In CY 2024 PFS final rule (88 FR 79239 through 79240), we noted that we did not finalize any payment regulations regarding monoclonal antibodies for PrEP of COVID-19, since at the time of the publication of the CY 2024 PFS final rule, there were no COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies approved or authorized for use against the dominant strains of COVID-19 in the United States
Background In the CY 2021 PFS final rule (85 FR 84807), we adopted the requirement for all Schedule II, III, IV, and V controlled substances for covered Part D drugs prescribed electronically to be prescribed using the applicable standards in 423.160(b), including the NCPDP SCRIPT standard version 2017071
115-123), further amended section 1899 of the Act to provide for the following: expanded use of telehealth services by physicians or practitioners participating in an applicable ACO to furnish services to prospectively assigned beneficiaries
We did not include in our estimates clinicians who participated in an APM Entity and are determined to be QPs for the CY 2022 performance period/2024 MIPS payment year as we assume they are not required to submit improvement activities data