---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 456.725"
title: "42"
number: "456.725"
heading: "Funding of ECM system."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/456.725"
---

# §456.725. Funding of ECM system.

- (a) For funds expended during calendar quarters in fiscal years 1991 and 1992 and attributable to the design, development, and implementation of an on-line, real-time claims management system (that is, the most cost-effective telecommunications network and automatic data processing services and equipment) that meets the requirements of [§ 456.722](/cfr/42/456.722.md), FFP is available at a matching rate of 90 percent. After fiscal year 1992, ECM subsystems are funded at the standard applicable MMIS enhanced rates, subject to the requirements of [part 433](/cfr/42/part433.md), [subpart A](/cfr/42/subpartA.md) of this chapter.
- (b) **FFP is available at a matching rate of 75 percent for funds expended for the following—**
  - (1) **Telecommunications equipment and other equipment to directly access MMIS files.**
  - (2) **Telecommunications equipment (such as modems and point of sale terminals) furnished to providers.**
  - (3) Operational costs including telecommunications network costs, provided that the ECM system includes eligibility verification systems, electronic claims capture, claims adjudication (except for payment), and a claims data process that is integrated into a single comprehensive utilization and information reporting system.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 57 FR 49408, Nov. 2, 1992, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302.

### Source

Source: 43 FR 45266, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted.