New Chapter Added to the State Operations Manual that Guides Surveyors on Imposing Alternate Sanctions

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued Transmittal 114, which includes in the State Operations Manual (SOM) a new chapter, chapter 10, to guide State Survey Agencies and Regional Offices on the implementation of new alternative sanctions for home health agencies. CMS initially issued the guidance in March, 2014 through their Survey…