Post-Acute Provider Update: CMS Clarifies Unannounced Site Verification Visits
Lexology December 3, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) provided additional details and information related to CMS provider enrollment site visits. On November 4, 2024, CMS issued a Quality and Safety Special Alert memo (“QSSAM”), “Clarification of CMS’ Provider Enrollment Visits (all providers and suppliers) and Specific Disclosure Requirements for SNFs and NFs.”
CMS provides some clarification for all providers, including nursing homes, hospices and home health agencies, on CMS provider enrollment site visits to Medicare-certified providers that are outside of the survey and certification oversight process.
The new CMS QSSAMs are memos focused on specific provider types and often serve as reminders of existing obligations or requirements. The QSSAM memos will not modify the existing survey and certification policies.
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