-Bed Hospital has not been approved for participation in the 3-Day SNF Rule Waiver Benefit Enhancement under this Section XI.B, but the provider is otherwise eligible to be a Next Generation Participant or Preferred Provider, the ACO may either remove the provider from the Participant List or Preferred Provider List, or amend the relevant list to reflect that the provider will not participate in the 3-Day SNF Rule Waiver Benefit Enhancement.