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Title
Revisions and clarifications for survey and certification activities for the Outpatient Physical Therapy (OPT)/ Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Programs
Memo #
QSO-24-18-OPT
Posting Date
2024-08-23
Fiscal Year
2024
Title
Memorandum Summary
• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is revising survey and certification expectations for Outpatient Physical Therapy (OPT)/ Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) programs related to extension locations. Specifically, CMS is clarifying requirements for:
• Primary Site and Extension Location Surveys;
• Surveying All Extension Locations;
• Surveying All Conditions of Participation at Extension Locations; and,
• Extension Locations beyond a 30-mile radius.
• CMS has also revised Forms CMS-381 and CMS-1856 to align with the recent certification transition work (Admin Info 24-22-ALL) and to further streamline enrollment and certification processes for OPTs, such as adding extension site locations. See: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/cms-forms/cms-forms/downloads/cms381.pdf
• CMS is currently in the process of revising Chapter 2 and Appendix E of the State Operations Manual (SOM) to incorporate these changes.
• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is revising survey and certification expectations for Outpatient Physical Therapy (OPT)/ Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) programs related to extension locations. Specifically, CMS is clarifying requirements for:
• Primary Site and Extension Location Surveys;
• Surveying All Extension Locations;
• Surveying All Conditions of Participation at Extension Locations; and,
• Extension Locations beyond a 30-mile radius.
• CMS has also revised Forms CMS-381 and CMS-1856 to align with the recent certification transition work (Admin Info 24-22-ALL) and to further streamline enrollment and certification processes for OPTs, such as adding extension site locations. See: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/cms-forms/cms-forms/downloads/cms381.pdf
• CMS is currently in the process of revising Chapter 2 and Appendix E of the State Operations Manual (SOM) to incorporate these changes.