Complaint
Complaint means an allegation from any party and via any format that one of the DMEPOS accrediting organization's accredited DMEPOS suppliers may be non-compliant with one or more DMEPOS quality standards or other applicable CMS requirement. The complaint need not involve actual or potential beneficiary harm.
Source
42 CFR § 424.58
Scoping language
Scope and purpose. This part implements section 1834(a)(20)(B) of the Act, which requires the Secretary to designate and approve one or more independent accreditation organizations for purposes of enforcing the DMEPOS quality standards for suppliers of DMEPOS and other items or services. Section 1847(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Act requires a DMEPOS supplier to meet the DMEPOS quality standards under section 1834(a)(20) of the Act before being awarded a contract.