SCOPE OF WORK AVAILABLE FOR UTILIZATION AND QUALITY CONTROL PEER REVIEW ORGANIZATION (PRO) CONTRACTS Contact Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), Office of Acquisition and Grants, 6325 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21207, Contracting Officer, Brian Hebble, 410/966-5159. The Scope of Work for the 5th PRO contracting cycle is available from HCFA. The current PRO contracts will begin to expire on March 31, 1996. The PRO in each state is responsible for reviewing certain health care services furnished under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act and under certain other Federal programs to determine whether those services are reasonable, medically necessary, furnished in the appropriate setting, and are of a quality that meets professionally recognized standards. PRO activities are part of the Health Care Quality Improvement Program (HCQIP), a program which supports the mission of HCFA to assure health care security for beneficiaries. The HCQIP is carried out locally by the PRO in each State. Each PRO is to focus on the development and implementation of cooperative projects as a method for the PRO to improve the quality of care in the State. Please send written requests, for the SOW, to the above address. However, after May 16th the acquisition office will be moving to Room C-2-21-15, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-11850. No telephone requests or questions will be honored. The Scope of Work is available to the public for informational purposes only. Future competitive procurements will be synopsized.

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0589 19950515\SP-0002.MSC)