CMS shared answered questions related to a few sections of the new RoPs guidance on a recent call with the LTC associations and CMS.
- F919 states that the resident call system should be accessible to residents lying on the floor. CMS clarified that this refers specifically to the call system in the toilet and shower/bathing facilities.
- New F895 relates to the requirement for a Compliance and Ethics program. Surveyors will begin surveying this requirement on October 24, 2022, and will generally be looking for a functioning compliance and ethics program at that time; however, if a related complaint occurred between RoPs 3 implementation (November 2019) and October 24 and investigation reveals that the nursing home did not have a compliance and ethics program at the time of the incident/complaint, the nursing home could be cited for past noncompliance.
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