Code of Federal Regulations Title 42. Public Health § 42.510.210 Determination of the episode

(1) An episode begins with the admission of a Medicare beneficiary described in § 510.205 to a participant hospital for an anchor hospitalization and ends on the 90th day after the date of discharge, with the day of discharge itself being counted as the first day in the 90–day post-discharge period.

(2) On or after July 4, 2021, an episode—

(1) The beneficiary does any of the following during the episode:

(2) For performance year 3, the participant hospital did not submit a participation election letter that was accepted by CMS to continue participation in the model.