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Non-Long Term Care

The Non-Long Term Care program provides oversight of the state licensed and/or federally certified (CMS) provider community within Idaho. This community includes ambulatory surgery centers, End Stage Renal Disease centers (dialysis), home health agencies, hospices, hospitals, outpatient physical therapy/outpatient speech pathology centers, and rural health clinics.

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Announcement

H1N1 Pandemic Flu and EMTALA Waivers by CMS - Monday, November 09, 2009

Please refer to the links below as they relate to CMS granting of waivers under section 1135 as it relates to the H1N1 Flu pandemic.

S&C Letter 10_05 H1N1 Flu Pandemic and 1135 Waiver and

S&C Letter 10-06 Presidential Emergency and section 1135 Waiver Declaration

The How of Culture Change Presentation - Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The PowerPoint presentation and other materials used in the "How of Culture Change" presentation are now available on the Nursing Facilities web page. To view these materials locate the Educational and Update Information module in the center of the web site. This program was presented by Barbara Frank and Cathie Brady in conjunction with the Bureau of Facility Standards and the Department of Health and Welfare.

Provider Specific Information

All provider types

	Title
	Informational Letters - CMS
	Plans of Correction (PoC) and/or Credible Allegations of Compliance (CAC)

Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) - Certified Only

	Title
	Application Process
	Informational Letters - State
	Overview
	Survey Process

End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) - Certified Only

	Title
	Application Process
	Change in Services, including Expansion and/or Addition of Services
	FAQs - last updated 12-01-2008
	Informational Letters - State
	Model Letter - Waiver Isolation Room for Hepatitis B Patients
	Model Letter - Waiver Life Safety Code Requirements
	Model Letter - Waiver Medical Director Qualifications
	Overview
	Survey Process

Home Health Agencies (HHA) - Certified & Licensed

	Title
	Informational Letters - State
	OASIS C Highlights
	Attachment 1 OASIS-C Item Uses
	Attachment 2 Numbering System and Conventions
	Attachment 3 Subpart 1 pages 387 through 398
	Attachment 3 Subpart 2 pages 399 through 410
	Attachment 3 Subpart 3 pages 411 through 420
	Attachment 3 Subpart 4 pages 421 through 429
	Attachment 4 Web Links and Resources
	Attachment 5 M1308
	Attachment 6 Training Exercise
	Attachment 7 Training Exercises Answers
	CMS Oasis Users Manuals

Hospice - Certified Only

	Title
	Informational Letters - State

Hospitals - Certified & Licensed

	Title
	Informational Letters - State
	Swing Beds - for CAHs

Outpatient Physical Therapy/Speech Pathology (OPT/OSP) - Certified Only

	Title
	Application and Forms
	Extension Units Overview
	FAQs - last updated 12-01-2008
	Informational Letters - State
	Overview
	Survey Process

Rural Health Clinic (RHC) - Certified Only

	Title
	Application and Forms
	FAQs - last updated 12-01-2008
	Informational Letters - State
	Overview
	Survey Process

Regulatory Matters

State Statutes-Rules

Home Health - IDAPA 16.03.07 (2009)

Hospital - IDAPA 16.03.14 (2009)

Federal Statutes-Regulations (CMS)

Appendix A - Hospital (2009)

Appendix AA - Psychiatric Hospital (2008)

Appendix B - Home Health Agencies (2008)

Appendix E - Outpatient Physical Therapy/Outpatient Speech Pathology Services (2006)

Appendix G - Rural Health Clinics (2008)

Appendix H - End Stage Renal Disease (2008)

Appendix L - ASC - Advance Notice of SOM Changes Effective 05/18/09 (2009)

Appendix M - Hospice - Advance Notice of Interpretive Guidelines Effective 01/02/09

Appendix M - Hospice (2008)

Appendix Q - Guidelines for Determining Immediate Jeopardy - All providers (2004)

Appendix W - Critical Access Hospitals (2008)

Non-Long Term Care Training Modules

Training Modules have been designed to assist with the application and understanding of the processes necessary for the provider group to assess, develop, implement, and evaluate aspects of the regulatory requirements relating to the type of provider and population served.