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5.15.2025 CAQH Application and Antidiscrimination Statement Has NCQA been in communication with CAQH about including the new NCQA requirements for race, ethnicity and language on its application?

Yes. NCQA has worked with CAQH to add a notice to its practitioner- and customer-facing provider credentialing applications, recognizing that discriminatory uses of race, ethnicity and language data are prohibited. CAQH is going live with the application update on 7/1/25.

The use of the CAQH application will be acceptable to meet CR 3, Element C, factor 6: Race, ethnicity and language in the 2025 Health Plan Accreditation standards and guidelines (and applicable products).

This applies to:
HPA: CR 3, Element A, factor 6
CRPN: CRA 3, Element A, factor 6, CRC 10, Elements A, factor 6
MBHO: CR 3, Element A, factor 6

ALL 2025