This subpart sets forth—
    
    
        
        (a) 
         The requirements for—
     
    
        
        (1) 
         Entities that seek qualification as HMOs under title XIII of the PHS Act; and
     
    
    
        
        (i) 
         Qualification for their regional components; or
     
    
        
        (ii) 
         Expansion of their service areas;
     
    
        
        (b) 
         The procedures that CMS follows to make determinations; and
     
    
        
        (c) 
         Other related provisions, including application fees.
     
    [59 FR 49836, Sept. 30, 1994]