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Advance Directives
Current Requirements 42 CFR 489.102
§4002(d) of the BBA 97
Definitions 42 CFR 489.100


Ambulatory Surgical Services
Current Conditions 42 CFR 416.40-416.49
§1832(a)(2)(F)(i) of the Act
§1833(i)(1)(A) of the Act
Definitions 42 CFR 416.2
Interpretive Guidelines Appendix L of the SOM (PDF, 263 kb)


Anesthesia Supervision (CRNAs)
Current Conditions FR Final Rule (11/13/01)
Opt-Out States Effective Dates


Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities
Current Conditions 42 CFR 485.50-485.74
Definitions 42 CFR 485.51
§1861(cc) of the Act
Interpretive Guidelines Appendix K of the SOM (PDF, 202 kb)


Critical Access Hospitals
Current Conditions 42 CFR 485.601-485.645
§1820 of the Act
Current Conditions for
Emergency Services
FR Final Rule (12/31/02) pgs 80041-42
Definitions 42 CFR 485.602
§1861(mm) of the Act
Interpretive Guidelines Appendix W of the SOM (PDF, 1.6 mb)


Diabetes Self-Management Training
Accreditation for ADA FR Notice (10/26/01)
Accreditation for IHS FR Final Notice (3/22/02)
Current Conditions FR Final Rule (12/29/00)
§4105 of the BBA 97
42 CFR 410.140-410.146
Definitions §1861(qq) of the Act
42 CFR 410.140


End Stage Renal Disease Services
Current Conditions 42 CFR 405.2100-405.2184
§§1881(b)(1) & (c) of the Act
Definitions 42 CFR 405.2102
Interpretive Guidelines Appendix H of the SOM (PDF, 1.7 mb)


Home Health Services
Current Conditions 42 CFR 484.10-484.20
42 CFR 484.30-484.55
§1891 of the Act
Current Conditions for
OASIS
FR Final Rule (01/25/99)
Home Page
Definitions 42 CFR 484.2
§1861(m) of the Act
§1861(o) of the Act
Interpretive Guidelines Appendix B of the SOM (PDF, 761 kb)
Proposed Conditions FR Proposed Rule (3/10/97)


Hospice Care
Current Conditions 42 CFR 418.50-418.74
42 CFR 418.80-418.88
42 CFR 418.90-418.100
Definitions 42 CFR 418.3
§1861(dd) of the Act
Interpretive Guidelines Appendix M of the SOM (PDF, 720.kb)


Hospitals
Current Conditions 42 CFR 482.11-482.13
42 CFR 482.21-482.45
42 CFR 482.51-482.57
Current Conditions for
Organ Procurement
Home Page
Current Conditions for
Patients' Rights
Home Page
Current Conditions for
QAPI
FR Final Rule (1/24/03)
Current Conditions for
Swing Beds
42 CFR 482.66
§1883 of the Act
Definitions §1861(b) of the Act
§1861(e) of the Act
Interpretive Guidelines Appendix A of the SOM (PDF, 2.2 mb)
Interpretive Guidelines for
Swing Beds
Appendix T of the SOM (PDF, 363 kb)
Proposed Conditions FR Proposed Rule (12/19/97)
Proposed Conditions for
Laboratory Services
(Hepatitis-C Virus Look Back)
FR Proposed Rule (11/16/00)


Immunization Standards for Hospitals, Long-Term Care Facilities, and HHAs
Current Conditions FR Final Rule (10/02/02)
Influenza/Pneumococcal
Vaccination Campaign
Home Page


Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded
Current Conditions 42 CFR 483.400-483.480
Definitions §1905(d) of the Act
Interpretive Guidelines Appendix J of the SOM (PDF, 1.8 mb)


Life Safety Code
Current Conditions FR Final Rule (1/10/03)
Interpretive Guidelines Appendix I of the SOM (PDF, 140 kb)
Proposed Conditions FR Proposed Rule (10/26/01)


Long Term Care Facilities
Current Conditions 42 CFR 483.1-483.75
§1819 of the Act
§1919 of the Act
Current Conditions for
NH Feeding Assistant
FR Final Rule (9/26/03)
Definitions 42 CFR 483.5
§1819(a) of the Act
§1919(a) of the Act
Interpretive Guidelines Appendix PP of the SOM (PDF, 2.4 mb)


Managed Care
Current Conditions 42 CFR 417.400-417.418
§1876 of the Act
Definitions 42 CFR 417.1
42 CFR 417.401


Medical Nutrition Therapy
Current Conditions 42 CFR 410.130-410.134
§1861(s)(2) of the Act
§1833(a)(1) of the Act
Definitions42 CFR 410.130


Medicare+Choice
Current Conditions FR Final Rule p1, p2, p3, p4 (06/29/00)
§1852(e) of the Act
42 CFR 422.100-422.132
42 CFR 422.152-422.158
Definitions 42 CFR 422.2


Organ Donation and Transplantation
Current Requirements for
Heart Transplants
National Coverage Determination
FR Notice (4/06/87) (PDF, 1.6 MB)
Current Requirements for
Intestinal/Multivisceral Transplants
National Coverage Determination
Current Conditions for
Kidney Transplants
42 CFR 405.2102, 405.2120-405.2124, 405.2130, 405.2131, 405.2136g, 405.2170, 405.2171
Current Requirements for
Liver Transplants (Adult)
FR Notice (4/12/91) (PDF, 1.1 MB)
National Coverage Determination
Current Requirements for
Liver Transplants (Pediatric)
National Coverage Determination
Current Requirements for
Lung/Heart-Lung Transplants
FR Notice (2/02/95)
Current Requirements for
Pancreas Transplants
National Coverage Determination
Current Requirements for
Transplant Centers
Decision Memorandum (7/26/00)
Current Hospital Conditions
for Organ Procurement
Home Page
Current Social Security Act Requirements §1138 of the Act
Current PHS Act Requirements 42 USC Chapter 6A Subchapter II Part H


Outpatient Physical Therapy
Current Conditions 42 CFR 485.701-485.729
42 CFR 486.150-486.163
Definitions 42 CFR 485.703
§1861(p) of the Act
Interpretive Guidelines Appendix E of the SOM (PDF, 234 kb)


Patient Dumping (EMTALA)
Clarifying Policies FR Final Rule (9/09/03)
Current Responsibilities 42 CFR 489.20
42 CFR 489.24
Definitions 42 CFR 489.24(b)
Interpretive Guidelines Appendix V of the SOM (PDF, 393.kb)


Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
Current Requirements FR Interim Final Rule (11/24/99)
§1934 of the Act
42 CFR 460.60-460.82
42 CFR 460.90-460.106
42 CFR 460.110-460.124
42 CFR 460.130-460.140
Definitions 42 CFR 460.6
§1894 of the Act


Psychiatric Hospitals and Units
Current Conditions 42 CFR 482.60-482.62
Current PPS Exclusions 42 CFR 412.20, 412.22, 412.23(a), 412.25, 412.27
Definitions §1861(f) of the Act
Interpretive Guidelines Appendix AA of the SOM (PDF, 606 kb)


Rehabilitation Hospitals and Units
Current Conditions 42 CFR 482.56
Current PPS Exclusions 42 CFR 412.20, 412.22, 412.23(b), 412.25, 412.29, 412.30
Interpretive Guidelines Appendix A of the SOM (PDF, 2.2 mb)


Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institutions
Current Conditions 42 CFR 403.730-403.746
Definitions 42 CFR 403.702
§1861(y) of the Act
Interpretive Guidelines Appendix U of the SOM (PDF, 452 kb)


Rural Health Clinics/Federally Qualified Health Centers
Current Conditions 42 CFR 491.1-491.11
Proposed Conditions for
QAPI
FR Proposed Rule (02/28/00)
§4205(b) of the BBA 97
Definitions 42 CFR 491.2
§1861(aa) of the Act
Interpretive Guidelines Appendix G of the SOM (PDF, 382 kb)





  Act = Social Security Act
  ASCs = Ambulatory Surgical Centers
  ADA = American Diabetes Association
  BBA = Balanced Budget Act
  CFR = Code of Federal Regulations
  CRNA = Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
  DSMTS = Diabetes Self-Management Training Services
  EMTALA = Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
  FR = Federal Register
  HHAs = Home Health Agencies
  IHS = Indian Health Service
  OPOs = Organ Procurement Organizations
  NH = Nursing Home
  OASIS = Outcome and Assessment Information Set
  PHS = Public Health Service
  PPS = Prospective Payment System
  QAPI = Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement
  SOM = State Operations Manual

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