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Survey and Certification
Survey and Certification
Survey and Certification Updates from AHCA/NCAL
Guidance on the Nursing Home Transparency Provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Update on CMS’ Five Star Rating System
Memorandum on the Issuance of Revisions to Interpretive Guidance at Several Tags, as Part of Appendix PP, State Operations Manual (SOM), and Training Materials
Five-Star Quality Rating System
OIG Report: Trends in Nursing Home Deficiencies and Complaints: A Critical Analysis
2009 OIG Work Plan
CMS Publishes Special Focus Facility Scoring Methodology
Survey & Certification Resources
Proposed CMS Five Star Quality Rating System
Memorandum on Advance of Revised Guidance for F325 and F371
Summary of Revisit User Fee
ICF/MR Comments: Locked Areas and Supplies
Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR) – Protection of Clients Rights – Locked Areas and Supplies
Status of Rules Implementing Sections of the Affordable Care Act
AHCA Comments on the S&C letter for ICFs/MR, "Clarification of Interpretative Guidance for 42 CRF 483.420 (d)(2)"
Letter to Peggye Wilkerson, CMS, on Comments on Survey and Certification letters for ICFs/MR
AHCA Comments on Notice of Proposed Rule Making: Establishment of Revisit User Fee
Draft ICF/MR Guidance Revisions
Comment letter on Draft ICF/MR Guidance Revisions
Governing Body
Client Protections
Facility Staffing
Active Treatment
Client Behavior
Healthcare Services
Physical Environment
Dietetic services
Federal Regulations
CMS guidance to states responding to requests for survey documents
Food Procurement at 42 CFR 483.35(i)(1)(2), Tag F 371, and Self Determination and Participation at 42 CFR 483.15, Tag F 242
Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR) – The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) One-time Cash Benefit to ICF/MR Clients
ICFs/MR – Clarification of Interpretative Guidance for 42 CFR 483.420(d)(2)
CMS memo: Clarification on Release of 2567
CMS Memo - Issuance of Revisions to Interpretive Guidance at Several Tags, as Part of Appendix PP, State Operations Manual (SOM), and Training Materials
ICF/MR – Clarification of Interpretive Guidance for 42 CFR §483.420(d)(2), Allegations of Mistreatment, Abuse, Neglect, or Injury
The Use of Video Cameras in Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR)
ICF/MR - Clarification of Protection of Client’s Rights at 42 CFR §483.420(a)(4)
ICF/MR - Protection of Clients Rights 42 CFR 483.420 (a) (12)
Nursing Homes - Issuance of Revised Quality of Care Guidance at F309, including Pain Management as Part of Appendix PP, State Operations Manual, Additional Minor Changes Made to Appendices P and PP as Described Below
Dining Assistant Programs in Nursing Homes: Guidelines for Implementation
HHS Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
CMS Memo: Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Analytic Tool
CMS Memo: Special Focus Facility (SFF) Program Survey Scoring Methodology
Surveyor Guidance
Culture Change Revisions to Surveyor Guidance at Several Tags
Memorandum on the Issuance of Revisions to Interpretive Guidance at Several Tags, as Part of Appendix PP, State Operations Manual (SOM), and Training Materials
CMS Memo - Issuance of Revisions to Interpretive Guidance at Several Tags, as Part of Appendix PP, State Operations Manual (SOM), and Training Material
Surveyor Guidance
Memorandum on Advance of Revised Guidance for F325 and F371
Use of produce from nursing facility vegetable gardens
F322 – Naso-Gastric Tubes
CMS Reviews Guidance at F323: Resident Safety when Smoking Cigarettes
Adjustment to Timeline for implementation of Quality Indicator Survey
F 309 – Management of Pain
S&C Letter, Including Revised Surveyor Guidance
Summary of Revised and New Guidance
Table Comparing Draft and Final Guidance, Including AHCA Comments
Event Handouts
A SNF Operating Model for Managed Care Success
The Future of Medicare Home Health and Rehab Services
LTC Trend Tracker™
The Nursing Home Performance Index
Successful Strategies to Challenge Survey Enforcement Action
Quality Indicator Survey
Government Reports
Addressing the Factors Underlying Understatement of Serious Care Problems Requires Sustained CMS and State Commitment
A Review of Government Accountability Office Report: Nursing Homes: Addressing the Factors Underlying Understatement of Serious Care Problems Requires Sustained CMS and State Commitment
