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Federal RegisterGuidance and regulationPublished Jun 16, 2026

Medicare Program; Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations (AOs) and Preventing AO Conflicts of Interest, and Related Provisions

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This final rule with comment period sets forth provisions to strengthen the oversight of Medicare national accrediting organizations by addressing conflicts of interest, establishing consistent standards, processes, and definitions, and updating the validation and performance standards systems. Additionally, this final rule with comment period revises the psychiatric hospital survey process, adds a limitation on terminated deemed providers and suppliers when reentering the program, and provides technical corrections for End-Stage Renal Disease facilities and Transplant Programs.

Tags
breach notification, Rule, Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Related exam domains
CISSP 7: Security Operations; CISM 3: Information Security Program; CISM 4: Incident Management; CISA 5: Protection of Information Assets
Source record id
2026-12069
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Sep 23, 2026

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