Attn: Federally Certified Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals
CMS Issues QSO-21-03-Hospitals/CAHs Revised 05.27.2022 - Updates to Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC; Requirements and Enforcement Process for Reporting of COVID-19 Data Elements for Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Revised QSO-21-03 revising the frequency of reporting specific to psychiatric and rehabilitation hospitals for COVID-19 data elements.
Memorandum Summary
CMS is committed to continuing to take critical steps to ensure America’s healthcare facilities are prepared to respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (PHE).
On September 2, 2020, the Federal Register published an interim final rule with comment period (IFC) (85 FR 54820).
CMS has released new regulatory requirements for all hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) at 42 C.F.R. §§482.42(e) and 485.640(d), respectively, to report information in accordance with a frequency and in a standardized format as specified by the Secretary during the PHE for COVID-19.
CMS has revised the frequency of reporting specific to psychiatric and rehabilitation hospitals.
Failure to report the specified data needed to support broader surveillance of COVID-19 may lead to the imposition of the remedy to terminate a provider’s participation from the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Questions
Questions about this memorandum should be addressed to QSOG_Hospital@cms.hhs.gov.
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