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Nursing Facilities
The Nursing Facility program provides institutional care to Medicaid recipients whose medical condition regularly requires the skills of licensed nurses. The nursing facility must provide for the total medical, social and psychological needs of each client, including room and board, social services, over-the-counter drugs, medical supplies and equipment, and personal needs items. | Read more
Communications
News & Alerts
MDS Notifications
Letters (Provider (PL) and Information (IL))
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Title |
Date |
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IL 2012-40
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Important July 1, 2012, EDI 5010 Compliance Deadline Information -- affects Provider Claim Payment for ANSI Claim Submitters Only
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05/15/2012 |
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IL 2012-36
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Use of Form 3618 when an individual residing in a nursing facility elects hospice (replaces Information Letter No. 11-88)
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05/01/2012 |
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IL 2012-45
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Revised Form 2465 for Specialized Services Requests - Occupational Therapy (OT)/ Physical Therapy (PT) and Speech Therapy
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04/20/2012 |
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IL 2012-39
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Retroactive Medicaid Eligibility and Billing for Nursing Facility Room and Board in the Medicaid Hospice Program (Replaces Provider Letter 02-06)
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04/18/2012 |
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IL 2012-32
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How to Check for Long Term Care Claim Payment Information
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04/05/2012 |
All provider letters for Nursing Facilities
Federal Survey and Certification (S&C) Letters
(five most recent displayed)
| Number |
Title |
Contact
Memo |
Date |
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12-29
PDF
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Publication of Final Rule "Medicare and Medicaid Program; Regulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction CMS-9070-F"
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Memo
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05/11/2012 |
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12-27
PDF
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Utilizing the US Bureau of the Census' (Census Bureau) American FactFinder Database when making a Rural Area Location Determination
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Memo
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04/20/2012 |
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12-26
PDF
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Home Health Survey and Certification Activities Related to Program Safeguards: Deactivation
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Memo
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04/06/2012 |
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12-25
PDF
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Revisions to the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual and Item
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Memo
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03/30/2012 |
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12-23
PDF
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Information: Reducing Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Nursing Facility Residents; State Survey Agency Director Role in Applications
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Memo
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03/16/2012 |
All S&C Letters
State Survey and Certification Clarification (S&CC) Memos
(five most recent displayed)
| Number |
Title |
Date |
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2011-08
PDF
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Transferring Liquid Oxygen from One Container to Another (Replaces S&CC 03-16) |
12/23/2011 |
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2011-05
PDF
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Distinction between HCSSA Services and Babysitting/Child Care Services |
11/21/2011 |
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2011-04
PDF
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Administrative Personnel Evaluations |
09/20/2011 |
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2011-01
PDF
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Retention of Client Records and Electronic Health Records |
09/19/2011 |
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2011-06
PDF
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Identifiers and Identifier Key (Replaces S&CC 04-17 and S&CC 06-01) |
08/23/2011 |
All S&CC Memos
Regional Survey and Certification (RS&C) Letters
(five most recent displayed)
| Number |
Title |
Date |
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2012-04
PDF
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CMS Region VI-Dallas Delegation of Notification of the Imposition and Starting Date of Optional Denial of Payment for New Admissions to the State Survey Agencies in Region VI
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03/14/2012 |
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2012-02
PDF
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Procedural Instructions for Processing Certifications Concerning Legal Names and Doing Business as Names of Providers and Suppliers
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02/17/2012 |
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2012-01
PDF
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Voluntary Termination and Related Processes
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02/10/2012 |
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2010-02
PDF
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Documents for Processing Certification Actions for All Non-Long Term Care Providers/Suppliers (except ICFs/MR and Clinical Laboratories)
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05/27/2010 |
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2010-01
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Processing of Potential Provider Requests for Exception to the Priority Assignment of Initial Surveys
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03/02/2010 |
All RS&C Letters
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Updated:
March 5, 2012
