transmittal
Posted on August 6, 2013 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
On August 2, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued an update to the State Operations Manual (“SOM”) regarding the process for notification of a facility closure. The updates to the SOM are the result of a final rule published in the Federal Register on March 19, 2013 and can be... READ MORE
Posted on April 10, 2013 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
In a transmittal issued on April 5, 2013, CMS provided guidance on survey activities that will be affected by the sequestration cuts. The transmittal provides guidance on several areas that will have an immediate and potentially negative effect on nursing homes and post-acute care providers. These changes will affect the survey process as conducted by the state survey... READ MORE
Posted on April 9, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
On April 6, 2012, CMS issued a Survey and Certification Transmittal stating that when a Home Health Agency (“HHA”) deactivates its provider number (the provider number is now referred to as the CMS Certification Number or CCN), the HHA must be surveyed for compliance with the CMS Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for HHA’s if... READ MORE
Posted on August 16, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
On July 29, 2011, CMS issued the following guidance for the use of video cameras in ICFs/MR: To ensure that clients’ rights are protected, the use of video cameras in the ICF/MR must be reviewed, approved and monitored by the Specially Constituted Committee (SCC) of the facility as constituted per 42 CFR 483.440(f)(3)(i-iii). If... READ MORE
