REHQR Tools and Resources

Federal Register Reference

The REH Quality Reporting Program issues proposed and final changes during the annual rulemaking cycle for the OPPS/ASC/REH proposed and final rules with comment period. These rules are published typically in or around July and November, respectively, in the year prior to the effective date of the next January and are available online at the Federal Register. The below table lists Federal Register references for program policies and procedures codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). REHQR Program statutory history and program requirements are codified at 42 CFR 419.95.

Calendar Year	Federal Register Reference	Page Number*	Program-Related Codifications
2025	Volume 89	94367 (Cross-Program Measures for OQR, REH & ASCQR) 94425 (REHQR Program)	None
2024	Volume 88	82046	• Statutory authority for the REHQR Program to implement a quality reporting program requiring REHs to submit data: New (page 82047) • Measure retention policy for the REHQR Program: New (page 82047) • Immediate Removal Policy for Adopted REHQR Program Measures: New (page 82047) • Measure Removal Factors Policy: New (page 82047) • Sub-regulatory measure modification policy for non-substantive updates: New (page 82054) • Process for development and maintenance of technical specifications for quality measures: New (page 82054) • Data that an REH submits for the REHQR Program would be made publicly available by a CMS Certification Number (CCN) on a CMS website: New (page 82072)
2023	Volume 87	72096	None

* This page number denotes the Federal Register page on which the REHQR program requirements begin.