In order to be eligible to receive funds through the pay-for-performance program under the provisions of Regulations .15—.19 of this chapter: The provider shall be subject to quality assessment under COMAR 10.01.20; and During the 1 year period ending March 31 of the prior State fiscal year, the provider may not have been: Identified by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a special focus facility; Denied payment for new admissions by the Department; or Identified by the Department as delivering substandard quality of care.