{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-488.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 488.4","heading":"General rules for a CMS-approved accreditation program for providers and suppliers.","body":"(a) The following requirements apply when a national accrediting organization has applied for CMS approval of a provider or supplier accreditation program and CMS has found that the program provides reasonable assurance for providers or suppliers accredited under the program:\n(1) When a provider or supplier demonstrates full compliance with all of the accreditation program requirements of the accrediting organization's CMS-approved accreditation program, the accrediting organization may recommend that CMS grant deemed status to the provider or supplier.\n(2) CMS may deem the provider or supplier, excluding kidney transplant centers within a hospital and ESRD facilities, to be in compliance with the applicable Medicare conditions or requirements. The deemed status provider or supplier is subject to validation surveys as provided at § 488.9.\n(b) [Reserved]","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER G—STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION","PART 488—SURVEY, CERTIFICATION, AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"42649e5d2ee0cd17f45e8cf94790183b416715170986b339c8e60aae17cbc9bf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-488.3","next":"us/42-cfr-488.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}