CMS Posts Revisions to State Operation Manual (SOM) and Appendix PP Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare

Today, October 21, 2022, CMS posted R208SOMA:

What follows, starting on page 2 of the 560-page transmittal, is the identification of the F-Tags within Appendix PP. Appendix PP begins on page 26 through page 538. Additional Exhibits (Chapter 9 – SOM) complete the rest of the 560 pages.

F847 (Entering Into Binding Arbitration Agreements) and F848 (Arbitrator/Venue Selection and Retention of Agreements) are identified as New instructions in Section II.  F608 (Reporting of Reasonable Suspicion of a Crime) is identified as Deleted. All other F-Tags are identified as Revised.

Subscribers to Briggs Product #1766 – Survey Guide: Interpretive Guidelines for Long-Term Care or  Product #1766E – Survey Guide: Interpretive Guidelines for Long-Term Care – eManual will receive these updates as soon as they are processed.  We’re working on those updates now.