Medicare Program Integrity Manual Chapter 4 - Program Integrity
Guidance for • Core Appendix Q and Subparts - Appendix Q to the State Operations Manual (SOM), which provides guidance for identifying immediate jeopardy, has been revised. The revision creates a Core Appendix Q that will be used by surveyors of all provider and supplier types in determining when to cite immediate jeopardy.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: March 06, 2020
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