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Initial Core Set Mandatory Reporting Guidance SHO

This State Health Official (SHO) letter provides guidance and outlines our expectations for
submission of states’ quality measure data beginning with Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024 reporting
and applying to all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.
Throughout the SHO, the term “states” is used to collectively refer to these states and territories.
American Samoa and the Mariana Islands may, but are not required to, report Child and Adult Core
Set measures.

Download the Guidance Document

Final

Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: December 01, 2023

DISCLAIMER: The contents of this database lack the force and effect of law, except as authorized by law (including Medicare Advantage Rate Announcements and Advance Notices) or as specifically incorporated into a contract. The Department may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not posted on the guidance repository, except to establish historical facts.