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QSO 23-03-ALL: November 22, 2022 – The Importance of Timely Use of COVID-19 Therapeutics
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QSO 21-08-NLTC: September 26, 2022 – COVID-19 Focused Infection Control Survey Tool for Acute and Continuing Care Providers and Suppliers (REVISED)
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QSO 22-25-CLIA: September 26, 2022 – CMS Rescinds December 7, 2020, Enforcement Discretion for the Use of SARS-CoV-2 Tests on Asymptomatic Individuals Outside of the Test’s Instructions for Use
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QSO 20-38-NH: September 23, 2022 – Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency related to Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Testing Requirements (REVISED)
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QSO 22-15-NH & NLTC & LSC: August 28, 2022 – Update to COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Specific Providers (REVISED)
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QSO: 22-18-ALL-Rescission of the January 25, 2022 memo regarding Vaccination Expectations for Surveyors Performing Federal Oversight (QSO-22-10-ALL) and removal from its guidance repository
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QSO: 22-17-ALL-Surveys for compliance with Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements
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QSO: 21-03-Hospitals/CAHs-Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC; Requirements and Enforcement Process for Reporting of COVID-19 Data Elements for Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (REVISED)
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QSO: 20-41-ALL-Guidance related to Emergency Preparedness – Exercise Exemption based on A Facility’s Activation of their Emergency Plan (REVISED)
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QSO 21-10-CLIA: April 15, 2022 – Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Laboratories Surveyor Guidance for New and Modified CLIA Requirements Related to SARS-CoV-2 Test Result Reporting (REVISED)
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QSO 22-09-ALL: April 5, 2022 – Guidance for the Interim Final Rule – Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination (REVISED)
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QSO 22-14-CLIA: March 22, 2022 – Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1998 (CLIA) CMS Location and State Agency Updates to COVID-19 Survey Prioritization Guidance
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QSO 20-39-NH: March 10, 2022 – Nursing Home Visitation – COVID-19 (REVISED)
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February 2, 2022 – CMS Nursing Home Visitation Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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QSO 22-10-ALL: January 25, 2022 – Vaccination Expectations for Surveyors Performing Federal Oversight
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QSO 22-08-NH: January 7, 2022 – Nursing Home Staff Turnover and Weekend Staffing Levels
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QSO 22-07-ALL: December 28, 2021 – Guidance for the Interim Final Rule – Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination
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December 10, 2021 – Mountain Pacific Quality Health – Infection Control Training For You
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QSO 22-04-ALL: December 2, 2021 – Vaccination Regulation: Enforcement of Rule Imposing Vaccine Requirement for Health Care Staff in Medicare- and Medicaid-certified Providers and Suppliers is Suspended so Long as Court Ordered Injunctions Remain in Effect
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QSO 22-03-ASC & Hospitals: December 1, 2021 – Ending the Streamlined Process for Ambulatory Surgical Centers and Independent Freestanding Emergency Departments to Temporarily Enroll as Hospitals during COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
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December 2021 – Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes
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QSO 22-02-ALL: November 12, 2021 – Changes to COVID-19 Survey Activities and Increased Oversight in Nursing Homes
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November 5, 2021 – Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination
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November 5, 2021 – CMS Biden-Harris Administration Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers
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QSO 21-21-ICF/IID: August 23, 2021 – Interim Final Rule – COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Requirements for Clients and Staff in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs/IID)
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QSO 20-41-ALL: June 21, 2021 – Guidance related to Emergency Preparedness- Exercise Exemption based on A Facility’s Activation of their Emergency Plan (REVISED)
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QSO 21-14-ICF/IID & PRTF: June 3, 2021 – Visitation at Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs/IID) and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) -Coronavirus Disease -2019 (COVID-19) (REVISED)
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May 24, 2021 – COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
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QSO 21-19-NH: May 11, 2021 – Interim Final Rule – COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Requirements for Residents and Staff
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QSO 20-39-NH: April 27, 2021 – Nursing Home Visitation – COVID-19 (REVISED)
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QSO 21-17-NH: April 8, 2021 – Updates to Long-Term Care (LTC) Emergency Regulatory Waivers issued in response to COVID-19
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QSO 21-16-Hospitals: March 26, 2021 – Resuming Hospital Survey Activities Following 30-day Restrictions
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QSO 21-15-ALL: March 26, 2021 – Updated Guidance for Emergency Preparedness-Appendix Z of the State Operations Manual (SOM)
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QSO 21-13-Hospitals: February 18, 2021 – Hospital Survey Priorities (REVISED)
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QSO 20-31-ALL: January 4, 2021 – COVID-19 Survey Activities, CARES Act Funding, Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control deficiencies, and Quality Improvement Activities in Nursing Homes
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QSO 21-09-ASC: December 30, 2020 – Providing flexibility for exceeding the 24-hour time frame for patients in Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
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QSO 21-07-Psych Hospital, PRTF & ICF/IID: December 17, 2020 – COVID-19 Infection Control for Psychiatric and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs/IID)
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QSO 21-06-NH: December 4, 2020 – Updates to the Nursing Home Compare website and Five Star Quality Rating System
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QSO 21-05-ESRD: December 4, 2020 – FY2021 Quarter 1/Quarter 2 Dialysis Facility Report (DFR) – Update
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CMS Resident Holiday Leave Alert
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QSO 21-04-CLIA: November 6, 2020 – Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) CMS Locations and State Agency Remote Survey Guidance – Optional Process
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QSO 21-03-Hospitals/CAHs: October 6, 2020 – Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC; Requirements and Enforcement Process for Reporting of COVID-19 Data Elements for Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals
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QSO 21-02-NH: October 5, 2020 – Compliance with Residents’ Rights Requirement related to Nursing Home Residents’ Right to Vote
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QSO 21-01-Hospice: October 5, 2020 – Nursing Shortage as an “Extraordinary Circumstance” per 42 CFR 418.64 Core
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QSO 20-40-LSC: September 25, 2020 – Categorical Waiver – Corrugated Medical Tubing
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QSO 20-37-CLIA, NH: August 26, 2020 – Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Updating Requirements for Reporting of SARS-CoV-2 Test Results by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Laboratories, and Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
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QSO 20-36-ESRD: August 17, 2020 – Key Components for Continued COVID-19 Management for Dialysis Facilities (Checklist)
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QSO 20-35-ALL: August 17, 2020 – Enforcement Cases Held during the Prioritization Period and Revised Survey Prioritization
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QSO 20-28-NH: July 9, 2020 – Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System updates, Nursing Home Staff Counts, Frequently Asked Questions, and Access to Ombudsman (REVISED)
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QSO 20-34-NH: June 25, 2020 – Changes to Staffing Information and Quality Measures Posted on the Nursing Home Compare Website and Five Star Quality Rating System due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
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June 23, 2020 – CMS Frequently Asked Questions on Nursing Home Visitation
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QSO 20-33-NH: June 4, 2020 – Posting of Nursing Home Inspections
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QSO 20-32-NH: June 4, 2020 – Release of COVID-19 Nursing Home Data
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QSO 20-30-NH: May 18, 2020 – Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials
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QSO 20-29-NH: May 6, 2020 – Interim Final Rule Updating Requirements for Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes
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April 30, 2020 – EMTALA Frequently Asked Questions
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QSO 20-15-Hospital/CAH/EMTALA: April 30, 2020 – Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Requirements and Implications Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (REVISED)
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QSO 20-18-HHA: April 23, 2020 – Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Home Health Agencies (HHAs) and Religious Nonmedical Healthcare Institutions (RNHCIs) (REVISED)
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QSO 20-27-Hospital: April 21, 2020 – Guidance for Licensed Independent Freestanding Emergency Departments (EDs) to Participate in Medicare and Medicaid during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
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QSO 20-26-NH: April 19, 2020 – Upcoming Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 (or COVID-19 Persons under investigation) Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes
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QSO 20-25-NH: April 13, 2020 – 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Long-Term Care Facility Transfer Scenarios
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April 9, 2020 – FAQs on Shortages of Surgical Masks and Gowns
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April 7, 2020 – Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services, and Treatment Recommendations
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QSO 20-24-ASC: April 3, 2020 – Guidance for Processing Attestation Statements from Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) Temporarily Enrolling as Hospitals during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
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April 2, 2020 – COVID-19 Long-Term Care Facility Guidance
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QSO 20-19-ESRD: March 30, 2020 – Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in dialysis facilities (REVISED)
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QSO 20-15-Hospital/CAH/EMTALA: March 30, 2020 – Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Requirements and Implications Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (REVISED)
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QSO 20-13-Hospitals-CAHs: March 30, 2020 – Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs): FAQs, Considerations for Patient Triage, Placement, Limits to Visitation and Availability of 1135 waivers.
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QSO 20-23-ICF/IID & PRTF: March 30, 2020 – Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IIDs) and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs)
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QSO 20-22-ASC, CORF, CMHC, OPT, RHC/FQHCs: March 30, 2020 – Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Outpatient Settings: FAQs and Considerations
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QSO 20-21-CLIA: March 26, 2020 – Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Laboratory Guidance During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
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QSO 20-20-ALL: March 23, 2020 – Prioritization of Survey Activities
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March 18, 2020 – PPE Optimization Strategies
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QSO 20-14-NH: March 13, 2020 – Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019
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QSO 20-17-ALL: March, 10, 2020 – Guidance for Use of Certain Industrial Respirators
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QSO 20-16-Hospice: March 9, 2020 – Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019
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QSO 20-12-ALL: March 4, 2020 – Suspension of Survey Activities
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QSO 20-10-CLIA: February 6, 2020 – Notification to Surveyors of the Authorization for Emergency Use of the CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel Assay and Guidance for use in CDC Qualified Laboratories
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QSO 20-09-ALL: February 6, 2020 – CMS Information for Healthcare Facilities Concerning 2019 Novel Coronavirus Illness (2019-nCoV)