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Survey & Certification - General Information

Title
Issuance of Revised Surveyor Guidance for QAA (Tags F520 and F521) as Part of App PP, SOM
Memo #
06-11
Posting Date
03/10/2006
Fiscal Year
2006
Summary
Revised guidance for long-term care surveyors regarding Quality Assurance and Assessment condenses Tags F520 and F521 into one tag - F520 - and will be effective 06/01/2006. System changes in preparation for these revisions will be effective April 3, 2006. An advance copy of this guidance and training materials are attached. This training packet is to be utilized in assuring that all surveyors who survey nursing homes are trained in the revised guidance by the implementation date.