Lexology December 30, 2024
On November 21, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued revised guidance under QSO-25-09-ALL, updating Core Appendix Q of the State Operations Manual regarding findings of immediate jeopardy. These updates are intended to enhance transparency, standardize immediate jeopardy determinations and improve communication with providers, suppliers and laboratories. These revisions apply to all provider and supplier types and also include subparts that focus on specific concerns with nursing homes and clinical laboratories.
Immediate Jeopardy
Immediate jeopardy is a situation in which a recipient of care has suffered or is likely to suffer serious injury, harm, impairment or death as a result of a provider’s, supplier’s or laboratory’s noncompliance with one or more health and safety requirements. Immediate jeopardy...
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