On March 15, 2024, CMS released Memorandum QSO-24-07-HHA. The memorandum summarizes changes made to State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix B – Guidance for Surveyors: Home Health Agencies based on final rules which have amended home health conditions of participation. Key changes include:
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State Operations Manual (SOM) for Hospice – Appendix M and subsequent revisions to the Hospice Basic Surveyor Training
On January 27, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released Memo# QSO-23-08-HOSPICE related to revisions in the State Operations Manual (SOM) for Hospice – Appendix M and subsequent revisions to the Hospice Basic Surveyor Training. These revisions take effect immediately and are related to the focus by CMS on the quality of…