CHAP Receives ‘Conditional’ Approval by CMS

The Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) has received a conditional reapproval of its deeming authority for hospices, according to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) notice published in the Oct. 23 issue of the Federal Register. The approval is effective Nov. 20, 2009 through Nov. 20, 2012, and includes a 180-day probationary period…