Activities directors, caregivers, and healthcare professionals, Contemporary Long-Term Care Weekly has alerted you to the
Quality of life F-tags have recently been updated. We have included
the revisions below and a link for your viewing. Be sure your facility is up
to date on the changes.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released
several revisions to its Quality of Life F-tags. The revisions under
the State Operations Manual, Appendix PP, Guidance for Surveyors went
into effect on June 12, 2009.
The following F-tags were revised:
F172 Access and Visitation Rights
F175 Married Couples
F241 Dignity
F242 Self-Determination and Participation
F246 Accommodation of Needs
F247 Notice Before Room or Roommate Change
F252 Safe, Clean, Comfortable and Homelike Environment
F256 Adequate and Comfortable Lighting
F371 Sanitary Conditions
F461 Resident Rooms
F463 Resident Call System
In addition to the revisions, CMS deleted F255, Private Closet Space,
and
moved the regulatory language to F461, Resident Rooms.
Go to the link below & once there click on the
CMS'Tramsmittal 48 It will open up as a html (pdf) file
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