EHR reporting period.
EHR reporting period. Except with respect to payment adjustment years, EHR reporting period means either of the following:
(1) For an eligible EP -
(i) The following are applicable before 2015:
(A) For the payment year in which the EP is first demonstrating he or she is a meaningful EHR user, any continuous 90-day period within the calendar year;
(B) Except as specified in paragraphs (1)(iii) and (1)(iv) of this definition, for the subsequent payment years following the payment year in which the EP first successfully demonstrates he or she is a meaningful EHR user, the calendar year.
(C) For an EP seeking to demonstrate he or she is a meaningful EHR user for the Medicare EHR incentive program for CY 2014, any of the following 3-month periods:
(1) January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014.
(2) April 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014.
(3) July 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014.
(4) October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014.
(D) For an EP seeking to demonstrate he or she is a meaningful EHR user for the Medicaid EHR incentive program for CY 2014 any continuous 90-day period within CY 2014.
(ii) The following are applicable for 2015, 2016, and 2017:
(A) For the CY 2015 payment year, any continuous 90-day period within CY 2015.
(B) For the CY 2016 payment year:
(1) For the EP first demonstrating he or she is a meaningful EHR user, any continuous 90-day period within CY 2016.
(2) For the EP who has successfully demonstrated he or she is a meaningful EHR user in any prior year, any continuous 90-day period within CY 2016.
(C) For the CY 2017 payment year under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program:
(1) For the EP first demonstrating he or she is a meaningful EHR user, any continuous 90-day period within CY 2017.
(2) For the EP who has successfully demonstrated he or she is a meaningful EHR user in any prior year, any continuous 90-day period within CY 2017.
(3) For the EP demonstrating the Stage 3 objectives and measures at § 495.24, any continuous 90-day period within CY 2017.
(iii) The following are applicable beginning with the CY 2018 payment year under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program:
(A) For the payment year in which the EP is first demonstrating he or she is a meaningful EHR user, any continuous 90-day period within the calendar year.
(B) For the subsequent payment years following the payment year in which the EP first successfully demonstrates he or she is a meaningful EHR user, the calendar year.
(2) For an eligible hospital or CAH -
(i) The following are applicable before 2015:
(A) For the payment year in which the eligible hospital or CAH is first demonstrating it is a meaningful EHR user, any continuous 90-day period within the Federal fiscal year;
(B) Except as specified in paragraph (2)(iii) of this definition, for the subsequent payment years following the payment year in which the eligible hospital or CAH first successfully demonstrates it is a meaningful EHR user, the Federal fiscal year.
(C) For an eligible hospital or CAH seeking to demonstrate it is a meaningful EHR user for FY 2014, any of the following 3-month periods:
(1) October 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
(2) January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014.
(3) April 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014.
(4) July 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014.
(ii) The following are applicable for 2015, 2016, and 2017:
(A) For the FY 2015 payment year, any continuous 90-day period within the period beginning on October 1, 2014 and ending on December 31, 2015.
(B) For the FY 2016 payment year as follows:
(1) For the eligible hospital or CAH first demonstrating it is a meaningful EHR user, any continuous 90-day period within CY 2016.
(2) For the eligible hospital or CAH that has successfully demonstrated it is a meaningful EHR user in any prior year, any continuous 90-day period within CY 2016.
(C) For the FY 2017 payment year under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program:
(1) For the eligible hospital or CAH first demonstrating it is a meaningful EHR user, any continuous 90-day period within CY 2017.
(2) For the eligible hospital or CAH that has successfully demonstrated it is a meaningful EHR user in any prior year, any continuous 90-day period within CY 2017.
(3) For the eligible hospital or CAH demonstrating the Stage 3 objectives and measures at § 495.24, any continuous 90-day period within CY 2017.
(iii) The following are applicable beginning with the FY 2018 payment year under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program:
(A) For the payment year in which the eligible hospital or CAH is first demonstrating it is a meaningful EHR user, any continuous 90-day period within the calendar year.
(B) For the subsequent payment years following the payment year in which the eligible hospital or CAH first successfully demonstrates it is a meaningful EHR user, the calendar year.
Source
42 CFR § 495.4
Scoping language
In this part, unless otherwise indicated -