CMS revised these sections of the State Operations Manual effective March 27:
•Appendix A –Hospitals
•Appendix T -Hospital Swing Beds
•Appendix L –ASCs
•Appendix G –RHCs and FQHCs
This is the guidance that state survey agencies and accrediting entities use when surveying facilities for their compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation. Interested stakeholders can review the entire State Operations Manual online(the appendices are available through links in the Table of Contents document) as well as the transmittal detailing the changes. These revisions update the SOM to reflect regulations finalized last year and were originally issued on January 30th via Survey & Certification Letter 15-22.
