Advance Guidance - Revisions to State Operations Manual (SOM), Appendix PP- Guidance to Surveyors for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Chapter 4
Guidance for: This memorandum to state survey agency directors discusses revisions to the State Operations Manual's (SOM) Appendix PP and Chapter 4. It specifies the basis for such revisions and includes the update appendix and chapter.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: January 01, 2020
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