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CMS Issues New Guidance on Immediate Jeopardy

Online training on changes now available

New guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revises the guidelines to determine immediate jeopardy. The changes to Appendix Q of the State Operations Manual — referred to as Core Appendix Q — apply to all providers and suppliers, and include subparts that focus on concerns in nursing homes and clinical laboratories.

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