Survey & Certification Letters

• Guidance for the Interim Final Rule - Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination

  

• COVID-19 Focused Infection Control Survey Tool for Acute and Continuing Care Providers and Suppliers (REVISED)

  

• Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Guidance for Temporary Testing Sites under the Multiple Site Exception

  

• Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) CMS Location and State Agency Updates to COVID-19 Survey Prioritization Guidance

  

• State Obligations to Survey to the Entirety of Medicare and Medicaid Health and Safety Requirements under the 1864 Agreement

  

• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Outpatient

  

• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention ConcerningCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Home Health Agencies (HHAs) and Religious Nonmedical Healthcare Institutions

  

• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by Hospice Agencies

  

• Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Requirements and Implications Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

  

• Release of COVID-19 Nursing Home Data

  

• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs): FAQs, Considerations for Patient Triage, Placement

  

• Burden Reduction-Discharge Planning SOM Package

  

• Applicability of Proficiency Testing (PT) Referral to Cytology/Histopathology Slide Staining by a Separate Entity

  

• Information for Healthcare Facilities Concerning 2019 Novel Coronavirus Illness

  

• Updates to Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Reinvestment Resource Materials

  

• Updates to the State Operations Manual (SOM) Chapters 2 and 3 Related to Excluded Hospitals with Excluded Units

  

• Revisions to Chapter 2 and Addition of Appendix F in the State Operations Manual (SOM) –Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC)

  

• Electronic Form CMS-10455, Report of a Hospital Death Associated with Restraint or Seclusion

  

• Updates and Initiatives to Ensure Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes

  

• Updates to the Nursing Home Compare website and the Five Star Quality Rating SystemUpdates to the Nursing Home Compare website and the Five Star Quality Rating System