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Title
Revised Long-Term Care (LTC) Surveyor Guidance: Significant revisions to enhance quality and oversight of the LTC survey process
Memo #
QSO-25-07-NH
Posting Date
2024-11-18
Fiscal Year
2025
Title
Memorandum Summary
Revised Surveyor Guidance: CMS is releasing the following revised guidance for nursing home surveyors:
• Admission, Transfer & Discharge, Chemical Restraints/Unnecessary Psychotropic Medication, Resident Assessment, Quality of Life and Quality of Care, Administration, Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI), Infection Prevention and Control, and other areas.
• Clarifications and technical corrections have also been made throughout Appendix PP.
Associated Training and Resources:
• Training on this guidance will be available upon release of this memorandum for surveyors and providers.
• Advance copy of the Critical Element Pathways are attached to this memo.
• Advanced copy of Appendix PP is attached to this memo.
• Revised Survey Resources will be posted on February 24, 2025.
Effective Date: Surveyors will begin using this guidance to determine compliance with requirements on surveys beginning February 24, 2025. This allows ample time for surveyors and nursing home providers to be trained on this new information.
Revised Surveyor Guidance: CMS is releasing the following revised guidance for nursing home surveyors:
• Admission, Transfer & Discharge, Chemical Restraints/Unnecessary Psychotropic Medication, Resident Assessment, Quality of Life and Quality of Care, Administration, Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI), Infection Prevention and Control, and other areas.
• Clarifications and technical corrections have also been made throughout Appendix PP.
Associated Training and Resources:
• Training on this guidance will be available upon release of this memorandum for surveyors and providers.
• Advance copy of the Critical Element Pathways are attached to this memo.
• Advanced copy of Appendix PP is attached to this memo.
• Revised Survey Resources will be posted on February 24, 2025.
Effective Date: Surveyors will begin using this guidance to determine compliance with requirements on surveys beginning February 24, 2025. This allows ample time for surveyors and nursing home providers to be trained on this new information.