---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 422.153"
title: "42"
number: "422.153"
heading: "Use of quality improvement organization review information."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/422.153"
---

# §422.153. Use of quality improvement organization review information.


CMS will acquire from quality improvement organizations (QIOs) as defined in [part 475](/cfr/42/part475.md) of this chapter data collected under section 1886(b)(3)(B)(viii) of the Act and subject to the requirements in [§ 480.140(g)](/cfr/42/480.140.md?p=g). CMS will acquire this information, as needed, and may use it for the following functions:

- (a) **Enable beneficiaries to compare health coverage options and select among them.**
- (b) **Evaluate plan performance.**
- (c) **Ensure compliance with plan requirements under this part.**
- (d) **Develop payment models.**
- (e) **Other purposes related to MA plans as specified by CMS.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[76 FR 26546, May 6, 2011]

### Source

Source: 63 FR 35082, June 26, 1998, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302, 1306, 1395w-21 through 1395w-28, and 1395hh.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 18134, Apr. 14, 1998, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[76 FR 26546, May 6, 2011]