CMS UPDATES

Susan Albrecht, MS, RD, LDNHealth Quality Review Specialist

January 23, 2014

Objectives

• The participant will be able to navigate the CMS website.

• The participant will be able to locate the S&C letters and apply the latest changes to ensure compliance with the regulations

CMS Website

CMS Websites

• Appendices are not updated routinely • S&C Letters contain the latest

updates/Advance Copies

CMS Trainings

http://surveyortraining.cms.hhs.gov•Click on “I AM A PROVIDER”•Click on Webcasts

CMS Trainings

• New Dinging Practice Standards for Nursing Home Residents

• Severity & Scope Guidance – Antipsychotic Medication Use in Nursing Homes

• Hospice/End of Life Issues – Part 1

What Are S&C Letters?

• CMS Survey and Certification memoranda, guidance, clarifications and instructions to State Survey Agencies, CMS Regional Offices

• Providers

S&C Letters

• Title• Memo # ( starts with fiscal year_• Posting Date• Fiscal Year –October 1st to September 30th

Federal Register

• Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers

• Proposed Rule Published 12/27/2013

• Comment Period Ends 2/25/2014

Proposed RuleEmergency Preparedness

• Emergency Plan• Policies & Procedures• Communication Plan• Training & Testing• Emergency & Standby Power Systems

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