Common use of PROGRAM AUTHORITY Clause in Contracts

PROGRAM AUTHORITY. ‌ 1. Medicare Authority: The Medicare elements of the initiative shall operate according to existing Medicare Parts C and D laws and regulations, as amended or modified, except to the extent these requirements are waived or modified as provided for in Appendix 4. As a term and condition of the initiative, Participating Plans will be required to comply with Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Program requirements in Part C and Part D of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and 42 C.F.R. Parts 422 and 423, and applicable sub- regulatory guidance, as amended from time to time, except to the extent specified in this MOU, including Appendix 4 and, for waivers of sub-regulatory guidance, the three-way contract.