On March 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reopened the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) Application for the 2021 MIPS Performance Year for groups, virtual groups and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Entities. The application is now open through March 31, 2022, at 8 p.m. EDT.
Applications received between now and March 31 won’t override previously submitted data for groups and virtual groups. All individual MIPS-eligible clinicians will automatically receive the EUC exception and do not need to submit an application.
Detailed information on this change is available from these additional resources:
- Quality Payment Program COVID-19 Response Fact Sheet
- 2021 MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception Application Guide
- 2021 Data Submission FAQs
If you have further questions regarding the EUC, contact the Quality Payment Program at (866) 288-8292, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.–8 p.m. ET or by e-mail at [email protected].
If you have any questions about reporting for 2021 MIPS through RISE, contact the registry team at [email protected].
