Thank you for your inquiry regarding CMS0002v14 Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan for performance year 2025. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians the opportunity to apply for an exemption from MIPS reporting for a particular year. Information on the criteria that must be met to be eligible for an exemption, along with how to obtain a Performance Year 2025 Exemption Application, can be found here:
https://qpp.cms.gov/mips/exception-applications. Please be aware that you'll need a Health Care Quality Information System (HCQIS) Access Roles and Profile (HARP) account to submit a MIPS exception application, and the MIPS exception application deadline for performance year 2025 is 8 p.m. ET on December 31, 2025. The website also provides instructions on how to obtain a HARP account.