CMS Survey and Certification Material
The links below lead to ASHE Issue briefs, memoranda, and guidance the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued to communicate and clarify its policies for state survey agencies and CMS regional offices. ASHE has compiled all of the guidance published that would be of most interest to ASHE members. For a complete listing of the guidance from CMS, click .
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QSO: 18-21-All Hospitals: CMS Clarification of Psychiatric Environmental Risks - S&C 18-06: Clarification of ligature risk policy
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S&C-17-22-ALL: Save the Date: Medicare Learning Network Conference Call for Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare & Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers Final Rule -
S&C-17-21-ALL: Information to Assist Providers and Suppliers in Meeting the Training and Testing Requirements of the New Emergency Preparedness Final Rule -
S&C: 17-15: Use of the Fire Safety Evaluation System -
S&C: 17-14: Clarification of Automatic Fire Sprinkler System Installation Requirements in Attic Spaces in Long-Term Care Facilities -
S&C 12-21 Waivers of Specific Requirements of the 2012 Edition of NFPA 101 -
S&C-10-20 Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Waiting Area Separation Requirements -
S&C 05-25 Adoption of a New Fire Safety Requirement for Long Term Care Facilities (Battery Powered Smoke Detector Installation) - (added 06/10)
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