Thank you for your question on CMS2v13: Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan. For more information on which codes are included in Initial Population, please reference the applicable codes contained in these value sets below on the National Library of Medicine's Value Set Authority Center (VSAC) at https://vsac.nlm.nih.gov/ . valueset "Encounter to Screen for Depression" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.600.1916) valueset "Physical Therapy Evaluation" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1022) valueset "Telephone Visits" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1080)   The VSAC provides downloadable access to all official versions of value sets content contained in the eCQM specifications. If you do not have a UMLS API Key to sign in, you can request a free UMLS license/account. We hope this helps.

PHQ-2, PHQ-9 or Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale may be administered to patients in an inpatient setting (nursing assessment or post-delivery) or during an emergency room visit. Are these encounters considered qualifying encounters and are these patients included in the denominator for reporting?