CMS Makes Updates to Appendix PP: Facility Assessment

On August 9, 2024, the Centers of Medicare, and Medicaid Services (CMS) released an updated version of Appendix PP to incorporate the revised Facility Assessment rule and guidance. CMS also released an updated Critical Element Pathway for Infection Control and Prevention and Extended Surveys. The updates to these pathways are minimal, and only notate the new location of the Facility Assessment rule. All these resources can be found in the Survey Resources folder, of the CMS Nursing Home Page.
In addition, DHSH/ALTSA has published information regarding this topic online: