The Long-Term Care State Operations Manual (2015 Update)

Includes December 2014 revisions! Stay compliant with the most up-to-date regulations and interpretive guidelines and prepare for your facility's annual survey in a thorough, time-efficient manner, without the hassle of sifting through CMS' massive online documents and wasting time waiting for files to download. Put the important information at your fingertips and gain convenient, quick access to all of CMS' surveyor guidance with The Long-Term Care State Operations Manual, which will enable you to: - Stay compliant with complete access to all recent F-tag revisions - Save time searching and downloading extensive government documents - Manage risk by understanding the scope and severity for each possible deficiency - Download and use all essential CMS forms to ensure thorough survey preparation This valuable resource provides word-for-word CMS regulatory guidance and forms covering virtually every aspect of a nursing home's annual survey, including: - F-tags and their accompanying surveyor guidance - Scope and severity for each possible deficiency - Essential CMS forms to download and use - Guidance for policymaking - Risk management advice This recently revised manual includes an updated Appendix PP Guidance to Surveyors for Long-Term Care Facilities with revisions to the Interpretive Guidelines, and Investigative Protocols for several F-tags issued from fiscal year 2003 through May 2014 including: F155, F161, F202, F208, F222, F278, F281, F286, F309, F322, F329, F332, F333, F371, F388, F390, F425, F428, F431, F441, F492, F514, F516. In addition, you can refer to The Long-Term Care State Operations Manual for guidance regarding staff training, policy making, and risk management.