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Discharge and Transfer Surveyor Guidance

Nursing Home Update: CMS Updates and Expands Surveyor Guidance for Transfers and Discharges

[02/25/25]

Posted on February 25, 2025 in Health Law News, Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice

Published by: Hall Render

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has given surveyors new rules and updates to allow surveyors to assess and cite violations of the regulations on resident discharge and transfer. On November 18, 2024, the Quality, Safety & Oversight Group at CMS issued a memorandum entitled “REVISED: Revised Long-Term Care (LTC) Surveyor Guidance: Significant... READ MORE

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