CMS Revises Unnecessary Medications and Pharmacy Services Tags
CMS has issued revised Surveyor Guidance for Unnecessary Medications (F329) and the entire Pharmacy Services section at §483.60 (collapsing current regulatory language into three tags (F425, F428, and F431) in Appendix PP, State Operations Manual, as well as medication-related revisions in Appendix P Task 5 and Sub-Tasks 5A, 5C, and 5E. The revisions are effective December 18, 2006. A final copy of the new guidance is available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/transmittals/downloads/R22SOMA.pdf and has been incorporated into Appendix PP of the State Operations Manual. To view the state surveyor training materials, click here.
AMDA Inservice on F329 Compliance
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