The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated chapter 6 of the State Operations Manual (SOM), and certain guidance memos are now expired.
Key updates:
· Modified survey and enforcement timelines.
· Budget responsibilities elaborated.
· The “incorporation of current procedures and practices for federal monitoring surveys, State Agency Performance Reviews, and revisit surveys.”
· Elimination of Form CMS-1557 in the survey process.
· Inclusion of new regulatory updates.
The following memos are now expired:
CMS asks that labs refer to the following memos for guidance:
