The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a new Quality & Safety Memo, which revises guidance on survey activities and provides instructions on resolving enforcement cases for nursing homes and other healthcare facilities. The memo expands desk review authority and authorizes additional onsite surveys, including onsite revisits and complaint investigations. It also outlines enforcement guidance for cases started before, during, and after the prioritization period (March 23, 2020, through May 31, 2020). Healthcare facilities must submit acceptable Plans of Corrections (POCs) and supporting evidence for cited deficiency tags to resolve enforcement cases. The memo encourages states to resume normal survey activities while addressing the backlog of postponed surveys.

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