CMS Releases Guidelines on Medicare Survey Timing After Facility Ownership Change

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued guidelines on Medicare certification for facilities that change ownership.

The guidelines state:

•    Surveys must be unannounced
•    CMS suggests new owners to accept automatic assignment of the seller's Medicare agreement
•    State survey agencies must prioritize initial surveys with CMS workload priorities

Any owner of a facility participating in Medicare considering selling the facility must inform CMS.

Read the full set of guidelines.

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