Revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix B – Home Health Agencies
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is releasing interpretive guidelines and updates to Appendix B of the SOM because of several final rules which amended the Home Health Agency (HHA) Conditions of Participation (CoPs). We made conforming revisions to the regulatory tags and interpretive guidelines. We are also combining the HHA survey protocol and interpretive guidelines into one document, updating Level 1 tags and making clarifications and technical corrections to other guidance areas based on stakeholder feedback.
Final
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: April 11, 2024
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