Source
42 CFR § 423.503
Scoping language
Basis for evaluation and determination.
(1) With the exception of evaluations conducted under paragraph (b) of this section, CMS evaluates an entity's application solely on the basis of information contained in the application itself and any additional information that CMS obtains through on-site visits and any essential operations test.
(2) After evaluating all relevant information, CMS determines whether the application meets all the requirements described in this part.
(3) CMS does not approve an application when it would result in the applicant's parent organization, directly or through its subsidiaries, holding more than one PDP sponsor contract in the PDP Region for which the applicant is seeking qualification as a PDP sponsor.