Burden Reduction-Discharge Planning SOM Package

On September 30, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) publishedthe Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Regulatory Provisions to Promote ProgramEfficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction Final Rule, as well as the Revisions toRequirements for Discharge Planning for Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and HomeHealth Agencies Final Rule. •This policy memorandum provides guidance to the CMS Regional Offices (ROs), theState Survey Agencies (SAs) and the Accrediting Organizations (AOs) regarding thechanges to the regulations and our approach for updating the State Operations Manual(SOM) and applicable surveyor systems.