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Enhancing RN Supervision of Hospice Aide Services

This revised product comprises Subregulatory Guidance for frequency and documentation requirements of registered nurse (RN) supervisory visits, and its content is based on publically available content within at https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-16214.pdf and https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/06/05/08-1305/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-hospice-conditions-of-participation. CMS policy or operation subject matter experts also reviewed/cleared this product. This product educates on RN’s role in supervising hospice aide service, RN supervisory visits and documentation requirement of RN supervisory visits.
Revisions to this product didn’t include any substantive content updates. The previous version of this product is available to the public and currently posted on the CMS website at https://www.cms.gov/files/document/mln7840862-enhancing-rn-supervision-hospice-aide-services.pdf.

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: August 10, 2022

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