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HHS Guidance Portal

The Guidance Portal is a public website that shows current guidance documents from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Divisions.

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HHS Guidance Documents
Title OpDiv/StaffDiv Guidance Status Issue Date
Nursing Homes – Launching of Five Star Rating System on the Nursing Home Compare Website  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
The Five-Star Nursing Home Rating System – Questions and Answers  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Advance Copy – Hospice Program Interpretive Guidance Version 1.1 Memorandum Summary  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Survey and Certification Issues Related to Liability Notices and Beneficiary Appeal Rights in Nursing Homes  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
2009 Physician Fee Schedule Changes Affecting the Survey & Certification of Rehabilitation Programs  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Nursing Homes - Issuance of Revised Quality of Care Guidance at F309, including Pain Management as Part of Appendix PP, State Operations Manual, Additional  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Clarification of Policies and Procedures for the Certification of Entities with One Certificate for Multiple Sites Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Implementation of the Life Safety Code (LSC) Component for the New End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Conditions for Coverage  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Enforcement of Amended Requirements for Certain Hospital and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Disclosures to Patients  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) 2009 Final Rule Revisions to Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Regulations  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
This Guidance Portal contains 8075 documents.