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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
Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Analytic Tool and Submission of CMP Tool Cases  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Advance Copy –Revisions to State Operations Manual (SOM), Appendix C – Survey Procedures and Interpretive Guidelines for Laboratories and Laboratory Services (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA))  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) transition to the Automated Submission and Processing System (ASAP) and OASIS Correction policy  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Revised State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix W, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) Memorandum Summary The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) CAH Conditions of Participation (CoPs)  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Advance Copy of Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID) State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix J - Interpretive Guidelines and new Exhibit  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Use of Invalid End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) “Temporary” Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Certification Numbers (CCN)  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Revised Guidance Related to New & Revised Regulations for Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs), Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Use of Audio Surveillance Devices in Common Areas in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID)  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) – Questions and Answers (Q+A)  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
MDS / Staffing Focused Surveys Update  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
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