IL#: Issue Date: Title:
1989-02 01/27/1989 TB Skin Testing
1993-01 01/08/1993 Medication Distribution System
1993-03 02/01/1993 Management of Combative Residents
1993-04 03/19/1993 2.4 Hours Per Patient Per Day Requirement
1993-08 03/01/1993 Monthly Nursing Summaries
1993-11 04/12/1993 Maintenance of Incident and Accident Reports
1994-11 12/16/1994 Bed-Hold Policies for Long Term Care Facilities–Information
1996-01 01/03/1996 Thirty-Day Notice Request for Fair Hearing
1997-03 04/16/1997 Medication Distribution Technique Clarification to Informational Letter #96-14
1997-05 05/14/1997 Wills, Power of Attorney for Health Care Decisions, and Related Issues Regarding Treatment Decisions
1997-08 07/15/1997 Legislative Change Regarding NATCEP in Facilities with Substandard Care
1999-26 09/30/1999 Requirement for Posting of Survey Results in Skilled Nursing Facilities and Nursing Facilities
2000-01 03/01/2000 Fax Notifications of Physicians
2000-02 03/01/2000 Facility Standards Organization
2000-06 03/31/2000 Resident –to-Resident Incident Call Line
2000-10 08/12/2000 New Construction, Additions/Alterations
2000-13 10/12/2000 Standing-Orders Programs for Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccinations
2001-02 01/26/2001 Appendix Q: Guidelines for Determining Immediate Jeopardy
2001-10 10/04/2001 Long Term Care Informal Dispute Resolution Process
2001-10 IDR Request Form
2001-11 10/31/2001 Transfilling of Small Portable Liquid Oxygen Units
All NFs, Hospitals, RaLFs, ASCs, ICFs/MR
2001-12 11/23/2001 Information from CMS (formerly HCFA)
All Certified Providers
2002-02 02/11/2002 Section 66-405, Idaho Code, regarding Treatment and Care of Residents with Developmental Disabilities
All SNF’s & ICF/MR’s
2002-10 05/10/2002 Waiver of the State Licensure Requirements
2002-14 07/22/2002 SQSB State Letter No. 693 Regarding Promising Practices for Implementing the Medicare Hospice Benefit for Nursing Home Residents
All Nursing Facilities and Hospice Agencies
2002-15 07/23/2002 Reporting Resident-to-Resident Contact
2003-01 01/13/2003 Posting the Life Safety Code Survey
2003-02 02/28/2003 Payment for Test Proctors Fees/Services
2004-07 06/22/2004 Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizers; Chapters 18 and 19, Life Safety Code, 2000 and 2003 Editions
All Hospitals and Nursing Facilities
2004-08 08/12/2004 CMS S&C-04-37; Addendum I to S&C Letter 04-24 on the Care for Residents of Long Term Care (LTC) Facilities Who Receive End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Services
All Nursing Facilities and ESRDs
2004-16 12/03/2004 Information Requirements for CHOWs
2004-16 Attachment
2005-01 03/10/2005 Resident Abuse Reporting in SNFs/NFs
2005-02 03/16/2005 Survey and Certification Letter #05-22 Nursing Homes and Home Health Agencies—Updated Facility Computer Specifications
All Nursing Facilities and HHAs
2005-03 05/2/2005 Idaho Food Code
All Nursing Facilities, Hospitals, and RALF’s
2005-04 05/19/2005 Survey and Certification Letter #05-23—Nursing Homes—Effective Date for Revision of F315 and F316, Surveyor Guidance for Incontinence and Catheters
2005-04 Attachment
2005-05 05/19/2005 Survey and Certification Letter #05-24—Nursing Homes—Changes to Staffing Data on the Nursing Home Compare Web Site
2005-05 Attachment
2005-07 08/17/2005 Survey and Certification Letter #05-29—Nursing Homes—Advance Issuance of Revised Interpretive Guidelines for Tag F501, Medical Director
2005-07 Attachment #1 – CMS Letter
2005-08 08/17/2005 Survey and Certification Letter #05-38 Clarification of Life Safety Code Survey Issues in Nursing Homes
2005-08 Attachment
2005-10 10/13/2005 Survey and Certification Letter #05-46 Nursing Home Compliance with the Requirements Related to Preventing Abuse
2005-10 Attachment
2005-14 12/20/2005 Survey and Certification Letter #06-06 The Use of Foreign Acquired Drugs in Long Term Care Facilities
2006-03 03/28/2006 CMS Survey & Certification Letters for Nursing Homes:
06-09: Issuance of Revised Activities Guidance (Tags F248 and F249) as Part of Appendix PP, SOM, and Training Materials
06-10: Issuance of the New Psychosocial Outcome Severity Guide as Part of Appendix P, SOM, and Training Materials
06-11: Issuance of Revised Surveyor Guidance for Quality Assessment and Assurance (Tags F520 and F521) as Part of Appendix PP, SOM, and Training Materials
2006-03 Attachment #1 – Activities Letter
2006-03 Attachment #2 – Activities Guidance
2006-03 Attachment #3 – Activities Training Guide
2006-03 Attachment #4 – Activities PowerPoint Slideshow
2006-03 Attachment #5 – Psychosocial Outcome Letter
2006-03 Attachment #6 – Psychosocial Outcome Guidance
2006-03 Attachment #7 – Psychosocial Outcome Training Guide
2006-03 Attachment #8 – Psychosocial Outcome PowerPoint Slideshow
2006-03 Attachment #9 – Quality Assessment & Assurance (QA&A) Letter
2006-03 Attachment #10 – QA&A Guidance
2006-03 Attachment #11 – QA&A Training Guide
2006-03 Attachment #12 – QA&A PowerPoint Slideshow
2006-06 06/26/2006 CMS Survey & Certification Letter for Nursing Homes: 06-20: Nursing Homes – Implementation of the New Psychosocial Outcome Severity Guide
2007-05 04/25/2007 Clarification of Provider Name Nomenclature CMS S&C-07-16 dated March 2, 2007
All Medicare-Certified Facilities and/or Providers
2007-06 07/18/2007 CMS Survey and Certification Letters for Nursing Homes:
S&C 07-22: Clarification of Terms Used in the Definition of Physical Restraints as Applied to the Requirement for Long Term Care Facilities
S&C 07-25: Nursing Homes – Issuance of Revised Guidelines for 42 CFT 483.25(H)(1) and (2): Accident and Supervison Guidance (Tags F323 and F324 Combined into One Tag F323) as Part of Appendix PP, State Operations Manual, and Training Materials
2007-06 Attachment # 1 – 07-22
2007-06 Attachment # 2 – 07-25
2009-01 01/30/2009 CMS S&C-09-20 dated 1/9/2009 ~ Survey and Certification Issues Related to Liability Notices and Beneficiary Appeal Rights in Nursing Homes
All Idaho Skilled Nursing Facilities/Nursing Facilities (SNF/NF’s)
2009-02 01/30/2009 CMS S&C-09-22 dated 1/23/2009 ~ Nursing Homes – Issuance of Revised Quality of Care Guidance at F309, including Pain Management as Part of Appendix PP, State Operations Manual, Additional Minor Changes Made to Appendices P and PP
All Idaho Skilled Nursing Facilities/Nursing Facilities (SNF/NF’s)
2009-02 Attachment
2010-01 05/11/2010 Hospice Care in Medicare- and Medicaid- Certified Facilities ~ Nursing Homes
Skilled Nursing Facilities/Nursing Facilities (SNF/NF’s)
Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Retardation
Hospice Agencies
2010-03 05/25/2010 S&C-10-18-LSC Revision of S&C-04-41 dated August 12, 2004, Corridor Width & Corridor Mounted Computer Touch Screens in Health Care Facilities – Clarification Effective Immediately
Skilled Nursing Facilities/Nursing Facilities (SNF/NF’s), Hospitals
2010-03 Attachment
2010-04 06/23/2010 Idaho Diet Manual, 10th Edition
All NF’s, Hospitals, & ICFs/MR
2010-07 09/03/2010 CMS S&C 10-28-NH dated 8/27/2010 ~ Point of Care Devices and Infection Control in Nursing Homes
Skilled Nursing Facilities/Nursing Facilities (SNF/NF’s)
2011-01 03/30/2011 Guidelines for Locked Units [This Informational Letter updates and replaces #94-3]
2011-02 06/30/2011 Updated NFPA Alert Regarding Antifreeze – Important Safety Information Regarding Antifreeze in New and Existing Sprinkler Systems
All Nursing Facilities, Hospitals, ASCs, ESRDs, and ICFs/ID
2012-01 11/28/12 RE: S&C 12-45 dated 9/27/2012 Advance Copy of Interim Guidance - Revisions to State Operations Manual (SOM), Appendix P-Traditional Survey Protocol for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Chapter 9/Exhibits including Survey Forms 672, 802, 802S and 802P.
(SNF/NF’s)
2012-02 11/28/12 RE: CMS S&C 12-46-NH dated 9/27/2012 ~ F tag 322— Feeding Tubes - Advance Copy (SNF/NF’s)
2012-03 11/28/12 RE: CMS S&C 12-47-NH dated 9/27/2012 ~ F tag 155— Advance Directives - Advance Copy
(SNF/NF’s)
2012-04 11/28/12 RE: CMS S&C 12-48-NH dated 9/27/2012 ~ F tag 309— Quality of Care - Advance Copy
(SNF/NF’s)
2012-05 12/18/12 CMS S&C-12-35 dated June 15, 2012 ~ Safe Use of Single Dose/Single Use Medications to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections
All Idaho Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Hospices, Hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities/Nursing Facilities (SNF/NFs), Critical Access Hospitals, Home Health Agencies, Rural Health Clinics, and End Stage Renal Disease Providers
2012-05 Attachment