Under the inpatient or outpatient program, participating hospitals may apply for an extension or waiver due to extraordinary circumstances such as Hurricane Sandy within 30 days and 45 days of the extraordinary event, respectively.
CMS has made waiver forms for the inpatient and outpatient quality reporting programs available on the QualityNet website.
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