The Secretary, in coordination with the National Governor's Association, must develop protocols for the external quality reviews required under this subpart. Each protocol issued by the Secretary must specify -
(a) The data to be gathered;
(b) The sources of the data;
(c) The activities and steps to be followed in collecting the data to promote its accuracy, validity, and reliability;
(d) The proposed method or methods for validly analyzing and interpreting the data once obtained; and
(e) Instructions, guidelines, worksheets, and other documents or tools necessary for implementing the protocol.