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Home and Community-Based Settings Regulation: Heightened Scrutiny

Guidance for : The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing the attached set of guidance responses to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on implementation activities associated with the January 2014 home and community-based settings final rule,1 based in part on collaboration with states, state associations, and other stakeholders.

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

Issue Date: March 22, 2019

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