CFR

405.2470—Reports and maintenance of records.

(a) Maintenance and availability of records. The rural health clinic or Federally qualified health center must:

(1) Maintain adequate financial and statistical records, in the form and containing the data required by CMS, to allow the intermediary to determine payment for covered services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries in accordance with this subpart;

(2) Make the records available for verification and audit by HHS or the General Accounting Office;

(3) Maintain financial data on an accrual basis, unless it is part of a governmental institution that uses a cash basis of accounting. In the latter case, appropriate depreciation on capital assets is allowable rather than the expenditure for the capital asset.

(b) Adequacy of records. (1) The intermediary may suspend reimbursement if it determines that the clinic or center does not maintain records that provide an adequate basis to determine payments under Medicare.

(2) The suspension continues until the clinic or center demonstrates to the intermediary's satisfaction that it does, and will continue to, maintain adequate records.

(c) Reporting requirements— (1) Initial report. At the beginning of its initial reporting period, the clinic or center must submit an estimate of budgeted costs and visits for rural health clinic or Federally qualified health center services for the reporting period, in the form and detail required by CMS, and such other information as CMS may require to establish the payment rate.

(2) Annual reports. Within 90 days after the end of its reporting period, the clinic or center must submit, in such form and detail as may be required by CMS, a report of:

(i) Its operations, including the allowable costs actually incurred for the period and the actual number of visits for rural health clinic or Federally qualified health center services furnished during the period; and

(ii) The estimated costs and visits for rural health clinic services or Federally qualified health center services for the succeeding reporting period and such other information as CMS may require to establish the payment rate.

(3) Late reports. If the clinic or center does not submit an adequate annual report on time, the intermediary may reduce or suspend payments to preclude excess payment to the clinic or center.

(4) Inadequate reports. If the clinic or center does not furnish a report or furnishes a report that is inadequate for the intermediary to make a determination of program payment, CMS may deem all payments for the reporting period to be overpayments.

(5) Postponement of due date. For good cause shown by the clinic or center, the intermediary may, with CMS's approval, grant a 30-day postponement of the due date for the annual report.

(6) Reports following termination of agreement or change of ownership. The report from a clinic or center which voluntarily or involuntarily ceases to participate in the Medicare program or experiences a change in ownership (see §§ 405.2436-405.2438) is due no later than 45 days following the effective date of the termination of agreement or change of ownership.

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