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Title
Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Mission & Priorities document (MPD) – Action
Memo #
Admin Info -24-07-All
Posting Date
2023-12-13
Fiscal Year
2024
Summary
Memorandum Summary
The Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSOG) and Survey & Operations Group (SOG) remain dedicated to ensuring the health and safety of all Americans. The FY 2024 MPD reflects this dedication, along with our ongoing commitment to strengthen oversight, enhance enforcement, increase transparency, improve quality, and return to normal operations after the expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE).
The MPD structure includes three sections: (1) new program updates since the issuance of the previous FY MPD; (2) standing information that we do not anticipate changing throughout the year; and (3) listing of the priority tier structure for survey & certification activities by provider and supplier type.
FY 2024 MPD updates include:
• Updates to the Tier assignments for initial certifications;
• Information on the Hospice Special Focus Program requirements and the Hospice Informal Dispute Resolution process;
• Post-PHE COVID-19 guidance, including the resumption of ongoing activities and the addressing of the complaint backlog;
• Revisions to Chapter 5 of the State Operations Manual (SOM);
• Revisions to the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) core survey process and the announcement that AOs will begin surveying deemed Tier 2 ESRD facilities in FY 24;
• Updates regarding upcoming changes to Appendix G pertaining to Rural Health Clinics(RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs);
• New Surveyor Skills Review assessments for FY 2024;
• A new section for Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs);
• Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) technical updates based on the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (CAA 2023); and
• Information on the utilization of national survey contractors to perform AO validation surveys for acute and continuing care deemed providers in place of State Agency (SA)surveyors.
The Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSOG) and Survey & Operations Group (SOG) remain dedicated to ensuring the health and safety of all Americans. The FY 2024 MPD reflects this dedication, along with our ongoing commitment to strengthen oversight, enhance enforcement, increase transparency, improve quality, and return to normal operations after the expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE).
The MPD structure includes three sections: (1) new program updates since the issuance of the previous FY MPD; (2) standing information that we do not anticipate changing throughout the year; and (3) listing of the priority tier structure for survey & certification activities by provider and supplier type.
FY 2024 MPD updates include:
• Updates to the Tier assignments for initial certifications;
• Information on the Hospice Special Focus Program requirements and the Hospice Informal Dispute Resolution process;
• Post-PHE COVID-19 guidance, including the resumption of ongoing activities and the addressing of the complaint backlog;
• Revisions to Chapter 5 of the State Operations Manual (SOM);
• Revisions to the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) core survey process and the announcement that AOs will begin surveying deemed Tier 2 ESRD facilities in FY 24;
• Updates regarding upcoming changes to Appendix G pertaining to Rural Health Clinics(RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs);
• New Surveyor Skills Review assessments for FY 2024;
• A new section for Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs);
• Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) technical updates based on the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (CAA 2023); and
• Information on the utilization of national survey contractors to perform AO validation surveys for acute and continuing care deemed providers in place of State Agency (SA)surveyors.