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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
The Use of Video Cameras in Common Areas in Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICFs/MR)  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Guidance for State Survey Agencies Responding to Requests for Survey Documents  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Living Donor Services Occurring in Transplant Programs Other than that of the Organ Recipient: Requirements and Interim Surveyor Guidance  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Affordable Care Act Section 6103: Guidance for State Consumer Oriented Websites  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Use of Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Funds by States  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Survey & Certification Focus on Patient Safety and Quality - Draft Surveyor Worksheets Memorandum Summary ? Focused Survey Initiative: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Federal Requirements for the Independent Informal Dispute Resolution (Independent IDR) Process for Nursing Homes Memorandum Summary ? Independent IDR System Required: State survey agencies (SAs) must have in place a  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Initial Plans and Policy Implementation for Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) Evaluation Protocol-23 (EP), ‘Laboratory Quality Control Based  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Alert: Smoking Safety in Long Term Care Facilities  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Updated Guidance on Medication Administration, Hospital Appendix A of the State Operations Manual (SOM)  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
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