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42CFR 483.470(i)(2)(i) Evacuation Drills for I Mentally Retarded (ICFs/MR) Certified Under 2000 Edition ntermediate Care Facilities for the  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Advance Copy - Description of Temporary Changes to Appendix P, State Operations Manual (SOM), Traditional Survey Process for Long Term Care Facilities (LTC) as a Result of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3. ...  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Point of Care Devices and Infection Control in Nursing Homes Memorandum Summary Infection Control Standards for Nursing Homes at §483.65 - F441 –Determining  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Advance Notice - Second Opportunity National Background Check Program Funding Memorandum Summary ? Advance Notice - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Program Keeping Informed about Survey and Certifi Program Information and Communication:  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Impact of Nursing Shortage on Hospice Care Memorandum Summary • Extraordinary Circumstances due to Nursing Shortage - This memorandum extends the  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Special Focus Facilities (SFF) Procedures Memorandum Summary ? Adjustment to Number of Slots: The number of SFF slots for each State are adjusted to reflect the  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Advance Copy –Revisions to Appendix PP, State Ope Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities (MDS) 3.0 Implementation October 1, 2010 rations Manual (SOM):  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) – Issuance of Revised Survey Procedures and Interpretive Guidelines for Laboratories and Laboratory Services in Appendix C of the State Operations Manual to Facilitate the Electronic Exchange ...  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Copy of Chapter 7 – Survey and Enforcement Processes for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Nursing Facilities Memorandum Summary Revised Chapter 7: Attached is the revised Chapter 7 of the State Operations Manual. This  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
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