Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Mission & Priorities document (MPD) – Action

The Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSOG) and Survey & Operations Group (SOG) remain dedicated to ensuring the health and safety of all Americans. The FY 2022 MPD reflects this dedication, along with our ongoing commitment to strengthen oversight, enhance enforcement, increase transparency, improve quality, and reduce burden. FY 2022 MPD updates include: • Updated MPD structure to include three new sections to the document: (1) new program updates since the issuance of the previous FY MPD; (2) standing information that we do not anticipate changing throughout the year; (3) listing of the priority tier structure for survey & certification activities by provider and supplier type. • Updates to the hospice program based on the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021. • Several actions for long-term care facilities that were postponed due to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). • New guidance for the backlog of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) facilities surveys. As priorities may change throughout the year, we aim to have the MPD be a living and continuous document which can be updated on a timely basis.