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CMS Survey and Certification Material

The links below lead to �����Թ�Issue briefs, memoranda, and guidance the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued to communicate and clarify its policies for state survey agencies and CMS regional offices. �����Թ�has compiled all of the guidance published that would be of most interest to �����Թ�members. For a complete listing of the guidance from CMS, click .

• QSO: 18-21-All Hospitals: CMS Clarification of Psychiatric Environmental Risks
• S&C 18-06: Clarification of ligature risk policy
  • Attachment to S&C 18-06: Facility extension requests and progress updates
• S&C-17-22-ALL: Save the Date: Medicare Learning Network Conference Call for Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare & Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers Final Rule
• S&C-17-21-ALL: Information to Assist Providers and Suppliers in Meeting the Training and Testing Requirements of the New Emergency Preparedness Final Rule
• S&C: 17-15: Use of the Fire Safety Evaluation System
• S&C: 17-14: Clarification of Automatic Fire Sprinkler System Installation Requirements in Attic Spaces in Long-Term Care Facilities
• • CMS issues new emergency preparedness rule
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  • 2012 Life Safety Code® adoption resources
• • �����Թ�Issue Brief
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• S&C 12-21 Waivers of Specific Requirements of the 2012 Edition of NFPA 101
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• • Comparison of CMS Preventive Maintenance Regulations
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• S&C-10-20 Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Waiting Area Separation Requirements
• S&C 05-25 Adoption of a New Fire Safety Requirement for Long Term Care Facilities (Battery Powered Smoke Detector Installation)
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