Revisions to Hospice-Appendix M of the State Operations Manual and the Hospice Basic Surveyor Training

• Revisions to Appendix M and complementary revisions to the CMS Hospice Basic Surveyor Training will equip surveyors from all surveying entities (State Agencies and Accrediting Organizations) to focus on the quality of care and facilitate consistency. • Surveyors who have previously taken the CMS Hospice Basic Surveyor Training will take an abbreviated training that explains the new approach, while all surveyors (State Agencies and Accrediting Organizations) who have not taken an earlier version of the CMS Hospice Basic Surveyor Training will take the full revised training.